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erik.kostson
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So for the question in that tutorial –in the normal stress probe you shown, the Z orientation is set, but in the Coordinate System, choose the Solution Coordinate System (not global) since it is asking for local z-direction (local z-dir. is thickness direction in the shell, hence why it is zero).


 

 

 

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