Hello, Abaqus users,

Is there a way to get node-to-element connectivities in a Fortran user subroutine in Abaqus Explicit? I found GETNODETOELEMCONN but it complains about this name during linking. I get an error in the log file:

UsrSubs.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol getnodetoelemconn referenced in function vdisp

I tried to add "v" in front of the name like for other subroutines in Explicit but no luck either. :)

Was anyone able to use this subroutine in Abaqus Standard? If I copy the code from the manual, the compiler complains about

dimension jGVBlock(*) 

rightfully saying that assumed array length (*) can only be specified for a dummy subroutine argument.

Actually, my goal was to dynamically delete elements with surface scratching based on the PEEQ value. I successfully accomplished that with the VUSDFLD subroutine. But despite including NODAL EROSION=YES in the contact controls, the invisible free nodes of the deleted elements apparently keep flying far away from the model which totally screws the perspective view and mouse rotations when I try to look at the deformed model (looks like a bug). If I select the instance, it connects all the nodes and I can see the model blowing up with these invisible nodes. That's why I was trying to use VDISP to apply a fixed boundary condition to the nodes that have no associated elements. Hence the getnodetoelemconn. :) Maybe someone just has better advice on deleting the nodes completely or correcting the view.

Thank you!