Double layer of shell elements

Altair Forum User
Altair Forum User
Altair Employee
edited October 2020 in Community Q&A

Hi,

 

Is it possible to create a two layers of shell elements, one on top of the other? I was looking to have a layer of shell elements with 1mm thickness and another layer with 0.5mm on top.

 

Thanks,

Carlo 

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  • tinh
    tinh Altair Community Member
    edited October 2017

    Yes, enter 2d>elem offset>shell offset

    Do the two layers need to stick together?

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited October 2017

    Hi Tinh,

     

    Thanks for your reply. Yes, these layers model two biological tissues that stick together. 

     

     

  • tinh
    tinh Altair Community Member
    edited October 2017

    Then you have to make duplicated layers then assign zoffset to them

    Edit card elems of 1st layer and activate zoffset with value = (t1+t2)/2

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