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 # Class Quad8

 Last update: 09.03.2026 

<a id="VM_Models_FE_Mesh_Elements_Quad8"></a>

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

```csharp
[Table]
public class Quad8 : Element8Nodes, IEntity

```

#### Inheritance

object ← [Entity](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Entity.md) ← [Element](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Elements.Element.md) ← [Element2Nodes](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Elements.Element2Nodes.md) ← [Element3Nodes](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Elements.Element3Nodes.md) ← [Element4Nodes](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Elements.Element4Nodes.md) ← [Element5Nodes](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Elements.Element5Nodes.md) ← [Element6Nodes](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Elements.Element6Nodes.md) ← [Element8Nodes](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Elements.Element8Nodes.md) ← [Quad8](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Elements.Quad8.md)

#### Implements

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

#### Inherited Members

[Element8Nodes.Node7Id](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Elements.Element8Nodes.md#VM_Models_FE_Mesh_Elements_Element8Nodes_Node7Id), [Element8Nodes.Node8Id](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Elements.Element8Nodes.md#VM_Models_FE_Mesh_Elements_Element8Nodes_Node8Id), [Element8Nodes.NumberOfNodes](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Elements.Element8Nodes.md#VM_Models_FE_Mesh_Elements_Element8Nodes_NumberOfNodes), [Element6Nodes.Node6Id](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Elements.Element6Nodes.md#VM_Models_FE_Mesh_Elements_Element6Nodes_Node6Id), [Element6Nodes.NumberOfNodes](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Elements.Element6Nodes.md#VM_Models_FE_Mesh_Elements_Element6Nodes_NumberOfNodes), [Element5Nodes.Node5Id](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Elements.Element5Nodes.md#VM_Models_FE_Mesh_Elements_Element5Nodes_Node5Id), [Element5Nodes.NumberOfNodes](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Elements.Element5Nodes.md#VM_Models_FE_Mesh_Elements_Element5Nodes_NumberOfNodes), [Element4Nodes.Node4Id](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Elements.Element4Nodes.md#VM_Models_FE_Mesh_Elements_Element4Nodes_Node4Id), [Element4Nodes.NumberOfNodes](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Elements.Element4Nodes.md#VM_Models_FE_Mesh_Elements_Element4Nodes_NumberOfNodes), [Element3Nodes.Node3Id](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Elements.Element3Nodes.md#VM_Models_FE_Mesh_Elements_Element3Nodes_Node3Id), [Element3Nodes.NumberOfNodes](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Elements.Element3Nodes.md#VM_Models_FE_Mesh_Elements_Element3Nodes_NumberOfNodes), [Element2Nodes.Node2Id](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Elements.Element2Nodes.md#VM_Models_FE_Mesh_Elements_Element2Nodes_Node2Id), [Element2Nodes.NumberOfNodes](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Elements.Element2Nodes.md#VM_Models_FE_Mesh_Elements_Element2Nodes_NumberOfNodes), [Element.Equals(object)](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Elements.Element.md#VM_Models_FE_Mesh_Elements_Element_Equals_System_Object_), [Element.ElementType](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Elements.Element.md#VM_Models_FE_Mesh_Elements_Element_ElementType), [Element.Node1Id](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Elements.Element.md#VM_Models_FE_Mesh_Elements_Element_Node1Id), [Element.NodeIds](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Elements.Element.md#VM_Models_FE_Mesh_Elements_Element_NodeIds), [Element.PropertyId](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Elements.Element.md#VM_Models_FE_Mesh_Elements_Element_PropertyId), [Element.NumberOfNodes](VM.Models.FE.Mesh.Elements.Element.md#VM_Models_FE_Mesh_Elements_Element_NumberOfNodes), [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_Quad8__ctor"></a> Quad8()

```csharp
public Quad8()

```

## Properties

### <a id="VM_Models_FE_Mesh_Elements_Quad8_ElementType"></a> ElementType

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

```

#### Property Value

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