Issues with *MPC SS LINEAR nodes definition

[skatemaverick86]

Hi everybody,
I've been experiencing some issues in the definition of a *MPC SS LINEAR constraint between shell instance (s-1) nodes and 3D instance (F-1) nodes.
When I am writing in the input file the *MPC, I am exceeding 150 columns (see below) and Abaqus fails to interpret the constraint saying that the *MPC command line is truncated:

[pre]*MPC
SS LINEAR,s-1.759,F-1.44,F-1.1373,F-1.1374,F-1.1375,F-1.1376,F-1.1377,F-1.4,F-1.130,F-1.129,F-1.128,F-1.127,F-1.126,F-1.125,F-1.124,F-1.123,F-1.122,F-1.8
SLIDER,F-1.129,F-1.44,F-1.8[/pre]

I have tried to wrap the text in different lines (as below) without success:

[pre]*MPC
SS LINEAR,s-1.759,F-1.44,F-1.1373,F-1.1374,F-1.1375
F-1.1376,F-1.1377,F-1.4,F-1.130,F-1.129,F-1.128,F-1.127
F-1.126,F-1.125,F-1.124,F-1.123,F-1.122,F-1.8
SLIDER,F-1.129,F-1.44,F-1.8[/pre]

Does anybody know if there is a way to deal with large number of nodes in SS LINEAR multipoint constraint definition?
Thank you in advance

Federico

 

[Mustaine3]

The Keyword Reference Manual explains how to use multiple data lines at *MPC.

 

[skatemaverick86]

From the manual:
[pre]The first 15 nodes or node sets of an MPC must be entered on the first line.
If the MPC contains more than 15 nodes, enter 0 on the next line to indicate that it is a continuation
line and then continue to enter the following nodes on this line. Any number of continuation lines are allowed.
Exactly 15 nodes or node sets must be given on each line except the last line.
[/pre]

Unfortunately adding a 0 at the beginning of the continued line doesn't solve my problem:

[pre]*MPC
SS LINEAR,s-1.759,F-1.44,F-1.1373,F-1.1374,F-1.1375,F-1.1376,F-1.1377,F-1.4,F-1.130,F-1.129,F-1.128,F-1.127,F-1.126,F-1.125,F-1.124
0,F-1.123,F-1.122,F-1.8
SLIDER,F-1.129,F-1.44,F-1.8[/pre]

Here is the error message:

[pre] ***ERROR: SINGLE NODE 759 INSTANCE S-1 IN MPC IS FOLLOWED BY 1 NODE SETS. THIS
IS NOT ALLOWED[/pre]

Any guess?