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[伟 张]

How to use shell 163 for multi-angle layup design to get the following pattern, and how to mesh the results obtained after shell 163 multi-angle layup

[Mike Rife]

Hi

Mechanical APDL no longer supports pre-processing of LS-Dyna models.  Plus the element types that support layering in MAPDL differ in how the data is stored versus the LS-Dyna shell element.  Lastly back when MAPDL did support pre/solve/post of LS-Dyna models composites were not supported.  So you would usually create the k file in MAPDL then use LS PrePost to finish off the set up.  I'd recommend using Workbench LS-Dyna.  For very complex layerings WB ACP supports WB LS-Dyna.

Mike

[Mike Rife]

I should have been clearer on MAPDL supporting composites for LS-Dyna solver - MAT22 (composite damage) was supported.  But not composites in the sense of section lay-ups as the ls-dyna shell did not use sections (it uses real constants).