FSTOSZ card : without option to define number of ply bundles per fiber orientation

Altair Forum User

In help files it says option for FSTOSZ card can define  number of ply bundles  per fiber orientation(see figure attached ).But there is no option for  FSTOSZ.What's wrong?

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Altair Forum User

Hi,

 

By default it is 4. For example, if I have 4 orientations, the number of ply bundles is 4 and total number of plies created is 4*4= 16.

 

You can increase or decrease the number of bundles. It may not be available through GUI but you can add through editing the .fem deck.

 

Please check the post: http://forum.altairhyperworks.com/index.php?/topic/13594-ply-bundle-free-size-to-size/#entry19020

Altair Forum User

Thanks a lot!