Defining the Material Excess

You can define the material excess for both EEOP and MEOP.

Note: This task is available in Composites Manufacturing Preparation.

Before you begin:

An EEOP / MEOP couple must already exist. In this example, EEOP and MEOP have the same number of contours. Information about differing number of contours is given in About Material Excess.

See Also
Defining the EEOP or the MEOP
Creating a Gap Offset on a Splice Zone
  1. From the Skin Swapping and Ply Extensions section of the action bar, click Material Excess .
  2. Select the entities to process (ply, a sequence, a plies group, cut-pieces, butt splice zones, or a stacking).

    • An EEOP / MEOP couple must already exist.
    • Multiselection of entities is available.
    • in the dialog box that appears gives access to the Stacking Management.

  3. Select the EEOP and the MEOP in the tree.
    Their names are displayed under Engineering EOP and Manufacturing EOP.
  4. Optional: Select the Apply to cut-pieces check box.
    The material excess is created for the cut-pieces found in the selected plies, if they exist. Otherwise, the material excess is computed on the plies themselves.
  5. To extend plies with a staggering and create a ramp
    1. Select the Staggered Plies check box.
    2. Enter the parameter values to specify the staggering.

    For more information, see Staggered Plies.

  6. Click OK.

    Plies are exceeded from the EEOP to the MEOP. In the tree, the element (identified as Material excess.xxx) is displayed under each ply or cut-piece, depending on your selection.

  7. Double-click the Material Excess element in the tree.
    • If the Material Excess has been created on a butt splice zone with a gap offset, the Gap Offset dialog box appears.
    • Otherwise, the Material Excess dialog box appears.