LS-DYNA keywords supported for import and export

The table below lists the LS-DYNA keywords that are supported for import and export. For a list of all supported LS-DYNA elements, see LS-DYNA elements.

Keyword	Supported options	Import support	Export support	Notes
*BOUNDARY_SPC	NODE, SET, ID	Yes	Yes
*CONSTRAINED_EXTRA_NODES	ID	Yes	Yes	For more information, see Constrained keywords for rigid body creation (LS-DYNA).
*CONSTRAINED_NODE_SET	ID	Yes	Yes
*CONSTRAINED_NODAL_RIGID_BODY	ID	Yes	Yes
*CONTACT	AUTOMATIC_GENERAL, AUTOMATIC_SINGLE_SURFACE, AUTOMATIC_SURFACE_TO_SURFACE, TIED_SURFACE_TO_SURFACE, TIED_SURFACE_TO_SURFACE_OFFSET, ID	Yes	Yes	The (_ID) information is appended to keywords on export. This software imports the keywords both with and without the (_ID) information.
*CONTACT_SPOTWELD		No	Yes	For more information, see Modeling spot welds for LS-DYNA.
*CONTROL_BULK_VISCOSITY		Yes	Yes	Globally resets the default values for bulk viscosity coefficients. This can be useful when modeling shock wave propagation.
*CONTROL_CONTACT		Yes	Yes
*CONTROL_ENERGY		Yes	Yes
*CONTROL_HOURGLASS		Yes	Yes
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_SHOW		Yes	Yes
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_TRANSFORMATION		Yes	Yes
*CONTROL_OUTPUT		Yes	Yes	Sets a variety of output parameters, such as an option to update reference node coordinates for beam elements, and the option to specify the maximum number of times a given error or warning message prints to the output file.
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_SHOW		Yes	Yes	Allows the display of the final decomposition.
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_TRANSFORMATION		Yes	Yes	Specifies the type of transformation to apply to the decomposition during the solution.
*CONTROL_SHELL		Yes	Yes	Specifies options that control the response of shell elements during an analysis.
*CONTROL_SOLID		Yes	Yes	Specifies options that control the response of solid elements during an analysis.
*CONTROL_TERMINATION		Yes	Yes
*DATABASE	NODOUT, RWFORC	Yes	Yes
*DATABASE_BINARY	D3PLOT, D3THDT	Yes	Yes
*DATABASE_BNDOUT		Yes	Yes
*DATABASE_ELOUT		Yes	Yes
*DATABASE_EXTENT_BINARY		Yes	Yes	Specifies that LS-DYNA should write the output database to the D3PLOT, D3PART, and D3THDT files.
*DATABASE_GLSTAT		Yes	Yes	Specifies that LS-DYNA should create a global data output file in ASCII format.
*DATABASE_HISTORY	BEAM, BEAM_SET, DISCRETE, DISCRETE_SET, NODE, NODE_SET, SHELL, SHELL_SET, SOLID, SOLID_SET, TSHELL, TSHELL_SET	Yes	The BEAM_SET, DISCRETE_SET, NODE_SET, SHELL_SET, SOLID_SET, TSHELL_SET options are supported for export.
*DATABASE_MATSUM		Yes	Yes	Specifies that LS-DYNA should create a material energies output file in ASCII format.
*DATABASE_NODFOR		Yes	Yes	Specifies that LS-DYNA should output nodal force groups data to the nodal point data output file.
*DATABASE_RBDOUT		Yes	Yes	Specifies that LS-DYNA should create a rigid body data output file in ASCII format.
*DATABASE_RCFORC		Yes	Yes	Specifies that LS-DYNA should create a resultant interface data output file in ASCII format.
*DATABASE_SLEOUT		Yes	Yes	Specifies that LS-DYNA should create a sliding element interface output file in ASCII format.
*DEFINE_BOX		Yes	Yes
*DEFINE_COORDINATE_NODES	TITLE	Yes	No
*DEFINE_COORDINATE_SYSTEM	TITLE	Yes	Yes
*DEFINE_COORDINATE_VECTOR	TITLE	Yes	No
*DEFINE_SD_ORIENTATION		Yes	Yes	Imported as the orientation vector for *ELEMENT_DISCRETE type elements
*ELEMENT_BEAM	OFFSET, ORIENTATION, ORIENTATION_OFFSET, PID, SCALAR, THICKNESS	Yes	Yes
*ELEMENT_DISCRETE		Yes	Yes	Spring-damper element
*ELEMENT_INERTIA	OFFSET	Yes	Yes
*ELEMENT_MASS	NODE_SET	Yes	Yes	Imported as a non-distributed mass.
*ELEMENT_SHELL	BETA or MCID, OFFSET, THICKNESS	Yes	Yes
*ELEMENT_SOLID	DOF, ORTHO, TET4TOTET10	Yes	Only the ORTHO option is supported for export.
*ELEMENT_TSHELL		Yes	Yes
*ELEMENT_TSHELL_COMPOSITE		Yes	Yes
*GLOBAL_DAMPING		Yes	Yes
*INCLUDE		Yes	Yes
*INITIAL_VELOCITY		Yes	Yes
*INITIAL_VELOCITY_GENERATION		Yes	Yes
*INTEGRATION_SHELL		Yes	Yes	The *INTEGRATION_SHELL method of defining plies is not recommended in LS-DYNA and is supported for legacy models only.
*LOAD_BODY_GENERALIZED		Yes	Yes	For more information, see Rotation.
*LOAD_BODY_VECTOR		Yes	Yes	For more information, see Static acceleration load.
*MAT_001	TITLE	Yes	No	These materials are imported but are not referenced by any elements in this software. In this software, elements only refer to the LSDYNA Material ID.
*MAT_002	ANISO, TITLE	Yes
*MAT_022	TITLE	Yes
*MAT_ANISOTROPIC_ELASTIC	TITLE	Yes	Yes
*MAT_COMPOSITE_DAMAGE (*MAT_54-55)	TITLE	Yes	Yes
*MAT_COMPOSITE_LAYUP (*MAT_116 )	TITLE	Yes	Yes
*MAT_ELASTIC	TITLE	Yes	Yes
*MAT_ENHANCED_COMPOSITE_DAMAGE	TITLE	Yes	No
*MAT_ORTHOTROPIC_ELASTIC	TITLE	Yes	Yes
*MAT_PIECEWISE_LINEAR_PLACTICITY (*MAT_024)	TITLE	Yes	Yes
*MAT_SPOTWELD		No	Yes	For more information, see Modeling spot welds for LS-DYNA.
*MAT_S01	TITLE	Yes	No	These spring constant keywords for the *ELEMENT_DISCRETE keyword is imported as a modeling object.Note: Options such as _ALE, and _EFG are parsed during import but are not used in this software.
*MAT_SPRING_ELASTIC	TITLE	Yes	Yes
*NODE		Yes	Yes
*NODE_RIGID_SURFACE		Yes	No	Imported as the *NODE keyword.
*NODE_SCALAR	VALUE	Yes	No	Imported as the *NODE keyword.
*PART		Yes	Yes	All *PART keywords with options are imported as *PART, except for *PART_COMPOSITE. However, only *PART and *PART_COMPOSITE are supported for export.
*PART_COMPOSITE	TSHELL	Yes	Yes	Imported as a physical property table in the Advanced Laminates module.
*PART_COMPOSITE_TSHELL		Yes	Yes	Provides a simplified method of defining a composite material model for thick shell elements. This eliminates the need for user-defined integration rules and part IDs for each composite layer.
*RIGIDWALL_FINITE	ID	Yes	Yes	The (_ID) information is appended to keywords on export. This software imports the keywords both with and without the (_ID) information.
*RIGIDWALL_MOVING	ID	Yes	Yes
*RIGIDWALL_PLANAR	FINITE_MOVINGID	Yes	Yes
*SECTION_BEAM	TITLE	Yes	Yes	Section keywords are imported as modeling objects and used in conjunction with the *PART physical property table in this software.Note: Options such as _ALE, and _EFG are parsed but are not used in this software.
*SECTION_DISCRETE	TITLE	Yes	Yes	Spring constants for the *ELEMENT_DISCTRETE keyword are imported as modeling objects.
*SECTION_SHELL	TITLE	Yes	Yes	Section keywords are imported as modeling objects and used in conjunction with the *PART physical property table in this software.Note: Options such as _ALE, and _EFG are parsed during import but are not used in this software.
*SECTION_SOLID	TITLE	Yes	Yes
*SECTION_TSHELL	TITLE	Yes	Yes
*SET_BEAM	GENERAL, GENERATE, TITLE	Yes	Only *SET_BEAM_(TITLE) is currently supported for export.	Imported as a group of elements.
*SET_DISCRETE	GENERAL, GENERATE, TITLE	Yes	Only *SET_DISCRETE_(TITLE) is currently supported for export.	Imported as a group of elements.
*SET_SEGMENT		Yes	Yes	For more information, see Contact (LS-DYNA).
*SET_NODE	COLUMN, GENERAL, GENERATE, LIST, LIST_GENERATE, TITLE	Yes	Only *SET_NODE_LIST_(TITLE) is currently supported for export.	Imported as a group of nodes.
*SET_SHELL	COLUMN, GENERAL, GENERATE, LIST, LIST_GENERATE, (TITLE)	Yes	Only *SET_SHELL and *SET_SHELL_LIST_(TITLE) are currently supported for export.	Imported as a group of elements.
*SET_SOLID	GENERAL, GENERATE, TITLE	Yes	Only *SET_SOLID_(TITLE) is currently supported for export.	Imported as a group of elements.
*SET_TSHELL	GENERAL, GENERATE, TITLE	Yes	Only *SET_TSHELL_(TITLE) is currently supported for export.	Imported as a group of elements.

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