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Supported Element Type

Complete Element Type Codes

Code Type Description
1 2-node line
2 3-node triangle
3 4-node quadrangle
4 4-node tetrahedron
5 8-node hexahedron
6 6-node prism
7 5-node pyramid
8 3-node second order line (2 nodes associated with the vertices and 1 with the edge).
9 6-node second order triangle (3 nodes associated with the vertices and 3 with the edges).
10 9-node second order quadrangle (4 nodes associated with the vertices, 4 with the edges and 1 with the face).
11 10-node second order tetrahedron (4 nodes associated with the vertices and 6 with the edges).
12 27-node second order hexahedron (8 nodes associated with the vertices, 12 with the edges, 6 with the faces and 1 with the volume).
13 18-node second order prism (6 nodes associated with the vertices, 9 with the edges and 3 with the quadrangular faces).
14 14-node second order pyramid (5 nodes associated with the vertices, 8 with the edges and 1 with the quadrangular face).
15 1-node point
16 8-node second order quadrangle (4 nodes associated with the vertices and 4 with the edges).
17 20-node second order hexahedron (8 nodes associated with the vertices and 12 with the edges).
18 15-node second order prism (6 nodes associated with the vertices and 9 with the edges).
19 13-node second order pyramid (5 nodes associated with the vertices and 8 with the edges).
20 9-node third order incomplete triangle (3 nodes associated with the vertices, 6 with the edges)
21 10-node third order triangle (3 nodes associated with the vertices, 6 with the edges, 1 with the face)
22 12-node fourth order incomplete triangle (3 nodes associated with the vertices, 9 with the edges)
23 15-node fourth order triangle (3 nodes associated with the vertices, 9 with the edges, 3 with the face)
24 15-node fifth order incomplete triangle (3 nodes associated with the vertices, 12 with the edges)
25 21-node fifth order complete triangle (3 nodes associated with the vertices, 12 with the edges, 6 with the face)
26 4-node third order edge (2 nodes associated with the vertices, 2 internal to the edge)
27 5-node fourth order edge (2 nodes associated with the vertices, 3 internal to the edge)
28 6-node fifth order edge (2 nodes associated with the vertices, 4 internal to the edge)
29 20-node third order tetrahedron (4 nodes associated with the vertices, 12 with the edges, 4 with the faces)
30 35-node fourth order tetrahedron (4 nodes associated with the vertices, 18 with the edges, 12 with the faces, 1 in the volume)
31 56-node fifth order tetrahedron (4 nodes associated with the vertices, 24 with the edges, 24 with the faces, 4 in the volume)
92 64-node third order hexahedron (8 nodes associated with the vertices, 24 with the edges, 24 with the faces, 8 in the volume)
93 125-node fourth order hexahedron (8 nodes associated with the vertices, 36 with the edges, 54 with the faces, 27 in the volume)