Good Morning,

I thought I had seen in years past a way to "place" or "offset" the thickness of a shell element.  By default, the thickness is "centered" on the meshed area, i.e., it is applied at the midsurface.  If I had a surface representing the bottom side of a plate  instead, could I shift/offset/place the properties toward the top?  I'm RTFM-ing the SHELL181 (& SHELL63!) help, but not seeing what I'm after.  Am I remembering this wrong?  Is this a layering issue?

Thanks,

Jim

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Good Morning,

I thought I had seen in years past a way to "place" or "offset" the
thickness of a shell element.  By default, the thickness is "centered" on
the meshed area, i.e., it is applied at the midsurface.  If I had a surface
representing the bottom side of a plate  instead, could I shift/offset/place
the properties toward the top?  I'm RTFM-ing the SHELL181 (& SHELL63!) help,
but not seeing what I'm after.  Am I remembering this wrong?  Is this a
layering issue?

Thanks,

Jim

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James J. Patterson, PhD.
Principal Vehicle Systems Engineer
Trailer Commercial Vehicle Systems
2070 Industrial Place S.E.  Canton, OH 44707
ph. 330 489 0095  |  fax 330 489 1961
jpatterson@hendrickson-intl.commailto:jpatterson@hendrickson-intl.com
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