LS-DYNA to OptiStruct Conversion Mapping

Elements

Table 1. Supported Element Mappings
LS-DYNA OptiStruct
*ELEMENT_MASS CONM2
*ELEMENT_BEAM CBAR
*ELEMENT_SHELL CTRIA3,CQUAD4, CQUAD8, CTRIA6
*ELEMENT_SOLID CTETRA4/CHEXA8/CPENTA6
*CONSTRAINED_SPOTWELD RBAR
*ELEMENT_PLOTEL PLOTEL
*CONSTRAINED_INTERPOLATION RBE3
*CONSTRAINED_NODE_SET RBE2
*ELEMENT_DISCRETE CELAS1

Properties

Table 2. Supported Property Mappings
LS-DYNA OptiStruct
*SECTION_SOLID PSOLID
*SECTION_SHELL PSHELL

Materials

All the LS-DYNA materials are mapped MAT1 in OptiStruct.

Boundary Conditions

Table 3. Supported Boundary Condition Mappings
LS-DYNA OptiStruct
*BOUNDARY_SPC SPC
*LOAD_NODE_POINT FORCE, MOMENT
*LOAD_SEGMENT PLOAD4
*INITIAL_TEMP TEMP

Coordinate Systems

Table 4. Supported Coordinate System Mappings
LS-DYNA OptiStruct
*DEFINE_COORDINATE_NODE CORD1R
*DEFINE_COORDINATE_

SYSTEM

CORD2R