Keywords implementation

General Questions
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Hi ya’ll

Are there any examples/ tutorials available that explain the implementation of keywords to call for additional Calculix functions?

To be more specific; I was looking for a way to use orthotropic stiffness and thermal material properties, e.g for composites. I’ve learned that Calculix does support that. However, all my attempt at implementing keywords have failed.

Best,
Kris

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Here’s a tutorial showing how to perform creep analysis with keyword edits: PrePoMax (CalculiX FEA) - Tutorial 12 - Creep of a thick cylinder (Keyword Editor) - YouTube

You have to carefully study CalculiX’s documentation. If you have any particular questions, feel free to ask them here and we will try to help. Possibly share the problematic input files.

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Thanks for the input. I did get it to work.
If there is interest, I could share my findings.
Cheers
Kris

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Hello Kris,
Yes, share your findings. Thank you.