Supported wireframe element types

The following table lists the element types that can be used by the Test Analysis Reference Solution to create the test analysis model wireframe elements.

Solver	1D	2D
Simcenter Nastran and MSC Nastran	PLOTEL,CROD, CBEAM, CBAR	PLOTEL3, CTRIA3, PLOTEL4, CQUAD4, PLOTEL6, CTRIA6, PLOTEL8, CQUAD8
Simcenter Samcef	T151,T22	T28, T53, T57, T29, T58, T155, T156
ANSYS	BEAM4, BEAM188	SHELl181(3), SHELL181(4)
Abaqus	B21, B31	S3, S4

The following table lists the element types that are created in the FEM or AFM by the Create Wireframe Elements and Wireframe Elements commands.

Solver	1D
Simcenter Nastran and MSC Nastran	PLOTEL
Simcenter Samcef	T151
ANSYS	BEAM4NOTE
Abaqus	B21

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