Training Module #8: Composites - Producibility (Click-Along)

Open the "LF Design Study" Design Property from the Property Tree.

Right-click on the "Material" cell and choose "Select Composite" from the context menu.

In the "Select Ply Materials" form, select "Simple Tape" and click "Ok" to confirm.

Click "Apply" to save the changes to the Design Property.

With the upper skin selected, click on the "Laminate Family" button on the Composite tab of the Ribbon.

Select "Generate Laminate Family".

Select "From sizing results".

Define a "Family Name Prefix".

Select the dropdown beneath the "Generate Laminate Family" button.

Select the "Upside-Down Triangle", "Hourglass", "Interleaved", and "Interleaved Hourglass" Stacking Options.

Select the "Midplane" and "Ply Skip" Permutations.

Click the "Generate Laminate Family" button.

Open the "LF Design Study" Design Property from the Property Tree.

Switch the Sizing Mode to "Detailed Sizing".

Right-click on the "Material" cell and choose "Select Laminate Family(s)" from the context menu.

Select all of the Laminate Families with the "Family Name Prefix" you set in Step 6.

Click "Apply".

Open the Laminate Family Design Study tool from the Run tab of the Ribbon.

Click "Run Trials".

In the Structure Tree, click "Plies" to enable Ply display in the Viewport.

In the Composite tab of the Ribbon, click the "Topological View".

Click the "Ply View Options" button to change visualization settings.

Open the "Orphan Laminates" Design Property.

Click the "Set Variables" button on the Design Property.

Choose "Simple Tape" as the Ply Material.

Select the "Laminates" checkbox.

Click the "Set Variables" button.