### 2.3.8. BECAS

ACP can export the 2-D mesh of a surface section cut to the cross-section analysis tool BECAS. This enables you to derive a beam model from an ACP shell model.

The 2-D mesh is built with linear elements and includes material information as well as lay-up orientations. As a result, geometric and material-dependent coupling can be taken into consideration.

The 2-D mesh can also be exported to Mechanical APDL. In this case, no lay-up information is transferred.

For more details on exporting surface section cuts, see Section Cuts.

For more information on the BECAS tool, see the BECAS website.

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