Compatibility

This page identifies the features of Helius PFA supported for each FEA tool and each material system. It also identifies which features and settings can be used together.

Platform Compatibility

Abaqus/Standard Abaqus/Explicit ANSYS Autodesk Nastran
Settings Units X X X X
Fiber Direction X X X X
Flags PFA X X X X
Shear NL X X X
NLE Fiber X X X X
Pressure Strengthening X X X
Temperature Dependence X X
Cure Stress X X X
Damage Initiation Criteria MCT X X X X
User X X X X
Auxiliary X X X X
Damage Evolution Criteria Discrete (Instantaneous) X X X X
EBD X X X X
User X X X
Analysis Features Damage Time Step X
Job Termination X
Element Deletion X X
Progressive Fatigue X X
Solve Windows X X X X
Linux X X
Materials Unidirectional X X X X
Woven X X X X
Cohesive X X X

Material Compatibility

Unidirectional Woven
Settings Units X X
Fiber Direction X X
Flags PFA X X
Shear NL X X
NLE Fiber X
Pressure Strengthening X
Temperature Dependence X
Cure Stress X
Damage Initiation Criteria MCT X X
User X X
Max Stress X X
Max Strain X X
Tsai-Hill X
Tsai-Wu X
Christensen X
Hashin X
Puck X
LaRC02 X
Damage Evolution Criteria Discrete (Instantaneous) X X
EBD X
User X X
Analysis Features Damage Time Step X X
Job Termination X X
Element Deletion X X
Progressive Fatigue X X
Cohesive
Damage Initiation Criteria Max Traction X
Quadratic Traction X
Damage Evolution Criteria Displacement X
EBD X
EBD - Mixed Mode, Power Law X

Feature Compatibility

Flags
PFA Shear NL NLE Fiber Pressure Strengthening Temperature Dependence Cure Stress
Flags PFA N/A X X X X X
Shear NL X N/A X X
NLE Fiber X N/A X
Pressure Strengthening X X X N/A X
Temperature Dependence X N/A X
Cure Stress X X X X N/A
Damage Initiation Criteria MCT X X X X X X
User X X X X
Auxiliary X X X X
Damage Evolution Criteria Discrete (Instantaneous) X X X X X X
EBD X X X X
User X X X X
Note: Any combination of Damage Initiation Criteria and Damage Evolution Criteria may be used together.