Creating a Solid From Plies

Solid From Plies creates an exact solid or a polygon from the plies you defined in a Composites part.

  2. Define the input: Complete stacking, or a selection of plies groups, with or without nonstructural plies.
  3. Optional: Select one or several Edges Of Part.

    • If one or several EOPs are selected, the solid is generated only inside those EOP, in a single row. The selection of EOPs allows you to create the solid for one single plies group only.

  4. Select the type of element to create.
    • Exact solid

    • Colored faces:The solid is created as datum surfaces representing each thickness found.

    • Polygon/Curve network

      A polygon is created with a network of curves corresponding to:

      • The areas where the thickness is constant.
      • The areas where there is a thickness variation (slope).

  5. If you have selected Polygon/Curve network and have created a polygon from the whole stacking, you might want to refine the tessellation.
    1. Enter a Sag
    2. Enter a Step
  6. Enter the required depth of the core sampling in the Core Sample Range box.

 

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