GENERATE Command for series of Surface Elements

Hi,

If I have a SERIES of surface elements and I'm defining the support using the "GENERATE" command. Do I type the command for each of the surface element (example: "1 TO 2 GEN FIXED" for the first element, "2 TO 3 GEN FIXED" for the second element, "3 TO 4 GEN FIXED" for the last element) or can I simply type the command "1 TO 4 GEN FIXED" for all three elements? Or both would work? Thanks