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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.

Products: ABAQUS/Standard  ABAQUS/Explicit  

Type: Model data

Level: Model  

References:
There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to specify element set definitions to be imported: 

First line:

  1. List of element set names for which the element set definitions are to be imported.

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