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[William Koch]

First, I have an old model that includes MAT_162. It stopped working and our system admin Greg Clift said that he only saw MAT_161 as being licensed. How did this happen? I didn't even know you could license one without the other. We NEVER have used MAT_161. Can you please reinstate MAT_162? Second, what specifically is the difference between the two? In other words which parameters are effective in 161 but not 162? It's impossible to determine from the User Manual. Third, when will LSTC develop their own Hashin based progressive damage material model for composites like MAT_162? My colleague has been working with you on MAT_299 but that's fracture mechanics based and requires a lot of calibration. I'd prefer that someone knowledgeable call me at 425-591-6314 rather than just receiving a text response which probably will not answer my question. Thanks.

[Deepak]

Hi William,

Thanks for reaching out to us on the ansys forum,

Do you have access to normal tech support? If So,

Commercial users with the correct licenses can contact us (or a Partner) for that level of support. In the Forum only text response is available. 

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Regards,

Deepak

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[Reno Genest]

Hello Bill, 

*MAT_161/162 licenses are handled by Materials Sciences LLC (MSC). You will find information here:

Center for Composite Materials - University of Delaware

You can also create a support case on the Ansys Customer Support Space (ACSS):

customer.ansys.com

And we will be able to help you better (exchange files, etc.).

You can also contact you Ansys account manager.

 

Let me know if this helps or not.

 

Reno.