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Ansys Learning Forum › Forums › Discuss Simulation › LS Dyna › thickness variation › Reply To: thickness variation

February 22, 2023 at 8:45 pm
Andreas Koutras
Ansys Employee

Hello, what element type are you using, solid, shell, or thick shell? If you use solids or tshells you can determine the plate thickness by recording the displacement of nodes at the top and bottom surface through *DATABASE_NODOUT. Alternatively, Element Tools > Measure can be used to measure distance between two nodes and to also plot its time history.