Merging Grid Definitions

You can split the work on a large surface into several parts and define grid elements independently on each of these parts. Use Grid Definition Merge to merge all the grid definitions into one single part.

Before you begin:

Be aware that only Main Stacking Sequence mode is supported.

As this is a collaborative work, start Prepare for Synchronization on each part to merge, before selecting them. This adds collaborative information for further synchronizations.

In short

  • Create the surface and the Composites parameters.
  • Launch the Prepare for Synchronization.
  • Split the work on the surface into several parts.
  • On each part, only create the corresponding design (grid panel, grid, and grid virtual stacking).
  • Merge the designs into an empty part.
  • You can now create Plies groups on the merged part.
  • Use Assemble Plies Groups to generate one merged plies group.

  1. Open an empty part, or one containing Composites Parameters and a Grid definition.
  2. Click … to select the parts to merge.

    They must be different from the initial part.

  3. Select the Reset Collaborative Information check box to avoid possible collaborative information issues.

Grid entities from the open and selected parts are merged.

  • The grid panels, grids, and virtual stacking from the open part and the selected parts are merged and gathered under Grid Definition.
  • Composites parameters from the selected parts are merged with those of the open part. If they already exist in the open part, they are not duplicated.
  • If they do not exist in the open part, they are created (Composites Parameters node, Main Stacking Sequence, Grid Definition node).
  • Ramp definitions are always imported and duplicated, even if they already exist.

The resulting part keeps a link (Collaborative information) with the original parts: You can modify the original parts selected for the merge, and synchronize them with the result.

Note: A part resulting from a grid definitions merge cannot be used as input to another grid definitions merge. Merge must be started from the original parts.

 

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