1 2 3,0.600000,2.094395<R/>
4 2 3,0.600000,2.094395<R/>
</Mesh_Polygon_Table>
</Ply>
<Ply NAME="ALUM">
<Material NAME="PPG-PL-3K-D1" THICKNESS="0.266700" CURED_THICKNESS="0.130500"/>
<Mesh_Point_Table COUNT="4" RECORD="XYZ">
0.000000 0.000000 0.000000<R/>
30.000000 0.000000 0.000000<R/>
0.000000 30.000000 0.000000<R/>
30.000000 30.000000 0.000000<R/>
</Mesh_Point_Table>
<Mesh_Polygon_Table COUNT="1" RECORD="NODES,WARP,WEFT">
3 4 1,0.800000,2.268928<R/>
</Mesh_Polygon_Table>
</Ply>
<Ply NAME="STEEL">
<Material NAME="PPG-PL-3K-D1" THICKNESS="0.266700" CURED_THICKNESS="0.110500"/>
<Mesh_Point_Table COUNT="4" RECORD="XYZ">
0.000000 0.000000 0.000000<R/>
30.000000 0.000000 0.000000<R/>
0.000000 30.000000 0.000000<R/>
30.000000 30.000000 0.000000<R/>
</Mesh_Point_Table>
<Mesh_Polygon_Table COUNT="2" RECORD="NODES,WARP,WEFT">
1 2 3,1.000000,2.443461<R/>
4,2,3,1.000000,2.443461<R/>
</Mesh_Polygon_Table>
</Ply>
</Laminate_Layup>You may want to examine a FiberSIM .xml file before use to verify that the geometry data in the .xml
file and in the ANSYS model use the same system of units and the same coordinate system. An effective
method for doing so is to convert each layer to an ANSYS PREP7 input file and then plot it, as follows:
- Select the layer of interest and delete the remainder of the file.
- Remove the warp and weft angles as well as the
symbols. - Using a spreadsheet program or text editor, convert the nodal and element blocks into ANSYS N and E
commands. (Include columns for the command names and commas.) - Add /PREP7 and ET,1,200,4 commands at the beginning of the file.
- Run the input file and plot the results.
FiberSIM's XML File Format
Beginning with FiberSIM 5.1, the FiberSIM XML file contains a material-attribute line of code for each
ply, similar to the following:
<Material NAME="PPG-PL-3K-D1" THICKNESS="0.266700" CURED_THICKNESS="0.190500"/>ANSYS uses only the CURED_THICKNESS attribute and ignores the others. ANSYS considers the cured
thickness to be the layer thickness when TKFLG = 0 (SECCONTROL).
Limitations of the FiberSIM XML File
The FiberSIM-ANSYS interface assumes that all layers are built up starting at one side and going through
all layers to the other side. FiberSIM has an option where layers are built up from both sides, ending in
the middle; however, the interface does not support this option.
The FiberSIM-ANSYS interface supports only “plies,” and not “cores.”
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