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Pick Structural Mass Solid in the left field and Brick 8node 45 in the right field. This is the mesh element we will be using to obtain our solution. Click Apply to select this element.

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Pick Not Solved in the left field and Mesh Facet 200 in the right field. We will use this pseudo-element to help define our overall 3D mesh. Click OK to select this element.

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The Element Types window should list two types of elements: MESH200 and SOLID45.

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MESH200 comes in 12 different flavors; for our purposes, we will be using the 3-D quadrilateral with 4 nodes. This is selected by setting KEYOPT(1) = 6 (Refer to Figure 200.1 in the MESH200 reference for other MESH200 input geometry settings). Select Mesh200 and click on Options. In this window, select QUAD 4-NODE next to Element shape and # of nodes K1. Click OK.

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Let's take a look at the online help pages to learn about the properties of these elements.

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