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ALGORITHM = ClosestPoint ElementSizeSearchRadius ConsiderOndulation |
For the ClosestPoint option, values are mapped to the nearest node, integration point, or element center. |
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Search_Radius = SrcEleLen TarEleLen DOUBLE | Specifies the search radius for the mapping algorithm. By default, SrcEleLen is used, which sets the radius to the average element size of the source mesh. Alternatively, you can use TarEleLen to apply the average element size of the target mesh, or provide a positive DOUBLE value to define a custom radius. |
| Scale_SearchRadius = DOUBLE | Coefficient to scale search buckets in bucket search algorithm. |
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MapStress = YES NO | Define if stresses have to be transferred or not. |
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MapStrain = YES NO | Define if strains have to be transferred or not. |
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MapThickness = YES NO | Define if thicknesses have to be transferred or not. This option requires *ELEMENT_SHELL_THICKNESS cards in the *.dynain file and overwrites the value of TargetThickness. |
| TargetThickness = DOUBLE | Define the thickness in the target shell mesh. |
| NPLANE = INT |
1 - Reduced integrated thick shell elements 4 - Fully integrated thick shell elements This option is formerly known as NumberOfTARInPlaneIPs. |
| NTHICK = INT | Define the number of through-thickness integration points (IPs). Ensure the number of through-thickness IPs refers to the number of fibers being mapped, the number of source shell element stacks, and the number of through-thickness IPs in the source mesh. The number of through thickness IPs can be reduced using the ThroughThicknessAveraging option. See also Figure 5.3: Number of stacks, integration points and fiber IDs for *MAT 249 or Note 1 in the Shell to Shell (500012) mapping option. This option is formerly known as NumberOfTARThroughThicknessIPs. |
| ResinMatID = INT | This option can be set for the ElementSizeSearchRadius or ConsiderOndulation option. Assigns a specific material ID to integration points where no neighboring element is found that assigns a fiber orientation. If no value is given, a default is used to assign a material ID for specific resinuous areas. |
| RovingWidth = DOUBLE | Define roving width that a beam element represents. ClosestPoint option conditions are enhanced according to this coefficient. |
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IntegrationRule = Gauss Lobatto Autoform Moldflow |
Define the through thickness integration rule of the mapping result. This option directly affects the positions of the through thickness integration points on the target mesh. |
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Shell_Option = BETA COMPOSITE COMPOSITE LONG |
Define shell output option. There is no default value for this option. Therefore it must be defined. |
| SORT = BUCKET |
Using bucket sort is strongly recommended, as it provides a substantial performance improvement for the search algorithm. |
| REPEAT = YES |
Enable this option to ensure that all elements and integration points receive mapped data. When there is a significant difference in element sizes between the source and target meshes, the default bucket refinement may be insufficient to cover all points, sometimes by design. In such cases, this flag must be set to guarantee complete data coverage. |