Z88-Forum

Do you know when the next version is due? I notice that the workshop in June is for V1.

Thanks Christoph. If this option is implemented for Plate element 19, it should be implemented for Plate elements 18 and 20 for consistancy. Alternatively, pressure loads can be entered in one line the z88.elp file. Pressure loads entered this way does not appear when the structure is viewed with th...

According to page 26 of the theory manual it is easier to define pressure loads directly with the matieral entries of z88i1.txt (IPFLAG=1 IQFALG = 0). This is not correct as Aurora ignores the pressure load set in the z88i1.txt file. It also ignores IQFLAG set in line 1 of z88i1.txt. It only recogni...

After running this example in V13 and confirming the output is correct, I imported the z88i1.txt and z88i2.txt to Aurora. When I do this the area load gets applied only to element no 1 instead of elements 1 to 64. Is this a known issue? Is the z88i1.txt file created in V13 (or V12) not compatible wi...

I am looking at the example file 11 (input file b17_g.cos) A circular plate of radius of 1000mm has a pressure of 2 N/mm2 The total force on the plate as pi*1000**2 * 2 = 6283185 N From the output file z8804.txt the calculated sum of nodal forces is sum F(1) = 0.25 sum F(2) = -1049.35 sum F(3) = -15...

I am having the similar problems picking nodes. It would be beneficial if the English userguide (Figure 3) is written for a US keyboard.

The units of surface and pressure loads in the Theory Manual appears to be incorrect for Hexahedron and Tetrahedron elements (pages 39 and 40). The German edition shows the correct units of N/mm2

At the moment it is not possible to plot the bending moments (Mxx, Myy) and shear forces (Qyz, Qzx) for a plate no 20 element with 8 nodes. Is it possible to have this in the future?

Is it possible to use spring supports for a plate no 20 element?