DC3D8 Number of Nodes: 8 Number of DoFs: 4 (Translation, Translation, Translation, Damage) DoF Label: U1, U2, U3, DAMAGE Syntax Text Only1 2 3 4 5 6element DC3D8 (1) (2...9) (10) (11) (12) # (1) int, unique element tag # (2...9) int, eight corner nodes with conventional order # (10) int, material tag # (11) double, characteristic length # (12) double, energy release rate