Elements
      
      
            
              | OptiStruct | LS-DYNA | 
          
            
              | CONM2 | *ELEMENT_MASS | 
            
              | CBAR | *ELEMENT_BEAM | 
            
              | CTRIA3,CQUAD4, CQUAD8, CTRIA6 | *ELEMENT_SHELL | 
            
              | CTETRA4/CHEXA8/CPENTA6 | *ELEMENT_SOLID | 
            
              | RBAR | *CONSTRAINED_SPOTWELD | 
            
              | PLOTEL | *ELEMENT_PLOTEL | 
            
              | RBE3 | *CONSTRAINED_INTERPOLATION | 
            
              | RBE2 | *CONSTRAINED_NODE_SET | 
            
              | CELAS1 |  | 
            
              |  | *ELEMENT_DISCRETE | 
          
Properties
      
      
            
              | OptiStruct | LS-DYNA | 
          
            
              | PSOLID | *SECTION_SOLID | 
            
              | PSHELL | *SECTION_SHELL | 
          
Materials
      
      All the LS-DYNA materials are mapped MAT1 in OptiStruct.
    
    Boundary Conditions
      
      
            
              | OptiStruct | LS-DYNA | 
          
            
              | SPC | *BOUNDARY_SPC | 
            
              | FORCE, MOMENT | *LOAD_NODE_POINT | 
            
              | PLOAD4 | *LOAD_SEGMENT | 
            
              | TEMP | *INITIAL_TEMP | 
          
Coordinate Systems
      
      
            
              | OptiStruct | LS-DYNA | 
          
            
              | CORD1R | *DEFINE_COORDINATE_NODE | 
            
              | CORD2R | *DEFINE_COORDINATE_ SYSTEM |