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*PERFECTLY MATCHED LAYER
Specify perfectly matched layer properties.

This option is used to specify the perfectly matched layer element behavior for acoustic elements.

Product: Abaqus/Standard  

Type: Model data

Level: Part,  Part instance  

References:

Required parameters:

ELSET

Set this parameter equal to the name of the element set to which the perfectly matched layer property is applied.

NAME

Set this parameter equal to the label that will be used to identify the perfectly matched layer property.

TYPE

Set TYPE=CARTESIAN to specify coordinates of two points to identify the start of the perfectly matched layer domain. These two points define the diagonal of the square domain in 2D and a cube in 3D.

Data lines to define the start of the perfectly matched layer domain: 

First line:

  1. X-coordinate of first point in the global coordinates.

  2. Y-coordinate of first point in the global coordinates.

  3. Z-coordinate of first point in the global coordinates.

Second line:

  1. X-coordinate of second point in the global coordinates.

  2. Y-coordinate of second point in the global coordinates.

  3. Z-coordinate of second point in the global coordinates.