error message from abaqus.

[Oluwakay]

Hello Everyone,
I an trying to convert my failed material into particle and I have the error message " THE CONVERSION CRITERION PARAMETER CAN ONLY BE USED IN COMBINATION WITH SPH CONVERSION = PER ELEMENT." I really don't know where to set this up. I have Abaqus/CAE 2023 model.
I will use any help I can get.
Thank you so much!

 

[FEA way]

SPH CONVERSION = PER ELEMENT

It's a parameter for the *SECTION CONTROLS keyword.

 

[Oluwakay]

Where do I find that parameter in Abaqus,

 

[FEA way]

You can add it manually to the exported .inp file using any text editor. Or via the Keyword Editor available in Abaqus/CAE but it might be better to do it after exporting the input file.