*vabs

Generates VABS cross-sectional ply mesh information along with an OptiStruct solver file.

Syntax

*vabs shell_elements_mark_id, beam_elements_mark_id

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

This command generates cross-sectional ply mesh information along with an OptiStruct solver file, taking shell elements and beam elements as input. The ply mesh gets generated by cutting a plane passing through the center of the beam element and intersecting the shell elements. The mesh gets propagated from the cutting points of the shell along the smoothed normals by extracting the numbers of the layers and thicknesses of the plies.

Inputs

shell_elements_mark_id: The ID of the mark containing the shell elements. Valid values are 1 and 2.
beam_elements_mark_id: The ID of the mark containing the beam elements. Valid values are 1 and 2.

Example

To generate the VABS mesh using shell elements with IDs 100 to 1001 and beam elements with IDs 5 to 8 as input:

*createmark elements 1 100-1001
*createmark elements 2 5-8
*vabs 1 2

Errors

Incorrect usage results in a Tcl error. To detect errors, you can use the catch command:

if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
   # Handle error
}

Version History

2021.2