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 # Class Element

 Last update: 09.03.2026 

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Namespace: [VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Elements](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Elements.md)  
Assembly: VM.Models.FE.Mesh.dll

```csharp
public abstract class Element : Entity, IEntity

```

#### Inheritance

object ← [Entity](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Entity.md) ← [Element](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Elements.Element.md)

#### Derived

[Element2Nodes](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Elements.Element2Nodes.md)

#### Implements

[IEntity](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.IEntity.md)

#### Inherited Members

[Entity.Equals(object)](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Entity.md#VM_Models_FE_Mesh_Entity_Equals_System_Object_), [Entity.GetHashCode()](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Entity.md#VM_Models_FE_Mesh_Entity_GetHashCode), [Entity.FromByteArray&lt;T&gt;(byte\[\])](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Entity.md#VM_Models_FE_Mesh_Entity_FromByteArray__1_System_Byte___), [Entity.ToByteArray&lt;T&gt;(T)](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Entity.md#VM_Models_FE_Mesh_Entity_ToByteArray__1___0_), [Entity.Id](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Entity.md#VM_Models_FE_Mesh_Entity_Id)

#### Extension Methods

[LinkPropertyItemCache.GetLinkProperties(object, LinkPropertyType)](VM.Models.Pre.Cache.LinkPropertyItemCache.md#VM_Models_Pre_Cache_LinkPropertyItemCache_GetLinkProperties_System_Object_VM_Models_Pre_LinkPropertyType_), [LinkPropertyItemCache.GetLinkPropertiesAndValues(object, LinkPropertyType)](VM.Models.Pre.Cache.LinkPropertyItemCache.md#VM_Models_Pre_Cache_LinkPropertyItemCache_GetLinkPropertiesAndValues_System_Object_VM_Models_Pre_LinkPropertyType_), [LinkPropertyItemCache.GetLinkedObjects&lt;T&gt;(object, LinkPropertyType)](VM.Models.Pre.Cache.LinkPropertyItemCache.md#VM_Models_Pre_Cache_LinkPropertyItemCache_GetLinkedObjects__1_System_Object_VM_Models_Pre_LinkPropertyType_), [BDFWriter.WriteToBDF(Element, TextWriter)](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Writer.BDFWriter.md#VM_Models_FE_Mesh_Writer_BDFWriter_WriteToBDF_VM_Models_FE_Mesh_Elements_Element_System_IO_TextWriter_)

## Constructors

### <a id="VM_Models_FE_Mesh_Elements_Element__ctor"></a> Element()

```csharp
public Element()

```

## Properties

### <a id="VM_Models_FE_Mesh_Elements_Element_ElementType"></a> ElementType

```csharp
public abstract ElementTypes ElementType { get; }

```

#### Property Value

[ElementTypes](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.ElementTypes.md)

### <a id="VM_Models_FE_Mesh_Elements_Element_Node1Id"></a> Node1Id

```csharp
[Column]
public int Node1Id { get; set; }

```

#### Property Value

int

### <a id="VM_Models_FE_Mesh_Elements_Element_NodeIds"></a> NodeIds

```csharp
public IList<int> NodeIds { get; }

```

#### Property Value

IList&lt;int&gt;

### <a id="VM_Models_FE_Mesh_Elements_Element_NumberOfNodes"></a> NumberOfNodes

```csharp
protected abstract int NumberOfNodes { get; }

```

#### Property Value

int

### <a id="VM_Models_FE_Mesh_Elements_Element_PropertyId"></a> PropertyId

```csharp
[Column]
public int PropertyId { get; set; }

```

#### Property Value

int

## Methods

### <a id="VM_Models_FE_Mesh_Elements_Element_Equals_System_Object_"></a> Equals(object)

```csharp
public override sealed bool Equals(object obj)

```

#### Parameters

`obj` object

#### Returns

bool