{"id":461371,"date":"2026-07-15T12:19:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T12:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/2d-simulation\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T12:19:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T12:19:17","slug":"2d-simulation","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/2d-simulation\/","title":{"rendered":"2D simulation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;p&gt;Hello Everyone,&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ansys Discovery allows creation of mid-surfaces for thin-walled structures, which are typically analyzed using shell elements. Since a mid-surface is essentially a 2D representation of a 3D solid with thickness assigned as a property, can Discovery perform a true 2D shell-based structural simulation? If yes, how are loads and supports applied, given that the software asks for face selections rather than edge selections on the mid-surface model.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p data-start=&#8221;840&#8243; data-end=&#8221;915&#8243;&gt;Any guidance, examples, or learning resources would be greatly appreciated.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p data-start=&#8221;920&#8243; data-end=&#8221;934&#8243;&gt;&lt;strong data-start=&#8221;920&#8243; data-end=&#8221;934&#8243;&gt;Thank you<\/strong>&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-461371","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_forum_id":["27789"],"_bbp_topic_id":["461371"],"_bbp_author_ip":["183.82.43.170"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["461435"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["461435"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2026-07-17 03:34:17"],"_bbp_reply_count":["2"],"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":["0"],"_bbp_voice_count":["3"],"_bbp_engagement":["658719","3452","659619"],"_btv_view_count":["99"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"],"_bbp_notification_enabled":["658719"],"_bbp_likes_count":["0"],"_bbp_subscription":["3452","659619"]},"test":"bhargav-bobbili-intcadfem-in"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/461371","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\/461371\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=461371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}