LAYUP SURFACE DEFINITION
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Specify lay-up surface
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Imported STL file
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Imported shell mesh
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Define finite element model
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QUAD4/8, TRI3/6 shells
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Verify mesh topology
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Branches
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Normal Boundaries
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Connectivities
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Feature Angles
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Material Orientations
MATERIAL SPECIFICATION
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Define manufacturing characteristics
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Initial thickness
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Initial warp/weft angle
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Maximum shear
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Associate analysis material
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Specified by user
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Imported from analysis model
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Modify rapidly
PLY SPECIFICATION
- Select appropriate application method
- Painting (coatings or foams)
- Projection
- Draping (fabrics)
- Select flexible projection options
- Select flexible draping options
- Woven or Unidirectional materials
- Principal Axes: None, Geodesic, Planar
- Extension Type: Geodesic, Energy, Maximum
- Splits
- Limit 2D Fabric Size
- Specific order of draping
- Modify rapidly and retry simulation
- Import plies from external Layup/fml files and Nastran input
files
Definizione della laminazione
- Add/Insert/Replace/Show/Delete plies
- Define multiple ply instances
- Control side of application
- Define angular offsets
- Define laminate offsets
- Multiple areas
- Top, Middle or Bottom offset
- Arbitrary value
- Modify rapidly
ANALYSIS MODEL CREATION
- Generate analysis models in Nastran format
- Select laminate orientation for analysis code
- Minimise data within a user-defined tolerance
- Ignore thickening for preliminary analysis
- Choose equally spaced thickness and orientation variables.
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VISUALISATION
- Verify plies
- Material
- Application direction
- Reference direction
- Selected area
- Maximum Strain
- Warp and weft angles on each element
- 3D Draped pattern with degree of shearing
- 2D Flat pattern
- Verify layups
- Orientation and separation of surface plies
- Laminate surface
- Stacking sequence on element
- Cross section through arbitrary plane
- Exploded ply view
- Solid realistic representation
- Verify analysis model
- Properties and laminates for elements
- Layer orientation by vector plot
- Layer thickness by model plot
ACCESS RESULTS
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Read results from Nastran .f06 files and .op2 files
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Display Stress or Failure results (text + graphics)
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per loadcase
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per layer
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per global ply
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per element, layer-by-layer
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worst element group
FAILURE CALCULATION
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Use layered stress or strain results
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Select required criterionMaximum
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Tsai-Wu
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Hill
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Hoffman
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Hankinson
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Cowin
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User-defined
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Define allowables
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Select required results
- Reserve Factor
- Margin of Safety
- Critical Layer
- Critical Component
- Failure Index
- Text summary
MANUFACTURING DATA CREATION
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Create ply book for one or more plies in lay-up
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Text ply index
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Images of plies on model
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Export 3-D draped pattern shape for selected plies IGES, DXF
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Export 2-D flat pattern shape for selected plies IGES, DXF
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Export Mould Surfaces IGES
Condivisione dei dati
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Share data with composites tools
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MSC.Patran Laminate Modeler Layup file.
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FiberSIM .fmd/fml files.
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Share data with laminate analysis tools
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Export materials, laminates and element loads
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