Samcef Conversion
Convert Samcef to OptiStruct Mapping
Element
HyperWorks elements have two basic attributes, configuration (or config) and type. The "config" defines the basic geometrical shape of an element. For example, Tria3 configuration is a 3 node triangular element and hexa8 is an 8-node hexahedral element. The "type" defines the solver specific element type of a particular configuration. For example, the 4-node quadrilateral (quad4) element in Samcef can be any defined by different hypothesis: MINDLIN, VOLUMIC, and so on. The Element Types panel shows all supported element configurations and their types for a user profile.| Samcef | OptiStruct |
|---|---|
| tria3, MINDLIN | tria3, CTRIA3 |
| quad4, MINDLIN | quad4, CQUAD4 |
| tetra4, VOLUMIC | tetra4, CTETRA |
| pyramid5, VOLUMIC | pyramid5, CPYRA |
| penta6, VOLUMIC | penta6, CPENTA |
| hex8, VOLUMIC | hex8, CHEXA |
| tria6, MINDLIN | tria6, CTRIA6 |
| quad8, MINDLIN | quad8, CQUAD8 |
| tetra10, VOLUMIC | tetra10, CTETRA |
| pyramid13, VOLUMIC | pyramid13, CPYRA |
| penta15, VOLUMIC | penta15, CPENTA |
| hex20, VOLUMIC | hex20, CHEXA |
| bar2, VOLUMIC | BARS, CBEAM |
| rod, VOLUMIC | rod, CWELD |
| rbe3, RBE3 | rbe3, RBE3 |
Properties
| Samcef | OptiStruct |
|---|---|
| SHELLPHP | PSHELL |
| SOLIDMAT | PSOLID |
| BPR | PBEAML |
Material
| Samcef | OptiStruct |
|---|---|
| ISOTROPIC | MAT1 |
| ORTHOTROPIC | MAT9ORT |
Load
| Samcef | OptiStruct |
|---|---|
| force, FORCE | force, FORCE |
| moment, MOMENT | moment, MOMENT |
| constraint, FIX/DEP | constraint, SPC |
| pressure, PRESSURE | pressure, PRESSURE |
Contacts
| Samcef | OptiStruct |
|---|---|
| MTI | CONTACT |