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ANSYS File Format

ANSYS File Format

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ANSYS File Format

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Only the read function is now existing. ANSYS (.cdb) version 5.6 and 5.7 are supported.

The following elements can be read:

•SHELL 43, 63, 93 & 181
•SOLID 95, 45, 72 & 92
•BEAM 4, 24 & 44
•PIPE 16
•MASS 21

ANSYS

RADIOSS

Notes

NBLOCK

double precision nodes

NODE

 

EBLOCK

SHELL 43

SHELL & SH3N

 

 

SHELL 63

SHELL & SH3N

 

 

SHELL 93

SHELL & SH3N

 

 

SHELL 181

SHELL & SH3N

 

 

SOLID 95

BRICK

20 nodes to 8 nodes*

 

SOLID 45

BRICK

 

 

SOLID 72

TETRA4

 

 

SOLID 92

TETRA10

 

 

BEAM 4

BEAM

3rd node created

 

BEAM 44

BEAM

3rd node created

 

BEAM 24

BEAM

 

 

PIPE 16

TRUSS

 

 

MASS 21

ADMAS

 

RLBLOCK

SHELL 43, 63, 93 & 181

PROP/SHELL

Thickness read

 

SOLID 95, 45, 72 & 92

PROP/SOLID

Default values assigned

 

BEAM 4 & 44

PROP/BEAM

Area, Ixx, Iyy & Izz read

 

BEAM 24

PROP/BEAM

Default values assigned

 

PIPE 16

PROP/TRUSS

Ø & wall thickness read

 

MASS 21

 

Mass read

MPTEMP

EX, EY, EZ, NUXY, NUYZ, NUXZ & DENS

MAT/LAW1 & MAT/LAW14

If material is missing or is not supported, default material = LAW2

*20 nodes Solid is transformed into 8 nodes Solid.  20 nodes Hexahedron not yet supported by RADIOSS.