Shell element with 2 degree of freedom at grid

Anoop_20407

Hello,

I'm new to OptiStruct and I'm attempting to analyze a 2D linear elastic problem. I've utilized the CQUAD4 shell element, which has 6 degrees of freedom per node. Is there another shell element option that only has 2 degrees of freedom per node?

Additionally, could you provide instructions on how to switch from a 5-point integration scheme to a 4-point integration scheme, if it's feasible, while using the CQUAD4 element?

Thank you,
Anoop

Chayan

Anoop,

What is your use case?
Here is a page from our help that can help with your element choices: https://help.altair.com/hwsolvers/os/topics/solvers/os/elements_user_guide_os.htm#elements_user_guide_os