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[Tudor Miron]

 I would like to learn how can I model a sandwich panel with hard insert (metal) placed in between skins. My initial idea was to use solid modeling in ACP and assemble metal parts with solid composite parts in Static structural using contacts/bonding.

1.       I created OSS that includes full face of the panel. I created top skin ply’s using this OSS.

2.       I created another OSS that covered full face but has a cutout region where metal insert should be placed. I created a core ply using this surface.

3.       I created bottom skin using first OSS (one that covers full face of the panel)

4.       Now, when I try to create solid model, all is fine with top skin and core layer, but bottom skin has a hole/cutout in place where there’s no core.

 

Any suggestions on how can I avoid this unwanted  cutout in my “overcore” ply’s?

What is the proper way to model such structures – sandwich panels with metal inserts?

Many thanks

Ted

[Tudor Miron]

Update: I figured out how to deal with this problem within ACP - using cutoff geometries within SolidModel branch I created a cavity within core where metal insert supposed to be placed in Static Structural assembly. 

Thanks

Ted