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I´m working on a simulation in Hyperworks using the optistruct as a solver, and my material is a 1020 steel
Please take a look at this excellent article
https://altair.service-now.com/community?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0037362
In OptiStruct you could also request Factor of Safety as a direct output from the solver, by adding FAILURE and FOS outputs. Remember of including allowables into the material data.
Hi Adriano,
Can you show me how to add FAILURE and FOS outputs? I don´t know where it is