**2D elements:**

^ keyword     ^ type       ^ end node p         ^ end node q     ^ generalized deformation modes ^
| ''PLBEAM'' | planar beam | **x**<sup>p</sup>, Φ<sup>p</sup> | **x**<sup>q</sup>, Φ<sup>q</sup> |ε<sub>1</sub>,ε<sub>2</sub>,ε<sub>3</sub> |
| ''PLTRUSS'' | planar truss| **x**<sup>p</sup> | **x**<sup>q</sup> |ε<sub>1</sub> |


**3D elements:**
^ keyword     ^ type       ^ end node p         ^ end node q     ^ generalized deformation modes ^
| ''BEAM'' | spatial beam | **x**<sup>p</sup>, **λ**<sup>p</sup> | **x**<sup>q</sup>, **λ**<sup>q</sup> |ε<sub>1</sub>,ε<sub>2</sub>,ε<sub>3</sub>,ε<sub>4</sub>,ε<sub>5</sub>,ε<sub>6</sub> |
| ''TRUSS'' | spatial truss| **x**<sup>p</sup> | **x**<sup>q</sup> |ε<sub>1</sub> |