def TOTAL_DEGREE_FREEDOM(N_DOFSNODE, N_NODES):
    """ 
    This function determines the quantity and ID values of the structure's global degrees of freedom.

    Input:
    N_DOFSNODE    | Number of degress of freedom per node  | Integer 
    N_NODES       | Number of nodes                        | Integer 

    Output:
    DOF_GLOBAL    | ID global degree of freedom            | Py list[N_DOFSGLOBAL]
    N_DOFSGLOBAL  | Total of degrees of freedom            | Integer 
    """
    DOF_GLOBAL = []
    N_DOFSGLOBAL = N_NODES * N_DOFSNODE
    for I_COUNT in range (N_DOFSGLOBAL):
        DOF_GLOBAL.append(I_COUNT)
    return DOF_GLOBAL, N_DOFSGLOBAL