Create a Nset from a file

[juanecanico]

Greetings


First i want to say sorry for my bad english, im working with ABAQUS to model crack growth under freeting fatigue, i need to create a node set (Nset) importing the nodes from a file, right now im using the next code (i want to create the Nset "NodeX4dof" from the node list stored in the file SETNodeX4dof.prn)

*Nset, nset=NodeX4dof
*include, input=.\files\SETNodeX4dof.prn

it dosnt work and the next error line is generated

Error in job placa_simple: in keyword *NSET, file "placa_simple.inp", line 59: The following sets/ids do not exist: *


Can you help me do it? ive readed the ABAQUS Manuals and i havent had luck

Thanks for your help


Juan Carlos Martinez
Mechanical Engineer