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 # set\_default

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#### *static* ImportMapdlCdbParams.set\_default(drop\_mid\_nodes=None, append=None)

Set the default values of the `ImportMapdlCdbParams` object.

**Parameters:**

**drop\_mid\_nodes: bool, optional**

Option to import quadratic mesh elements as linear by skipping mid nodes.

**append: bool, optional**

Option to append imported cdb into existing model.