Creating an ITP Height

This task shows how to create an ITP Height, that is an ITP that accepts a decimal value. This value represents the height of the solid at the specified point. As a consequence:
  • you can impose ITP Height wherever you want to,
  • the stack no longer needs to be an exact multiple of plies thickness,
  • it supports multi-material scenarii.
Open ITPHeightSA1.CATPart from the samples directory.

You are going to create ITP Height at the places shown below:
 

  1. Click ITP Height . The ITP Height dialog box is displayed:

    The zones group found is automatically proposed.

  2. Select a vertex and key in the value of the ITP Height:

    (You can find out the value by measuring the distance between the point and the solid you have generated previously).

  3. Repeat this step for the other two vertices:

    They are displayed in the 3D view and created in the specification tree under the ITP'S node:

  4. The solid needs to be updated.
    See Updating the Solid for more information.
Should you need to create the point for the vertex, right-click in the vertex field and create the element you need.

Refer to Generative Shape Design & Optimizer User's Guide for more information.