Details for various solvers.
Entities created in the Composite Browser are assigned the most
common solver card for a typical ply-based model. Properties and Shapes are filtered
based on the solver card to only display appropriate cards for a ply-based model.
Additionally, in the OptiStruct profile, the appropriate
card is set for laminate and ply entities upon creation.
OptiStruct
| Entity |
Supported Cards |
| Laminate |
STACK |
| Material |
MAT1, MAT8, MAT9OR |
| Ply |
PLY |
| Zone |
N/A |
Abaqus
| Entity |
Supported Cards |
| Laminate |
Via property *SHELL_SECTION_COMPOSITE |
| Material |
*MATERIAL, with type ISOTROPIC, ENGINEERING CONSTANTS or
LAMINA |
| Ply |
N/A |
| Zone |
N/A |
Nastran
| Entity |
Supported Cards |
| Laminate |
Via property *SHELL_SECTION_COMPOSITE |
| Material |
*MAT1, MAT8 |
| Ply |
N/A |
| Zone |
N/A |