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Beam Auto Property PDF
Beam Auto Property PDF
The purpose of the Beam Auto Property tool is to quickly generate cross section beam elements properties
from a solid. Typically this would be used to help generate global loads models. This tool compliments
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Step 3: Use the Beam Auto Property tool to assign 1D cross section properties to the plotel
elems
1. From the Aerospace dropdown, select Beam Auto Property.
2. With the dialog now open, select the elements in the Plotel component for the Plotel field. Then select
20737:Part3.1 component for the Comp field, which is the collector that holds the 3D rib geometry.
Make you check the Equal offsets on both ends option as well.
3. Once selected, click Create. You will notice that the tool will then make 2D cross section properties for
each element. It will slide the CAD normal to the nodes of each plotel element to define the cross
section boundaries. Additionally, the 3D beam visualization was turned on to graphically visualize the
beam sections it defined.
Notice that 35 beam properties were created, one for each plotel element.
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Step 4: Review the section definitions in HyperBeam
Now that the section information was generated, review it both in the graphics area and in HyperBeam.
1. From the model browser, select the HyperBeam view icon to visualize the section information.
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Exercise 11b - FE Absorb Plies - Shells to solids
The purpose of the FE absorb Plies tool is to convert a traditional zone based composite model into a ply
based model.
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7. Card edit a few of the PCOMP properties in the model browser to view the composite data. You can
also view this same data vertically via the entity editor browser.
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Step 3: Use the FE Absorb Plies tool to generate plie entities from the composite zone data
8. From the Aerospace dropdown, select the FE Absorb Plies tool.
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9. With the dialog now open, select all of the properties in the model, and activate each option by
checking its respective box.
10. Once finished, click OK. 190 separate Plies and Sets should be created, and a Laminate entity which
contains the stacking sequence of the 190 plies. To visualize the plies, turn on both the 3D element
representation for shells, and the Composite Layers option. To view the plies colored with respect to
their color shown in the model browser, color elements By Prop.
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Interrogate the model as desired. Specifically, review the laminate and plie entities. Optionally, multiply the plie
visualization factor to magnify the thickness of each plie. This can be accessed via the graphics options panel via
the o hotkey.
Step 4: Use the Shell to Solid Conversion tool to generate a solid composite mesh
11. From the Aerospace dropdown, select the Shell to Solid Conversion tool.
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12. With the dialog now open, select the laminate named lam in the model, and activate the desired
options.
Once finished, click Convert. All of your plies represented by shells should now have been converted to hexa and
penta elements.
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