how to define an anistropic material with optistruct

Altair Employee

Apr 9, 2019

Updated Oct 4, 2020 by Altair Forum User

hello, i want to define a anistripic material in optistruct and i don't know what card image should be used for such a material.

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Updated Apr 9, 2019 by Simon Križnik

Hi,

you can use the following:

-MAT2 for linear, temperature-independent, and anisotropic materials for two-dimensional elements

-MAT5 defines the thermal material properties for anisotropic materials

-MAT9 for linear, temperature-independent, and anisotropic materials for solid elements

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