EALIVE, ELEM
Reactivates an element (for the birth and death capability).
ELEMElement to be reactivated. If ALL, reactivate all selected
elements [ESEL]. If ELEM = P, graphical picking
is enabled and all remaining command fields are ignored (valid only in the GUI). A component
name may also be substituted for ELEM. To specify a table, enclose
the table name in percent signs (%), e.g.
EALIVE,%tabname%.
Reactivates the specified element when the birth and death capability is being used. An element can be reactivated only after it has been deactivated (EKILL).
Reactivated elements have a zero strain (or thermal heat storage, etc.) state.
The usage of tabular input is described in Using TABLE Type Array Parameters to Control Birth and Death in the Advanced Analysis Guide.
Do not use element deactivation/reactivation in analyses involving time-dependent materials, such as viscoelasticity, viscoplasticity, and creep analysis.
This command is also valid in PREP7.