This command is used to construct a Node object. It assigns coordinates and masses to the Node object.
node $nodeTag (ndm $coords) <-mass (ndf $MassValues)>
$nodeTag |
integer tag identifying node |
$coords |
nodal coordinates (ndm arguments) |
$MassValues |
nodal mass corresponding to each DOF (ndf arguments) (optional) |
The optional -mass string allows analyst the option of associating nodal mass with the node
EXAMPLE:
node 1 0.0 0.0 0.0; # x,y,z coordinates (0,0,0) of node 1
node 2 0.0 120. 0.0; # x,y,z coordinates (0,120,0) of node 2
For an example of this command, refer to the Model Building Example