S16-1 PAT325, Section 16, February 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation SECTION 16 MSC.LAMINATE MODELER 2003 ENHANCEMENTS

S16-2 PAT325, Section 16, February 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation

S16-3 PAT325, Section 16, February 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation COMPOSITE OPTIMIZATION n New MSC.Nastran SOL 200(design optimization) interface for laminates u Create variable material l Composite l Thickness, orientations, both for selected layers u Create composite failure constraint u DVPREL generated automatically u DESVAR history plotted as XY Plot

S16-4 PAT325, Section 16, February 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation LM OPTIMIZATION SUPPORT n LM adds the following support for optimization u Expand laminate element u Modify laminate layer u Delete laminate compress & unreferenced u Show laminate

S16-5 PAT325, Section 16, February 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation CREATE FAILURE RESULTS n Only show relevant allowables n More comprehensive user failure function u Name u Customizable list u Data checking

S16-6 PAT325, Section 16, February 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation.F06 READER n Some data only in.F06 file u e.g. Failure Indices n.F06 file can contain model & results u e.g. ECHO=SORT n Often used for archiving models n.F06 reader provides alternative import mechanism

S16-7 PAT325, Section 16, February 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation MODIFYING PLIES USING EDIT n Quick way to modify extent of ply n Interpolates angles and thickness n Identifies & fills holes in plies u FiberSIM import

S16-8 PAT325, Section 16, February 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation ORIENT LAMINATES BY FIELD n Create/Laminate/LM_Layup u Laminate Orientation: Angle Field n Fields: Create/Spatial/FEM u Field Name: Material_Orientation_LM u FEM Field Definition l Discrete u Field Type l Scalar u Entity Type l Element n Defines theta n Min. props & lams

S16-9 PAT325, Section 16, February 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation REFERENCE SHEARED MATERIALS n Picks up sheared material properties u e.g. fabric_t300_f934_pos20 n Significant difference for high shears

S16-10 PAT325, Section 16, February 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation SHOW ELEMENT n Show/Element u Free Edges, Branches, Normals, Normal Boundaries, Duplicates, Connectivities, Feature Angles u Material Orientations (e.g. THETA) n Complements MSC.Patran capabilities u Composites focus u Single form

S16-11 PAT325, Section 16, February 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation WORKING WITHOUT LAYUP FILES n More efficient working if ply model not required u Failure calculation u Show laminate u.F06 import u Etc.

S16-12 PAT325, Section 16, February 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation MSC.MARC SOLID ELEMENT SUPPORT n Create solid elements in MSC.Marc u MSC.Marc properties generated automatically u Through-thickness stresses u Non-linear degradation u e.g. rollhoop crush

S16-13 PAT325, Section 16, February 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation MINOR ENHANCEMENTS n Application Direction options u Normal, Manual, View n Reference Materials of different type u Projected ply can reference scissor mat u Allows prototyping with projected n Export/Laminate/ESAComp u Detailed laminate analysis n Result sort speedup u Now in C++

S16-14 PAT325, Section 16, February 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation FUTURE DIRECTIONS n MSC.Nastran GPLYID support u PCOMPG n More solid element support u results u degradation n Forming Simulation u Multilayer forming simulation u ELRIPS Project n Laminate Tools ( u simulation -> design, manuf. u view plies, laminates, results u Interactive draping