Workflow / 03.2 Micromechanics
Start with the constituents and reinforcement architecture. Choose a compatible homogenization model from the released choices, inspect the predicted reference ply properties, then use them in the laminate.
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Explore plain, twill and satin yarn surfaces in Micro, Live Stack, CREATE and DISCOVER. Switch between one repeat and 2 × 2 or 3 × 3 cells, then rotate and zoom. CREATE carries the selected weave and woven bridging model into SIMULATE, subject to your license.
Captured from the Workbench components in a local preview, September 17, 2026. Missing yarn dimensions are inferred and listed under Geometry inputs & assumptions. These views illustrate periodic surfaces; they are not measured textile CAD, solid exports or a mesh-based solver. Use the selected micromechanics model for the separate effective-property calculation.
Connected study preview, not a live calculation. Edit inputs and inspect results in Workbench.
All blocks keep the CREATE / DISCOVER / SIMULATE positions, with Equipment below Geometry; unused records remain disconnected. This changes the view only, not the exercise records. The diagram shows the setup, not solved results.
Only models assigned to records used by this exercise are listed here. The full-layout option preserves the supplied starter records; no Workbench records are changed.
One compatible homogenization model per Micro recipe. Separate recipes compare models; their predictions are not blended.
∑ Theory & assumptionsMaterials → Micro
Constituent stiffness, strength, density and thermal / moisture properties.
Models → Micro
Applied model assignment: Rule of mixtures. Model parameters and formulation are used by Micro.
Open the copied Micro record and identify its fibre and matrix materials.
Models: Rule of mixtures · Voigt · Reuss
Ideal continuous, aligned reinforcement with zero voids. This is a teaching comparison, not a measured material allowable.
03.2 / Workflow focus
What connects to the next stepThe Models browser lists rule-of-mixtures variants, Halpin–Tsai, Chamis, Mori–Tanaka, Hashin–Rosen, self-consistent, woven bridging and Cox elastic short-fiber choices. Architecture determines which choices are available.
Cox shear-lag elastic studies use prescribed geometry and orientation. The event-driven Henry–Pimenta RVE and its stochastic discontinuous-fiber failure route are not enabled in the hosted release.
Link the Micro recipe to a ply to use its reference properties. Before changing a shared material or Micro record, check which laminates use it; the edit can affect several calculations.
Work through an exercise or a supported property sweep to see how the assumptions and constituents change the result. Check constituent limits and sensitivity. Predicted strengths and teaching defaults are not qualified allowables.
Build this workflow in Workbench: select records and connect the interactive Blocks →
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Select a model family to follow its inputs, results, theory and exercise. All model families ↗
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Constituents, architecture, fractions and calibrated modifiers
Reference ply properties for each linked laminate ply
Representative exercise: this map shows its supplied records and active connections, not every possible configuration of the model family.
All blocks keep the CREATE / DISCOVER / SIMULATE positions, with Equipment below Geometry; unused records remain disconnected. This changes the view only, not the exercise records. The diagram shows the setup, not solved results.
One compatible homogenization model per Micro recipe. Use separate recipes for comparisons; they are not combined in a single ply.
Models browser → Micromechanics · source: Micro
