Exporting composite laminate

Imre.F
Imre.F Altair Community Member
edited October 2020 in Community Q&A

Dear everyone!

 

I want to export my ply-based shell composite laminate from HyperMesh to a STEP or PARASOLID file. I used the following option:  File>Export>Geometry Model

 

My composite laminate can not be imported properly into Solidworks 2019. Tried a lot of options but I could not reach that the shell elements (and plies) had the proper thickness. In Solidworks there was only a surface without thickness.

 

I would like to design a tool for manufacturing and I need the proper geometry of my composite part.

 

Thanks for your answer in advance!

Imre

 

 

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  • PrasannaK
    PrasannaK
    Altair Employee
    edited November 2019

    Hi Imre,

     

    Exporting  the geometry by specifying file type as 'Parasoild'  will work.

     

    Export_Parasolid.JPG

     

    Thank you

  • Imre.F
    Imre.F Altair Community Member
    edited November 2019

    Hi PrasannaK!

     

    First thing first: thanks for the quick answer!

     

    I tried it that way with Hypermesh and HyperworksX but did not work. I can export the geometry, which is only a surface, but I want to export my shell elements.

     

    Because the thickness of my elements (plies) the shape of my composite part is different than the original surface and I want to get a step or parasolid file which is contain the thickness of my shells.

     

    Kind regards,

    Imre

     

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