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  1. eng950

    Part Support only in the + z-direction

    hello, i want to fix a part only in the + z direction (in Ansys Workbench 13) In reality a spring fixes this part, so it can't move in the + z direction. Is there a possiblity to define a spring from this part to the "ground" (which is not in my model)? Or is there any other possibility to...
  2. eng950

    ansys workbench contact

    hello everybody, i am new to ansys and have to solve the following problem.In my model, two parts are aligned (see picture attached). There is no fixed connection. Forces can be transmitted only in the normal direction (and there only in the + z direction). Now I want to create a contact, but I...
  3. eng950

    Contacts in Ansys

    hello everybody, i am new to ansys and have to solve the following problem.In my model, two parts are aligned (= ). There is no fixed connection. Forces can be transmitted only in the normal direction (and there only in the + z direction). Now I want to create a contact, but I dont know which...
  4. eng950

    Ansys Workbench Contact

    hello everybody, i am new to ansys and have to solve the following problem.In my model, two parts are aligned (see picture attached). There is no fixed connection. Forces can be transmitted only in the normal direction (and there only in the + z direction). Now I want to create a contact, but I...
  5. eng950

    Tsai Wu failure

    Hi, I will model a laminate while using the Tsai Wu failure for my result output. I have entered all the necessary values of my laminate. Do I have to write any other data in the Nastran deck to get my solution? Which output file do i have to use?? op2 or xdb?? thanks in advance!!
  6. eng950

    can't open .op2 file

    Hello, i run a linear static analysis with a large model. Output is an op2.file. Now, i can't open this file in patran. In the history it is said something with APP Interface.. I could be the reason for it. Not enough RAM of my PC? Normaly i can open the op2 files. But maybe the size of the...
  7. eng950

    Sandwich modelling with Shell and Solid elements

    hi, i want to model a sandwich with shell elements for the facesheets and solid elements for the core. The facesheets and the core have the same mesh and i used the contraint equation to equivalence the nodes. My Question: Shell and solid elements have different degrees of freedom, shell 6...
  8. eng950

    Sandwich modelling Shell and Solid elements

    hi, i want to model a sandwich with shell elements for the facesheets and solid elements for the core. The facesheets and the core have the same mesh and i used the contraint equation to equivalence the nodes. My Question: Shell and solid elements have different degrees of freedom, shell 6...

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