[CATIA] Composites Braiding & Forming Engineer

Functional Value

Boost the validation of the structural performances of braiding and forming composite design with a seamless integration of producibility knowledge from the design to the simulation model.

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The video above shows the two main steps, starting in the CATIA Composites Braiding app with the setup of the manufacturing parameters in the Producibility for Braiding features, then the switch to the SIMULIA Structural Model Creation app for the setup of the finite element model and the creation of the Composites shell section using the option Compute fiber orientations from manufacturing parameters

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Producibility for Braiding in the CATIA Composites Braiding app

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Composites Shell Section in the SIMULIA Structural Model Creation app

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Thickness map of the composites layup transferred from the design to the finite element model

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Ply Stack plot view of the composites layup. The resulting ply stack plot is balanced around the axial tow