Radioss to OptiStruct Conversion Mapping
Elements
| Radioss | OptiStruct |
|---|---|
| BEAM | CBEAM |
| BRIC20 | CHEXA |
| BRICK | CHEXA, CPENTA, CTETRA |
| PENTA6 | CPENTA |
| SH3N | CTRIA3 |
| SHELL | CQUAD4 |
| SPRING + PROP/SPRING (TYPE 4) | CBUSH1D |
| SPRING | CBUSH |
| TETRA4 | CTETRA |
| TRUSS | CROD |
Properties
| Radioss | OptiStruct |
|---|---|
| PROP/BEAM (TYPE 3) | PBEAM + PBEAMX* |
| PROP/SH_SANDW (TYPE11) | PCOMP** |
| PROP/SHELL (TYPE 1) | PSHELL + PSHELLX* |
| PROP/SOLID (TYPE 14) | PSOLID + PSOLIDX* |
| PROP/SPR_BEAM (TYPE 13) | PBUSH + PBUSHT |
| PROP/SPR_GENE (TYPE 8) | PBUSH + PBUSHT |
| PROP/SPR_PUL (TYPE 12) | PBUSH |
| PROP/SPRING (TYPE 4) | PBUSH1D |
| PROP/TRUSS (TYPE 2) | PROD |
*Only when you click Yes in the RadiossBlock to OptiStruct conversion tool dialog.
**Only material, ply thickness, and ply angle is converted.
Materials
| Radioss | OptiStruct |
|---|---|
| MAT/COMPSH (LAW 25) | MAT9ORT** |
| MAT/ELAST (LAW 1) | MAT1 |
| MAT/HONEYCOMB (LAW 28) | MAT9ORT + MATX28* |
| MAT/PLAS_JOHNS (LAW 2) | MAT1 + MATX02* |
| MAT/PLAS_TAB (LAW 36) | MAT1 + MATX36* |
| MAT/VOID (LAW 0) | MAT1 + MATX0* |
*Only when you click Yes in the RadiossBlock to OptiStruct conversion tool dialog.
**The values of NU23 and NU31 are set to default values on conversion.