Z-mat interfaces#

The current version of Z-mat (Z-mat 8.3) supports the following interfaces.

  • Z-mat/ABAQUS: Both ABAQUS/Standard and ABAQUS/Explicit are supported. With ABAQUS there are perhaps the most comprehensive set of features due primarily to the very robust user capability within . In this regard, Z-mat is constantly looking for additional paths of interface, and with the 8.3 version we have added significant ODB input and output functions, and also UEL interfacing for all the Zebulon element formulations.

  • Z-mat/ANSYS: The Zansys interface has improved immensely in terms of stability and robustness due to the new ability for ANSYS to load shared libraries dynamically.

  • Z-mat/MSC-Marc: Marc fully supports Z-mat material models, and there is an interface for results files reading.

  • Z-mat/SAMCEF: SAMCEF is supported by the Transvalor group in France only.

  • Z-mat/LS-DYNA: The LS-DYNA fully supports the user materials numbers 41 and 42 currently. The remaining material numbers are left for the user to optionally select. The Z-mesh, Z-post, and Zmaster codes allow for inputting of the k file as well as the d3plot results files. There is currently no output to the LS-DYNA formats.

  • Cosmos/M Cosmos is no longer supported because of lacking customer demand. This port could potentially be re-activated upon request.

Later in the manual these interfaces are discussed in detail.