Composites Design

New Functionalities

Junction Lines Wizard
This wizard:
helps you create junction lines,
checks and validates existing or new junction lines,
shows locations where junction lines are missing or incorrect,
provides tools for an easy modification of iso-thickness areas for simple cases.
Grid Angle Cut Wizard
This wizard is a quicker and foolproofer alternative to the manual command.
Material Addition Wizard
This wizard is a quicker and foolproofer alternative to the manual command.
Multiple Core Sampling
Creates or reviews several core samplings.
Gap Offset
Creates a gap offset on either a no splice zone or a butt splice zone to take the manufacturing tolerance into account.

Enhanced Functionalities

Workbench
For a better efficiency, commands are grouped differently and made available only when needed.
Panel Definition
A reference element can now be split into sub-elements, with specific staggering information.
Close reference elements are now managed.
Staggering information is displayed in the main Panel Definition dialog box.
Flattening
An option lets you now create and store the flatten curves as a sketch.
Interactive Ply Table
Tools have been added for an easier selection of Composites data.
The dialog box has been enhanced with more attributes.
Material Excess
Butt splice zones with Gap Offset are supported as input.
Import/Export of Composites Design data
.xlsx files are now supported in Import Laminate, Grid Definition, Stack-up file from zones, Stack-up File from Core Samples, Plies From Zones, Interactive Ply Table,Ply Table, Ply Table Import, Limit Contours from Input File,  Numerical Analysis, Export after a Core Sampling, Define Stagger Origin Points.