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This task shows you how to modify or create a direction or
change a ply material in a Composites part.
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Open the
ModifyPlies1.CATPart document. |
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Modifying a Direction
The original specification tree looks like this:
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Click Composites
Parameters .
The Composites Parameters dialog box is displayed.
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Select the first direction.
Its name, value and color are displayed.
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Modify the values as shown below.
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Click OK to apply these new parameters.
The part and the specification tree are updated accordingly.
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Click Composites
Parameters .
The Composites Parameters dialog box is displayed.
Type in the name, the value and the color of the direction
as shown below.
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Click Add to insert the direction you just
created.
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Select the new direction, then use the up and down arrows
to position it in the list.
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Click OK
to create the direction.
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Click Yes when
warned that the zones laminate will be impacted by the change of
direction.
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Click Ply
to create a ply
manually.
Select Plies
Group.1 in the specification tree.
In the geometry
tab, click Add.
In the
specification tree, select the contour of ply.1.
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In the Attributes
tab, select the direction you created in the drop down list..
The ply is
created with the parameters of the direction you selected.
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The information concerning the name of the direction is also
used in tables when importing a laminate, creating a stack-up file from
zones, importing a ply and when exporting a core sample. |
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