Input

What is the exact syntax of element X?

The exact syntax of each input card is illustrated in the input manual.

The input manual is regularly updated, but omissions may occur, and outdated stuff and bugs may always slip in. Please feel free to notify errors and submit patches, if you think there is anything wrong in it, using the mbdyn-users@mbdyn.org mailing list (you need to subscribe first; instructions can be obtained on the website http://www.aero.polimi.it/mbdyn/).

What element should I use to model Y?

To answer this question, the complement of the input manual, namely a modeling manual, is required. Unfortunately, such document does not exist, and it is not even foreseen. Right now, modeling style and capabilities are grossly addressed in the tutorials; for specific needs you should ask on the mbdyn-users@mbdyn.org mailing list (you need to subscribe first; instructions can be obtained on the web site http://www.aero.polimi.it/mbdyn/).