{"id":320600,"date":"2023-12-03T13:23:22","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T13:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/?post_type=topic&#038;p=320600"},"modified":"2023-12-03T13:23:22","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T13:23:22","slug":"flattening-a-thin-shape","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/flattening-a-thin-shape\/","title":{"rendered":"Flattening a thin shape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I want to deform a shell structure into a flat shape and then read the stress it experienced on the surface.<\/p>\n<p>I tried this with some simple objects like halfpipes and with different methods, but it does not always work. I tried pulling it, but that only works for cylindrical objects, and crushing it on to a plate results in errors after some deformation.<\/p>\n<p>I was hoping to get some input on how to do such a simulation with Ansys or an idea how to do this better. I am thankfull for any help.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/03-12-2023-1701609755-pipe_half_crush1_1.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"622\" height=\"492\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/03-12-2023-1701609768-pipe_half_pull1_1.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"407\" height=\"235\"><\/p>\n<p>It is not supposed to be a simulation of a real process, I just want to know, which parts of the geometry deform the most when forcing a 3D-shell to a&nbsp;flat state (or vice versa).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-320600","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_author_ip":["96.7.74.173"],"_bbp_subscription":["303575","58821"],"_btv_view_count":["329"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"],"_bbp_status":["publish"],"_bbp_topic_id":["320600"],"_bbp_forum_id":["27791"],"_bbp_engagement":["58821","303575"],"_bbp_voice_count":["2"],"_bbp_reply_count":["2"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["326734"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["326734"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2023-12-06 18:29:20"]},"test":"huessyastudent-ethz-ch"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/320600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/320600\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=320600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}