DIGIMAT to ANSYS is the interface that strongly couples DIGIMAT-MF to ANSYS via the USER DEFINED MATERIAL capability. DIGIMAT-MF is provided as a software library that is linked to ANSYS to offer a strong multi-scale coupling between the nonlinear micromechanical material modeling capabilities of DIGIMAT-MF and the nonlinear explicit FEA capabilities of ANSYS. In this configuration, DIGIMAT-MF acts as an advanced anisotropic, nonlinear and rate-dependent user defined material at each relevant integration poinf ANSYS FE mesh.

• Accurate Micromechanical Material Modeling:

            - Anisotropic, function microstructure morphology;
            - Nonlinear, elasto-plastic with continuous damage;
            - Rate-dependent, visco-elastic or elasto-viscoplastic matrix.

• Accurate Nonlinear Multi-Scale Structure Modeling:

            - Heterogeneous, function of the local microstructure morphology;
            - Optimal mesh refreshment, element choice & solution strategy.

• Efficient & User Friendly Solution Procedure:

            - Streamlined multi-scale modeling procedure;
            - Intuitive graphical user interface.