I want to simulate the growth of a crack due to fatigue. My model consists of shell elements that are non-planar. I wanted to use the XFEM available in Abaqus, but in its documentation was written that:

" XFEM is available only for three-dimensional solid and two-dimensional planar models; three-dimensional shell models are not supported. "

So the question is that are there any software to simulate crack growth in non-planar parts modeled with shell elements?

I've heard of some software like FRANC3D or ZenCrack, but I'm not sure if they're capable of doing this.

Regards