Sets the element type for which this attribute is intended. It will subsequently be an error to assign this attribute to a line meshed with a different element type, unless the element type given is '3d thick beam', in which case assignment is allowed to any element.
| uiName | string | "Bar/Link", "Grillage", "2d Thin Beam", "2d Thick Beam", "3d Thin Beam", "3d Thick Beam", "3d Thick Beam (BMS3)", "Axisymmetric plate/shell" or "Cross Section Beam" |
| Return value | Pointer to this object | Allows multiple function calls to be chained together |
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