Provides result data that corresponds to that of the failure definition in Ansys Composite PrepPost (ACP). Refer to the Ansys Composite PrepPost User's Guide for the complete workflow associated with composite analyses as well as the Composite Failure Tool section of the Ansys Mechanical Help for a description of the use of this tool.
Object Properties
The Details Pane properties for this object include the following.
| Category | Properties/Options/Descriptions |
|---|---|
|
Definition |
Type: Read-only field that displays the tool type - Composite Failure Tool. |
|
Reference |
Defined By, options include:
Composite Failure Criteria: Displays when you select for the Defined By property. This property provides a drop-down list of available Composite Failure Tools that have been promoted. |
|
Reinforced Ply Criteria | |
Composite Failure Tool Result Objects
The result objects Inverse Reserve Factor, Safety Factor, and Safety Margin are only used with the Composite Failure Tool. The Details pane properties for these objects include the following.
| Category | Properties/Options/Descriptions |
|---|---|
|
Scope |
Scoping Method: and . Geometry: Appears if Scoping Method = Geometry. Use selection filters to pick geometry, click in the Geometry field, then click . Named Selection: Appears if Scoping Method = Named Selection. Specify named selection. Sub Scope By: Options include:
|
|
Definition |
Type: Result type indication, can be changed within the same result category. Options include:
Show Critical Failure Mode Show Critical Layer Threshold for Text Visualization: Value property. Show On Reference Surface: Use this property when you import a model from Ansys Composite PrepPost (ACP) that includes a specified Reference Surface. Options include (default) and . When set to , the solid mesh displays the worst failure and mode per solid element. When set to , the result displays the worst failure, per solid stack, on the shell mesh of the specified Reference Surface only. By: Options include and . They visualize the intermediate results by a time value or a result set. Display Time: Appears if By is set to Time. Set Number: Appears if By is set to Result Set. Calculate Time History: Currently, time history is not supported. Suppressed: Suppresses the object if set to Yes. |
|
Integration Point Results |
Display Option: Read-only indication of either or . |
|
Results - Read-only status indication of result object. |
Minimum Maximum Minimum Occurs On Maximum Occurs On |
|
Information - Read-only status of available results. |
Time Load Step Substep Iteration Number |
Tree Dependencies
Valid Parent Tree Object: Solution.
Valid Child Tree Objects:
See the Composite Failure Tool Result Objects topic below for additional information.
Insertion Methods
Open the Toolbox drop-down menu on the Solution Context Tab and select the Composite Failure Tool.
Right-click the Solution object or in the Geometry window, and then select > > .
Right-click Options
In addition to common right-click options, relevant right-click options for this object include:
>
: Export result data to a text file.
Note: You can use promoted composite failure criteria over several load cases to ensure that your failure analysis for composites is based on the same definition.
API Reference
See the Composite Failure Tool section of the ACT API Reference Guide for specific scripting information.