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Universal File Dataset Number 2477

Universal DatasetNumber: 2477Name:   Permanent GroupsStatus: CurrentOwner:  SimulationRevision Date: 14-January-2003-----------------------------------------------------------------------Record 1:        FORMAT(8I10)                 Field 1       -- group number                 Field 2       -- active constraint set no. for group                 Field 3       -- active restraint set no. for group                 Field 4       -- active load set no. for group                 Field 5       -- active dof set no. for group                 Field 6       -- active temperature set no. for group                 Field 7       -- active contact set no. for group                 Field 8       -- number of entities in groupRecord 2:        FORMAT(20A2)                 Field 1       -- group nameRecord 3-N:      FORMAT(8I10)                 Field 1       -- entity type code                 Field 2       -- entity tag                 Field 3       -- entity node leaf id.                 Field 4       -- entity component/ ham id.                 Field 5       -- entity type code                 Field 6       -- entity tag                 Field 7       -- entity node leaf id.                 Field 8       -- entity component/ ham id.Repeat record 3 for all entities as defined by record 1, field 8.Records 1 thru n are repeated for each group in the model.Entity node leaf id. and the component/ ham id. are zero for allentities except "reference point", "reference point series"and "coordinate system".          Permanent group entity type codes    Entity Type Code        Entity Description           1                coordinate system           2                data surface thickness           3                force on point           4                force on edge           5                traction on face           6                pressure on face           7                nodes           8                finite elements           9                dof sets, dof entities          10                constraint sets, coupled dofs          11                constraint sets, mpc equations          12                restraint sets, nodal displacements          13                restraint sets, nodal temperatures          14                load sets, nodal forces          15                load sets, nodal temperatures          16                load sets, nodal heat sources/sinks          17                load sets, face pressures          18                load sets, edge pressures          19                load sets, face heat fluxes          20                load sets, edge heat fluxes          21                load sets, face heat convections          22                load sets, edge heat convections          23                load sets, face heat radiations          24                load sets, edge heat radiations          25                load sets, element heat generations          26                load sets, beam temperatures          27                trace lines          28                beam force          29                beam distributed load          30                data surface          31                data curve          32                displacement on point (restraint)          33                displacement on edge (restraint)          34                displacement on surface (restraint)          35                temperature on point (restraint)          36                temperature on edge (restraint)           37                temperature on face (restraint)          38                temperature on point (temperature)          39                temperature on edge (temperature)          40                temperature on face (temperature)          41                heat source on point          42                heat flux on edge          43                convection on edge          44                radiation on edge          45                heat flux on face          46                convection on face          47                radiation on face          48                geometry contact region          49                fe contact region          50                contact pair          51                kinematic dof on point          52                kinematic dof on edge          53                kinematic dof on face          54                element definition          55                anchor node          56                edge dependancy mesh definition          57                fem point connector          58                fem area connector          59                fem line connector          60                vertex          61                edge          62                face          63                region          64                wireframe connector          65                wireframe curve          66                wireframe section          67                wireframe region          68                reference point          69                reference point series          70                centerpointExample:    -1  2477         1         0         0         0         0         0         0         3PERMANENT GROUP1         1         1         2         1         7         1         0         0         8        38         0         0    -1-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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