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  3. How to to use SHELL93 instead of SHELL181 (automatically selected) in Workbench. Is there a way to select the element type manually in Workbench?

How to to use SHELL93 instead of SHELL181 (automatically selected) in Workbench. Is there a way to select the element type manually in Workbench?

Tagged: 17.2, beams-and-shells, mechanical, modeling-and-meshing, Structural Mechanics/ modeling and meshing, structural-mechanics
    • June 5, 2023 at 7:04 am
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      Yes, you one may manually input the element type using command snippet. Insert command object under the geometry in Mechanical. Insert following commands to change its element type: et, matid, 93 r, matid, 0.1 !! For defining thickness. Note that SHELL93 is out of date and not supported. Also while using legacy elements like SHELL93, it is necessary to define real constants properly.

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