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What is the purpose of using an undocumented KEYO(12)=1 setting for SOLID185? It is being set automatically in an Additive Manufacturing run in WB-Mechanical.

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      KEYOPT(12)=1 sets the element to be displacement-based only with no enhanced strains – i.e. similar to SOLID45 with KEYOPT(1)=1 [no extra shapes]. This can be more robust for some situations where bending is not the predominant deformation pattern.