Enhanced Transition plies capabilities in Creo composite design

Creo Parametric 12.4.0.0
User Interface Location: In the Composite Design environment, click Transition Plies.

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Description
Using Drag Handles to Adjust Dimensions
When applying a transition effect to plies and cores, you can now modify dimensions by using drag handles. A common drag handle is available for all dimensions in a profile transition, while individual drag handles are provided for each dimension in a custom transition.

In Custom mode, the drag handles and displayed dimensions may obstruct the view of the transition effect. To improve visibility, you can turn off the Display Dimensions toggle to hide both the drag handles and dimensions.

Applying Transition Effects to Multiple Chains
You can now apply a transition effect to multiple transition chains simultaneously using a single transition plies feature.
When defining a transition for plies and cores, multiple transition chains of ply boundary edges can be selected. This allows the same transition definition to be applied to all common chains across the selected plies and cores. This capability is available for both profile and custom transitions.

Identifying All Failing Plies and Cores
Previously, when a transition failed, processing stopped at the first failure, making it difficult to identify additional failing laminate objects. With this enhancement, you can select the Identify all failures checkbox after the first failure to locate all failing laminate objects. Failed transitions are also indicated in the collector.

This functionality is especially useful for large and complex transitions. After identifying failures, you can switch to Custom mode and remove the failing laminate objects while preserving the offsets of the successfully processed objects.

Using Excel for Custom Transitions
When applying a custom transition to laminate objects, you can now use Excel to edit transition offsets. In the Custom transition dialog, click Edit in Excel to open the transition table in a temporary Excel window. You can then use Excel features such as formulas and functions to modify the transition offset values.

After completing the edits, click the import option next to Edit in Excel to bring the updated values back into the transition table.

Benefits
These enhancements improve user experience and productivity by enabling you to:

• Set the transition offsets using the dimension dragger control.
• Apply transition offsets to multiple chains with a single transition plies feature.
• Identify all failing laminate objects after the first failed transition.
• Edit the transition offsets using Excel.

Additional Information

Related Topics
Define Transition between Plies

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