Elements
Table 1. Supported Element Mappings
| 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
Table 2. Supported Property Mappings
| OptiStruct |
LS-DYNA |
| PSOLID |
*SECTION_SOLID |
| PSHELL |
*SECTION_SHELL |
Materials
All the LS-DYNA materials are mapped MAT1 in OptiStruct.
Boundary Conditions
Table 3. Supported Boundary Condition Mappings
| OptiStruct |
LS-DYNA |
| SPC |
*BOUNDARY_SPC |
| FORCE, MOMENT |
*LOAD_NODE_POINT |
| PLOAD4 |
*LOAD_SEGMENT |
| TEMP |
*INITIAL_TEMP |
Coordinate Systems
Table 4. Supported Coordinate System Mappings
| OptiStruct |
LS-DYNA |
| CORD1R |
*DEFINE_COORDINATE_NODE |
| CORD2R |
*DEFINE_COORDINATE_ SYSTEM |