Exporting the global layup to Fibersim

You can export global plies in a global layup to Fibersim using the HDF5 format. HDF5 is a general use hierarchical data format that is designed to store large amounts of numerical data. The exported file has the .h5 extension.

The exported Fibersim HDF5 file contains the ply stacking sequence and the following data for each ply:

• The ply numberNote: If a ply description exists, it will replace the ply number.

• The material name

• The ply angle

• A coordinate system, which is located at the draping start point and whose X-axis is aligned with the start direction. For plies that are created using the projection draping solver or that are imported from a Fibersim XML file, the starting point and the direction of the draping are created at export. Each coordinate system becomes a separate Rosette in Fibersim.

• The mesh that contains node coordinates. All stored elements have either three nodes or four nodes. Fibersim computes a ply boundary from the mesh.

When you export a layup to Fibersim, the software uses the ply description, if it is available, to define ply names in the HDF5 file.

The ply thickness is not exported. Fibersim extracts the ply thickness from the material definition.

Where do I find it?

Application	Pre/Post
Prerequisite	A FEM as the work part
Simulation Navigator	Right-click a global layup node→Export Plies to Fibersim

How do I

Import a layup from a laminate physical property

Create a global layup

Create ply extensions

Create a ply section and its section curves

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Creating a global layup

Creating global plies

Working with global plies and global ply groups

Cohesive layers

Draping global plies over the model

Layup offset

Working with imported layups

Creating ply sections and section curves

Ply-based workflow

Defining plies and a stacking sequence

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Ply extensions

Right-click commands for ply section nodes

Right-click commands for global layup nodes

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