Supported elements

Element type	Physical Property type	Strain	Stress	Forces	Comments
CBAR	PBARPBARL	X	X	X
CBEAM	PBEAMPBEAML	X	X	X
CBEND	PBEND	X	X	X
CBUSH	PBUSH	X	X	X	Homogeneous failure metrics are not computed for these elements.
CELAS1	PELAS	X	X	X	Homogeneous failure metrics are not computed for these elements.
CELAS2		X	X	X	Homogeneous failure metrics are not computed for these elements.
CHEXACPENTACPYRAMCTETRA	PSOLIDPLSOLIDPCOMPS	X	X
CONROD		X	X	X
CPLSTN3CPLSTN4CPLSTN6CPLSTN8CPLSTS3CPLSTS4CPLSTS6CPLSTS8	PPLANEPLPLANE	X	X
CQUAD4CQUAD8CQUADRCTRIA3CTRIA6CTRIAR	PSHELLPCOMPPCOMG	X	X	X	Element forces are computed only when elements reference a PSHELL. Element forces cannot be obtained for laminate elements.
CQUADX4CQUADX8CTRAX3CTRAX6	PSOLIDPLSOLID	X	X
CROD	PROD	X	X	X
CSHEAR	PSHEAR	X	X	X
CTUBE	PTUBE	X	X	X

How do I

Laminate Dynamics workflow

Create a dynamic simulation

Filter modes with small modal effective mass

Modify normal mode settings

Create a random event

Create a sine event

Solve the dynamic simulation

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Simcenter 3D Laminate Dynamics

Random Event

Sine Event

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Simulation Navigator for Dynamic Simulation

Right-click commands for Dynamic Simulation

Laminate random results

Laminate sine results

Laminate Dynamics Details View subpanel (Simulation Navigator)

Damping definition

Modal truncation effects

Dynamic simulation output files

Confidence level in peak results computation

Supported failure theories

Running a Laminate Dynamics solution process from a command line

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