02 / Capabilities
Start with a material, build the reinforcement and layup, then examine the process and structural response. Compare alternatives and keep the assumptions visible so you can explain why one design behaves differently from another.
ENGINEERING QUESTIONS, CONNECTED ANSWERS
Typical applications below illustrate how to build a study—not customer case histories or certified design predictions.
Compare ply angles and stacking sequences before committing to a panel design. Follow the trade-off between directional stiffness, thickness and mass, then assess the relevant load case.
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Ask how constituent choice, fiber fraction and alignment change effective ply stiffness. Carry the resulting properties into a laminate instead of treating material and layup decisions separately.
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Connect heating zones and roller contact to the process experienced by the moving material. Compare the prescribed conditions with thermal response before deciding which process settings need closer investigation.
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Look beyond a single stiffness value. Compare load directions, locate first-ply failure and inspect progressive damage in a supported formulation using explicit strength and degradation assumptions.
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10 destinationsBuild the study in one tree. Move or duplicate records in bulk, choose the entities you need, and keep the tabs, local settings, loading and saving close to the work.
Keep the source beside each material property. Build records for constituent, transport, strength, thermoset cure and thermoplastic crystallization data, with editable completion values where needed.
Calculate the ply’s 3D elastic, strength, expansion, density and transport properties. Then vary the microstructure and model inputs to see which choices change those properties.
Choose the property source for each ply. Compare ABD response, process residual stress and environmental loading using carpet maps, envelopes, laminate optimization and progressive failure.
Set each surface condition and follow the steady-state or transient heat and moisture response. Examine cure exotherm, changing modulus and shrinkage, then compare process-cycle choices.
Apply loads and supports to a plate, cylinder, beam or joint. In the Virtual Test Lab, inspect the mounted specimen and compare its setup with the calculated response plots.
Save an optimization snapshot before changing the study. Compare results, automate repeat studies and export the tables and model-validation data in common engineering formats.
Follow the material through micromechanics, laminate construction, processing and structural analysis. Keep the inputs connected so you can examine what each design change does downstream.
See working studies explained with genuine CDS2026 GUI figures, model assumptions and engineering interpretation.
Follow working studies, model additions and software updates.
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