Reduce mesh elements and nodes
 

Hi, i have ansys student version and i want to simulate compression strength of cardboard pieces (link), im using explicit dynamics (or should i use transient structural?), when i use element size 0,001 [m] meshing works, but element and node count exceed 128k limit (~189k), how i reduce elements and nodes without having the mesh failing?


scdoc file: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1sjnr8jr12...ong.scdoc?dl=0

so i used a shell mesh, this solved the problem