Models can incorporate solids, shells, membranes, space frames, pin-jointed
trusses and anisotropic materials including laminated composites. Pressures,
point forces, thermal expansion, gravity, centrifugal force and fixed displacements
can be applied. Nodes can be constrained on inclined planes and coupled to
define rigid connections. Cyclic and linear periodic symmetry can easily be
exploited to simplify repetitive structures. Various stresses are computed
to predict failure locations and safety factors.
Static elements
2D membrane
- »3 node, constant strain triangle
- »6 node, linear strain triangle
- »4 node, bilinear quadrilateral
- »8 node, quadratic quadrilateral
- »9 node, LaGrange quadrilateral
3D shell
- »4 node, Mindlin quadrilateral
- »8 node, Mindlin quadrilateral
- »9 node, Mindlin heterosis quadrilateral
- »9 node, LaGrange quadrilateral
- »3 node, thin shell triangle
3D solid
- »4 & 10 node, tetrahedron
- »5 & 13 node, pyramid
- »6 & 15 node, wedge
- »8 & 20 node, hexahedron
Axisymmetric solid
- »3 node, constant strain triangle
- »6 node, linear strain triangle
- »4 node, bilinear quadrilateral
- »8 node, quadratic quadrilateral
- »9 node, LaGrange quadrilateral
2D plate
- »4 node, Mindlin quadrilateral
- »8 node, Mindlin quadrilateral
- »9 node, Mindlin heterosis quadrilateral
- »9 node, LaGrange quadrilateral
2D & 3D frame(beam) & truss
- »2 node, line
Static analysis
Modeling
- » only linear analysis
- » composites, laminates
- » multiple loadcases
- » mixed materials
Boundary conditions
- » centrifugal for solid & shell elements
- » self-weight
- » point & pressure loads
- » cyclic symmetry
- » inclined constraint
- » thermal strain
- » pre-strain
Results
- » stiffness matrix
- » color contour plot with or without nodal averaging
- » deformed view
- » text file output
- » visualizaion of stresses on frames/trusses
- » cut-away tool to view inside of the model
- » animated deformation