The Submodeler Was intended to allow the user to create pieces of a larger model to do different types of analysis. This is achieved using multiple commands documented in the command reference. However the procedure is always the same.

First the user must cut the model. A cut in this code is considered to be a subset of elements defined by the user. There are multiple commands to define what is going to go into the cut but the cut store the elements that within it by group and node number. These Commands such as CUTADD and CUTVOL can be reviewed in the Command Reference. The user can review what elements are in a cut by using the Cut Plot.

The Trans Commands act similarly to the cut commands but these commands directly transfer elements to the new model without the ability to review and change the data that is being transferred to the new model. For this reason it is suggested that the user use the cut commands instead for creation of a submodel.