*HEADING Shell Surface tie with "No Rotation" and with shell "offset" *preprint,model=yes *NODE,NSET=ALL 1, 2,1 3,1,1 4,0,1 5,-0.5,-0.5,1 6,1.5,-0.5,1 7,1.5,1.5,1 8,-0.5,1.5,1 *ELEMENT,TYPE=S4R,ELSET=top 1,1,2,3,4 *ELEMENT,TYPE=S4R,ELSET=bot 2,5,6,7,8 *SHELL SECTION, ELSET=top,MATERIAL=AL 0.1 *SHELL SECTION, ELSET=bot,MATERIAL=AL,offset=sneg 0.1 *MATERIAL,NAME=AL *ELASTIC 1,0.3 ** *SURFACE,NAME=MSURF bot, *surface,name=SSURF top, *TIE,NAME=TIE2,position=2.0,no rotation SSURF,MSURF ** *boundary 5,1,6 6,1,6 *STEP,nlgeom=yes *STATIC 0.1,1.0 *BOUNDARY 7,3,,-0.2 8,3,,-0.2 *END STEP