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*IMPORT NSET
Import node set definitions from a previous ABAQUS/Explicit or ABAQUS/Standard analysis.

This option is used to import node set definitions that were defined in a previous ABAQUS/Explicit or ABAQUS/Standard analysis. If the *IMPORT NSET option is used, it must appear after the *IMPORT option. If this option is omitted or is specified without any data lines, all the node 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 node set definitions to be imported: 

First line:

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

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