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*IMPORT ELSET
Import element set definitions from a previous Abaqus/Explicit or Abaqus/Standard analysis.

This option is used to import element set definitions that were defined in a previous Abaqus/Explicit or Abaqus/Standard analysis. If the *IMPORT ELSET option is used, it must appear after the *IMPORT option. If this option is omitted or is specified without any data lines, all the element sets relevant to the analysis will be imported.

If the *IMPORT ELSET option is used with the RENAME parameter in an Abaqus/Explicit import analysis, it must appear after an *IMPORT option with active RENAME and EOFFSET parameters. The value of the EOFFSET parameter of the *IMPORT option last input will be applicable to the *IMPORT ELSET option.

Products: Abaqus/Standard  Abaqus/Explicit  

Type: Model data

Level: Model  

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Required parameter if the imported element sets are to be renamed in an Abaqus/Explicit import analysis: 

RENAME

Include this parameter to specify new labels for the element sets to be imported from the previous analysis.

Data lines to specify the element set definitions to be imported but not renamed: 

First line:

  1. List of element sets that are to be imported. Specify only element set names that are used in the previous Abaqus/Explicit or Abaqus/Standard analysis.

Repeat this data line as often as necessary to define the element sets to be imported. Up to 16 element sets can be listed per line.

Data lines to specify the element set definitions to be imported and renamed (Abaqus/Explicit only): 

First line:

  1. The old name of the element set to be imported. Specify only old element set names that are used in the previous Abaqus/Explicit or Abaqus/Standard analysis.

  2. The new name of the element set in the import analysis.

Repeat this data line as often as necessary to specify the old and new names of the element sets to be imported.