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MotionSolve Reference Guide
This manual provides a detailed list and usage information regarding command statements, model statements, functions and the Subroutine Interface available in MotionSolve.
NLFE Statements
NLFE Statements - Material Properties

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MotionSolve Reference Guide
This manual provides a detailed list and usage information regarding command statements, model statements, functions and the Subroutine Interface available in MotionSolve.
- Notation and Syntax
- Creating MotionSolve XML Files
- Writing Custom Elements for MotionSolve
- Writing Custom Functions for MotionSolve
- Supported Versions - Third Party Software
- Command Statements
- Model Statements
- Functions
- The Subroutine Interface for MotionSolve
- ADM/ACF Entities
- NLFE Statements
  - NLFE Statements - Line Elements
  - NLFE Statements - Connector Elements
  - NLFE Statements - Concentrated Mass Elements
  - NLFE Statements - Material Properties
    - MAT1
      Material Property ElementMAT1 lets you define a linearly elastic, isotropic material model for NLFE elements that follows Hooke's law.
    - MAT1LS
      Material Property ElementMAT1LS lets you define a linearly elastic, isotropic material model for NLFE elements that follows Hooke's law. This material employs a linear strain model.
    - MAT2
      Material Property ElementMAT2 lets you define a hyper-elastic material model for NLFE elements that follows the incompressible Neo-Hookean material law.
    - MAT3
      Material Property ElementMAT3 lets you define a hyper-elastic material model for NLFE elements that follows the compressible Neo-Hookean material law.
    - MAT4
      Material Property ElementMAT4 lets you define a hyper-elastic material model for NLFE elements based on the Mooney-Rivlin material model.
    - MAT5
      Material Property ElementMAT5 lets you define a hyper-elastic material model for NLFE elements based on the Yeoh material model.
    - MAT6 (deprecated)
      Material Property ElementThis material model is deprecated. Please see for more information.
  - NLFE Statements - Geometric Properties
  - NLFE Statements - Model Element
- msolve API Statements

NLFE Statements - Material Properties