ADVC Conversion

ADVC to OptiStruct Conversion Mapping

Elements

HM Config ADVC OptiStruct
tria3 SHELL CTRIA3
MEMBRANE CTRIA3
quad4 SHELL CQUAD4
MEMBRANE CQUAD4
tria6 SHELL CTRIA6
MEMBRANE CTRIA6
quad8 SHELL CQUAD8
MEMBRANE CQUAD8
tetra4 3DTETRA CTETRA
pyramid5 3DPYRA CPYRA
penta6 3DPENTA CPENTA
3DGASKET CGASK6
3DUNIAXIALGASKET CGASK6
hex8 3DHEX CHEXA
3DIMHEX CHEXA
3DRIHEX CHEXA
3DGASKET CGASK8
3DUNIAXIALGASKET CGASK8
tetra10 3DTETRA CTETRA
tetra10 3DMTETRA CTETRA
pyramid13 3DPYRA CPYRA
penta15 3DPENTA CPENTA
hex20 3DHEX CHEXA
rigid Rigid RBE2
rbe3 Interpolation Constraint RBE3

Contact

Type ADVC OptiStruct
Contact Small Sliding Contact Pair, small sliding
Finite Sliding Contact Pair, CONSLI
Tying TIE
Tying, RIGID TIE, 123456(DOF)
Search Gap SRCHDIS
Adjust Adjust
Clearance Clearance
Node to Segment Node to Surface
Surface Behavior PCONT, Yes
Use Thickness, Yes PCONT, GPAD, Thick
Use Thickness, No PCONT, GPAD, None
Segment to Segment Surface to Surface
Friction Static Friction PCONT, MU1
Kinetic Friction PCONT, MU2

Loads

ADVC OptiStruct
Load(force) FORCE
Pressure PLOADSF/PLOAD4
Load(moment) FORCE
Forced Displacement SPC
PretensionSectionElement PTFORCE, PRETENS
PrestensionSectionSurfaceList PTFORCE, PRETENS
InitialTemperature SPC

Loadsteps

ADVC OptiStruct
STATIC Linear/Nonlinear Quasi Static
Eigen Value Normal Modes

Materials

ADVC OptiStruct
ISOTROPIC MAT1
ANISOTROPIC MAT2(SHELL)
ANISOTROPIC MAT9(SOLID)
ORTHOTROPIC MAT9
ELASTIC-PLASTIC MAT1/MATS1/MATT1/MATT4
GASKET MGASK

Properties

ADVC OptiStruct
SHELLTHK PSHELL
MEMBRANETHK PSHELL
AUTO_HM_SOLID PSOLID

Sets

ADVC OptiStruct
ELEMENT_SET SET_ELEM
NODE_SET SET_GRID
SURFACE_SEGMENT SURF