Hi ,
I have calculated the volume of elements in model using VOLUME=Rec78(Rec); and it is shown in attached figure. It's a 24000 X 1 matrix but the number of active element in model is itself 2000(as shown in query->active element).
How is there mismatch between 24000 and 2000 ?
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_4514149a85164767b0f7af0dc5b9c0a7~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_414,h_780,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/a27d24_4514149a85164767b0f7af0dc5b9c0a7~mv2.png)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_be8f72485ce2489f91f039123f6c4c7c~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_980,h_192,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/a27d24_be8f72485ce2489f91f039123f6c4c7c~mv2.png)
The element has 8 node.
Appreciate your help!
Thanks
Aakash
Dear Aakash,
From your Matlab results I see the following:
1) You have two steps in your analysis
2) You possibly use 8-node plane elements which have 4 integration points each
3) You possibly have 3 increments/frames from which you read the results of the element volume.
If the above are true, then the output of the element volume should be:
(2000 elements) x (4 integration points) x (3 increments) = 24000.
Best,
George