This is the Universal File Format data set for Trace Lines. For more information see e.g. WEB-site of the Structural Dynamics Research Laboratory at University of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Record 1: FORMAT(3I10)
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Field 1 |
Trace line number. (Not used) |
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Field 2 |
Number of nodes defining the trace line. (maximum of 250) |
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Field 3 |
Color. (Not used) |
Record 2: FORMAT(80A1)
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Field 1 |
Identification line. (Not used) |
Record 3: FORMAT(8I10)
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Field 1 |
Nodes defining trace line: > 0 draw line to node. 0 move to node (a move to the first node is implied) |
Notes:
MODAL-PLUS node numbers must not exceed 8000.
Identification line may not be blank.
Systan only uses the first 60 characters of the identification text.
MODAL-PLUS does not support trace lines longer than 125 nodes.
Supertab only uses the first 40 characters of the identification line for a name.