In composite modeling, a small resin pocket forms when the first ply finishes away from a part's perimeter and a second larger ply covers the first. The empty pockets create an area with inferior structural behavior that contains more stress peaks and higher inverse reserve factors (IRFs). ACP allows you to define degenerate elements to fill these pockets. These wedge shape elements are called ply Drop-Offs. They cannot hold layered information and must be created with a homogenous material (uniform at all points) during an extrusion process.
In this tutorial, you will learn to:
Define a solid composite model with ply Drop-Offs
Smooth the model's surface using ACP's Snap-To Geometry feature
The tutorial covers the following topics: