Analysis Capabilities

• Static stress with linear material models (SOL 101)
• Natural frequency (modal) (SOL 103)
• Critical buckling load (SOL 105)
• Steady-state heat transfer (SOL 101 with APP HEAT)

Element Library

• Spring element (PELAS/CELAS1)
• 3-D truss element (PROD/CONROD/CROD)
• 3-D beam element (PBAR/CBAR)
• 3-D membrane plane stress element (PSHELL/CQUAD4/CTRIA3/PSHEAR/CSHEAR)
• 3-D plate element (PSHELL/CQUAD4/CTRIA3)
• Thin composite element (PCOMP/CQUAD4/CTRIA3)
• 3-D brick element (PSOLID/CHEXA/CPENTA/CTETRA)
• 3-D tetrahedral element (PSOLID/CTETRA)
• Gap element (PGAP/CGAP)
• Rigid element (RBE2)
• Thermal rod element (PROD/CONROD/CROD)
• Thermal plate element (PSHELL/CQUAD4/CTRIA3)
• Thermal brick element (PSOLID/CHEXA/CPENTA/CTETRA)
• Thermal tetrahedral element (PSOLID/CTETRA)

Material Models

• Linear elastic isotropic (MAT1)
• Linear elastic orthotropic (MAT2/MAT8/MAT9)
• Linear temperature-dependent isotropic (MATT1)
• Linear temperature-dependent orthotropic (MATT2/MATT9)
• Thermal isotropic (MAT4)
• Thermal orthotropic (MAT5)
• Temperature-dependent thermal isotropic (MATT4)
• Temperature-dependent thermal orthotropic (MATT5)

Loading and Constraints

• Forces (FORCE)
• Surface forces (PLOAD4)
• Edge forces (FORCE)
• Moments (MOMENT)
• Temperatures (TEMP/TEMPD)
• Surface temperatures (TEMP/TEMPD)
• Prescribed displacements (SPCD)
• Surface prescribed displacements (SPCD)
• Edge prescribed displacements (SPCD)
• Prescribed rotations (SPCD)
• Surface prescribed rotations (SPCD)
• Edge prescribed rotations (SPCD)
• Pressures and tractions (PLOAD4)
• Variable surface loads (PLOAD4)
• Hydrostatic pressures (PLOAD4)
• Distributed loads (PLOAD1)
• Gravitational and centrifugal forces (GRAV/RFORCE)
• Global and off-axis constraints (SPC/SPC1)
• Global and off-axis surface constraints (SPC/SPC1)
• Global and off-axis edge constraints (SPC/SPC1)
• Variable-stiffness off-axis constraints (CELAS2)
• Variable-stiffness off-axis surface constraints (CELAS2)
• Variable-stiffness off-axis edge constraints (CELAS2)
• End releases (CBAR)
• Lumped masses (CONM1/CONM2)
• Mass moments of inertia (CONM1/CONM2)
• Initial temperatures (TEMPD)
• Applied temperatures (SPOINT)
• Surface temperatures (TEMPD/SPOINT)
• Convection (PCONV/CONV)
• Radiation (RADBC/RADM)
• Heat flux (QBDY1)
• Internal heat generation (QVOL)