What's New?

Enhanced Functionality

You can now compute the analysis with ply and core shape simulated at thickness.

The command has been enhanced to solve the following issues:

Overlapping cells when the grid panel contains reference elements tangential to each other.
Missing cells on dome shaped parts
Missing cells when the grid is created on a cylindrical support.
Missing cells when the grid panel contains multi-domain reference elements.
Missing or overlapping cells when reference elements share multiple intersections.
Overlapping cells when the grid panel contains reference elements that are closed contours.

Edtion of a reference element - 3D Visu Mode - Virtual Stacking Drops

A check box Drop plies with same layer level on same curve has been added to ensure a correct visualization of plies generated with the option Drop plies with same layer level on same curve.

Ramp Definition

You can now automatically remove duplicate ramp definitions from the dialog box, or from a contextual menu of the specifications tree.

Staggering Edition

If edition of the reference element leads to disconnected default staggering with Centered Ramp/Centered Ramp Support type, sub-staggerings are generated for the default segments.
When you delete generated sub-staggerings, new sub-staggering are generated for the default segments.

Ramp support - Between Two Curves and Angle To Curve features

Between Two Curves and Angle To Curve features are now created more robust and allow a proper selection. Use the contextual menu of the specifications tree to update groups of existing Between Two Curves and Angle To Curve features (Instead of single one).

Manage Drop Off

You can now change the drop off order of plies not generated with the Drop-off order based on layer level option.

ITA - Extended Limits

Data model has been enhanced to improve performances when modifying extension parameters of ITA Groups or creating an ITA Group with a full ply boundary as start EOP. The improvement is available on newly created or updated elements.

Solid from Iso-Thickness Areas

A check button Invert Draping Direction has been added to compute the top surface or the solid with an inverted draping direction so that the computed top surface represents the Outer Mold Line (OML). This is mainly used for plies created using Master Stacking Sequence. You need to update older features to access the check box.

Splice Plies

The command has been enhanced as follows:

The option Tamp the curves if needed has been added to optimize the shape of cut-pieces.
The Parallel Mode - Parallel planes otherwise geodesic is more accurate and robust.
When creating splice plies from other splice plies, the parameters of the children splice plies can now be different from the parameters of the parent splice plies.