Introduction:

The deformability of parts refers to the possible deformation of the part/assembly, which is a change in its shape or size due to external force application.

Examples of a material that has a deformability: Rubber, spring, shower hose etc.

As of the R2024x General Availability (GA) release, the Engineering Release app (in the product Release Engineer role (XEN)) supports the deformability of parts/assemblies, through a display of deformed and deformable Engineering Items, thus providing a comprehensive understanding of how the Engineering Definition can go under deformability, and helping in preparation for the procurement of the deformable items.

Where to define the “Deformability” of Engineering Items:

The definition of the deformability is available in 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA native client.

The Engineering Release app contains attributes that display this definition:

• Attribute “Deformability”:

This attribute can have one of the following values:

• Attribute “Deformed From”:

When the value of “Deformability” is “Deformed”, then the “Deformed From” shows the original Engineering Item that can be deformed to become “Deformed”.

Note:

The “Deformable” and “Deformed” Items are two different Engineering Items that have a relation defined in 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA!

Example:

In CATIA, you can define a plate as a “Deformable” Item:

This plate can then be deformed, and as a result, two new “Deformed” instances are created and added to the assembly:

Collar.1

Collar.2

In Engineering Release, you can view this assembly as follows:

Summary of this example:

Enterprise Item Number:

Ideally, you should not set an Enterprise Item Number (EIN) on the “Deformed” item. The system will not block you from doing so, however a warning message will appear in this case that recommends not to modify the EIN on the “Deformed” object.

The following video illustrates this definition in more details.