Refining a Transition Zone

This task shows you how to refine a transition zone thanks to a refinement number or by selecting defined curves.

Available in Composites Engineering Design (CPE).
Open the TransitionZoneRefinement1.CATPart document

  1. Launch the Connection generator to compute the tangency connection between the transition zones.
    The thickness points are displayed.

    A connection generator node is created under each zone group (Zones Group.1 in our example) so that Transition zone refinement can be performed later on.

  2. In the specification tree, under Zone 2, double click T1-2.
    The Transition Zone Definition dialog box is displayed.

  3. Check Transition zone refinement.

  4. Select Refinement number: select a number with the up and down arrows.

    If the Connection Generator has not been run, refinement number is disabled.

  5. Click Visualize to display the tapers.

  1. In the specification tree, under Zone 2, double click T2-2.
    The Transition Zone Definition dialog box is displayed.

  2. Check Transition zone refinement.

  3. Select Curve selection, then click Multi-selection .
    The Multi-selection dialog box is displayed.

  4. Select the curves and click OK.

  5. Rerun the connection generator to update your modifications.

    If the zones and tapers are modified, the Connection generator feature becomes inconsistent and must be updated.

  6. Create plies.