Features Supported for Structural Analysis Migration

The table below describes how V6R2013x (or lower) Structural Analysis workbench features are converted to Physics Simulation simulation features in 3DEXPERIENCE R2015x (or higher).

The statuses for migration results are fully migrated, partially migrated, not migrated (-), or not applicable (n/a).

See Also
Migrating a Simulation from the Structural Analysis Workbench
Analysis Case to Step Conversion
Structural Analysis Feature 3DEXPERIENCE Simulation Feature Migration Result
Sections
3D property

Solid section

Material Orientation: None Fully migrated
Material Orientation: Axis Fully migrated
Material Orientation: Surface -
2D property

Shell section

Thickness Fully migrated
Offset Fully migrated
Note: Offset is not available with Membrane and Shear Panel sections.
Data mapping -
Type: Shell Fully migrated
Type: Membrane Membrane section Fully migrated
Type: Shear Panel Shear panel section Fully migrated
1D property Beam section
Profile Type: Cylindrical Fully migrated
Profile Type: Tubular Fully migrated
Profile Type: Rectangular Fully migrated
Profile Type: Thin box Fully migrated
Profile Type: Thin U -
Profile Type: Thin I Fully migrated
Profile Type: Thin T Fully migrated
Profile Type: Thin X -
Profile Type: User-defined beam -
Profile Type: Beam from surface -
Profile Type: Bar n/a
Profile Type: Variable beam -
Profile Type: Rod Fully migrated
Offset: None -
Offset: Customized -
Released DOF: None -
Released DOF: Customized -
Variable beam factors n/a
Imported composite property Composite shell section
Analysis: By Zone Fully migrated
Analysis: By Ply Fully migrated
Core sampling depth Fully migrated
Symmetrical Fully migrated
Imported beam property - -
Mapping property - -
Virtual part Coupling
Smooth Coupling (Distributing) Fully migrated
Rigid Coupling (Kinematic) Fully migrated
Contact - -
Rigid-Spring Coupling (Kinematic + Linear general) Fully migrated
Smooth-Spring Coupling (Distributing + Linear general) Fully migrated
Axis System Type: Global Fully migrated
Axis System Type: User Fully migrated
Periodicity condition Cyclic symmetry

Fully migrated

Notes:

  • The two supports from the periodicity condition will be migrated to main and secondary surfaces in the cyclic symmetry feature.
  • A periodicity condition does not have any information about the number of sectors and the axis of symmetry, so these parameters in the cyclic symmetry feature will not be set during migration—you must set them after migration. A warning is given in the migration report.

Connections
Distant connection property - type: Rigid Coupling (Kinematic) Fully migrated
Distant connection property - type: Smooth Coupling (Kinematic) Fully migrated
Face-Face connection property - type: Slider - -
Face-Face connection property - type: Contact Surface-based contact + Contact interaction property Fully migrated
Fastened connection property-type: Fastened Tie Fully migrated
Fastened connection property-type: Fastened-Spring Coupling (Kinematic) -
User-defined connection property
Notes:
  • Only the listed Start/Middle/End element combinations are migrated.
  • 3DEXPERIENCE couplings use supports with entities of a single dimensionality (1D, 2D, 3D) and allow only one vertex or point per support. During migration, the first entity in a mixed entity Structural Analysis support will determine the support dimension; entities of other types are skipped. Likewise, only the first point or vertex in a support is accepted.
Rigid + Rigid + Rigid Coupling:

Support 1: Kinematic

Support 2: Kinematic

Use spring: Off

Fully migrated
Rigid + Rigid + Smooth

Smooth + Rigid + Rigid

Coupling:

Support 1: Kinematic / Distributing

Support 2: Kinematic / Distributing

Use spring: Off

Fully migrated
Smooth + Rigid + Smooth Coupling:

Support 1: Distributing

Support 2: Distributing

Use spring: Off

Fully migrated
Rigid + Rigid-Spring-Rigid + Rigid

Rigid + Spring-Rigid + Rigid

Rigid + Rigid-Spring + Rigid

Coupling:

Support 1: Kinematic

Support 2: Kinematic

Use spring: On

Fully migrated
Rigid + Rigid-Spring-Rigid + Smooth

Smooth + Rigid-Spring-Rigid + Rigid

Coupling:

Support 1: Kinematic / Distributing

Support 2: Distributing / Kinematic

Use spring: On

Fully migrated
Smooth + Rigid-Spring-Rigid + Smooth

Smooth + Spring-Rigid + Smooth

Smooth + Rigid-Spring + Smooth

Coupling:

Support 1: Distributing

Support 2: Distributing

Use spring: On

Fully migrated
Rigid + Bolt-Rigid + Rigid

Rigid + Rigid-Bolt + Rigid

Rigid + Bolt-Rigid + Smooth

Smooth + Bolt-Rigid + Rigid

Rigid + Rigid-Bolt + Smooth

Smooth + Rigid-Bolt + Rigid

Virtual bolt + Bolt Load (in Step 1) + Bolt Restraint (in Step 2) Partially migrated
Notes:
  • The rigid element of a user-defined connection property is ignored.
  • 3DEXPERIENCE virtual bolt supports accept only circular edge and cylindrical face entities, and they must be coaxial. Any other entities and noncoaxial supports are ignored.
Smooth + Bolt-Rigid + Smooth

Smooth + Rigid-Bolt + Smooth

Virtual bolt + Bolt Load (in Step 1) + Bolt Restraint (in Step 2) Partially migrated
Note: 3DEXPERIENCE virtual bolt supports accept only circular edge and cylindrical face entities, and they must be coaxial. Any other entities and noncoaxial supports are ignored.
Bolt tightening connection property Connector + Connector Load (in Step 1) + Connector Restraint (in Step 2) Fully migrated
Notes: Bolt tightening connection properties are now distributed among the following dialog boxes and settings:
  • Connector:
    • Type: Translator is selected.
    • Axis system: Specify (along the axis of the bolt) is selected.
    A proximity group is created under mesh parts. Nodes of overlapping areas of the bolt and nut are included in the group.
  • Connector Force: Step 1 is a general static step along with other restraints.
  • Connector Displacement: Step 2 is a general static step along with other loads.
The connector load and connector restraint use the connector feature created in the FEM representation as their support.
Pressure fitting connection property - -
Spot weld connection property Point fastener Fully migrated
Seam weld
Type: Shell, hexahedron Line fastener Fully migrated
Type: Rigid, beam, spring Point fastener Fully migrated
Type: Contact n/a
Surface welding connection property - -
Nodes to Nodes Coupling (Kinematic)Connection Property - -
Node Interface Property - -
Restraints
Clamp Clamp Fully migrated
Surface slider - -
Slider - -
Sliding pivot - -
Ball joint - -
Pivot - -
User-defined restraint Displacement restraint Fully migrated
Isostatic restraint - -
Loads
Pressure Pressure Fully migrated
Pressure with data mapping - -
Distributed force Remote force Fully migrated
Moment Torque Fully migrated
Bearing load Bearing load Fully migrated
Imported force - -
Imported moment - -
Acceleration Gravity Fully migrated
Rotation force

Rotational Acceleration Force + Centrifugal Force

Fully migrated
Line force density - -
Surface force density - -
Volume force density - -
Force density / Force Force

Fully migrated

Note: If the support of the force is a 1-dimensional object (for example, an edge), it is migrated to a Remote Force.
Enforced displacement Applied translation + Applied rotation Fully migrated
Temperature field Prescribed temperature Fully migrated
Temperature field with data mapping - -
Temperature field from thermal solution n/a
Combined loads n/a
Assembled loads n/a
Dynamic Excitation
Damping n/a
Load excitation n/a
Restraint excitation n/a
Modulation n/a
Harmonic motion - -
Harmonic load - -
Transient motion - -
Transient load - -
Masses
Distributed mass / Mass

Point inertia (when support is 0-dimensional)

Mass per unit length (when support is 1D)

Mass per unit area (when support is 2D)

Fully migrated
Line mass Mass per unit length Fully migrated
Surface mass Mass per unit area Fully migrated
Distributed mass and inertia

Point inertia (when support is 0-dimensional and no handler point is selected)

Remote inertia for all other configurations with homogeneous supports. (Supports cannot include mixed types.)

Partially migrated
Combined masses - -
Assembled masses - -