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3.6.2 Elements Section
The Elements sections contain a list of the element connectivity data. Multiple Elements sections can be defined. The Elements section has the following attributes.
Attribute | Description |
type | element type |
name | unique name that identifies this domain |
Each Elements section contains multiple elem elements that define the element connectivities. Each elem tag has a id attribute that defines the element number. For example, the following Elements section defines a list of hexahedral elements:
<Elements type="hex8" name="part1"> <elem id="1">1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8</elem> <elem id="2">9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16</elem> ... </Elements>
FEBio classifies elements in two categories, namely solids and shells.