Exporting To XML

This task shows you how to export the ply data in XML format.

See Using Non Crimp Fabrics for specific information.
Available in Composites Engineering Design (CPE) and Composites Design for Manufacturing (CPM).
Open the Export1.CATPart document.

  1. Click XML export .
    The XML Export dialog box is displayed:

  2. Select the entity to export. It can be the complete stacking, a ply group, a sequence, a ply or a cut piece.

  3. Use ... to browse your directories and enter the path and name of the XML file to generate.

  4. Select which geometry should be included:
    • 3D contour or
    • Flatten contour.

  5. If necessary, modify the Tessellation Parameters used to compute the tessellation points of the contours exported to the XML file.

  6. Click OK to export the data to the XML file and exit the dialog box.
    A progress bar is displayed. The export can be cancelled at any time.

Example of an output XML file:
(we gave each section a background color to make reading comments easier)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE Part [
<!-- CATIA V5R18 - > 
<!-- XML export of CPD data - > 
]>
<CATIA_V5_CPD_Composites_Data_Model VERSION="1.0">
<Part NAME="SamplePart">		 Name of the part
<Units>
<Length>"mm"</Length>
<Angle>"deg"</Angle>
<Surfacic_weight>"Kg/m2"</Surfacic_weight>
<Cost_per_mass_unit>"USD/Kg"</Cost_per_mass_unit>
<Cost>"USD"</Cost>
</Units>		 Set of units
<Rosettes>
<Rosette NAME="Rosette.1">
<X>1.0,0.0,0.0</X>
<Y>0.0,1.0,0.0</Y>
<Z>0.0,0.0,1.0</Z>
</Rosette>
<Rosette NAME="Rosette.2">
<X>-1.0,0.0,0.0</X>
<Y>0.0,1.0,0.0</Y>
<Z>0.0,0.0,-1.0</Z>
</Rosette>
</Rosettes>		 Description of the Rosette:
  • Name
  • Axes coordinates
<Materials>
<Material NAME="Carbon 1">
<Type>Bi-dir</Type>
<Cured_thickness>0.2</Cured_thickness>
<Uncured_thickness>0.25</Uncured_thickness>
<Width>2000</Width>
<Warning_angle>30</Warning_angle>
<Limit_angle>15</Limit_angle>
<Surfacic_weight>0.3</Surfacic_weight>
<Cost_per_mass_unit>23.8</Cost_per_mass_unit>
</Material>
<Material NAME="Carbon 2">
<Type>Uni-dir</Type>
<Cured_thickness>0.2</Cured_thickness>
<Uncured_thickness>0.25</Uncured_thickness>
<Width>200</Width>
<Warning_angle>15</Warning_angle>
<Limit_angle>7</Limit_angle>
<Surfacic_weight>0.3</Surfacic_weight>
<Cost_per_mass_unit>19.9</Cost_per_mass_unit>
</Material>
</Materials>		 Description of materials used
(only Composites parameters of the material are exported)
<Orientations>
<Orientation NAME="0" VALUE="0"/>
<Orientation NAME="0/90" VALUE="0"/>
<Orientation NAME="45/-45" VALUE="45"/>
<Orientation NAME="90" VALUE="90"/>
</Orientations>		 Description of orientations used
<Stacking NAME="Stacking" TYPE="Engineering">
<Plies_Group NAME="Plies Group.1" REF_SURFACE="Surface.1" DRAPING_DIR="Positive"
ROSETTE="Rosette.1" STRUCTURAL="Yes">
<Sequence NAME="Sequence.1">
<Ply NAME="Ply.1" MATERIAL="Carbon 1" ORIENTATION="0/90" ROSETTE="Rosette.1"
REF_SURFACE="Surface.1" DRAPING_DIR="Positive"
CG_X="7923.2" CG_Y="0" CG_Z="1246.6"
AREA="458512.2" PERIMETER="4385.21" WEIGHT="90.42" COST="5827.12">		 Stacking name and type (engineering/manufacturing/mirror)
Plies group information
Sequence name
Ply information:
  • Name,
  • Material,
  • Orientation,
  • Rosette,
  • Numerical analysis information.
<Contour_3D POINTS_COUNT="300" POINTS="X Y Z">
<Pt/>3859.3158 13633.6363 -350.0388
<Pt/>3878.1873 13613.3858 -348.5087
<Pt/>3838.3433 13651.8784 -351.5373
<Pt/>3838.8115 13613.6858 -348.8338
<Pt/>3878.5188 13653.5643 -351.3188
<Pt/>3888.1601 13584.1344 -347.1078
<Pt/>....
</Contour_3D>		 Discretization points of 3D ply contour (optional)
<Contour_2D POINTS_COUNT="100" POINTS="X Y Z">
<Pt/>3858.5308 0 -350.0303
<Pt/>3878.7833 0 -348.5730
<Pt/>3838.3843 0 -351.5183
<Pt/>3838.1385 0 -348.8483
<Pt/>3878.8308 0 -351.3331
<Pt/>3888.0771 0 -347.1480
<Pt/>.....
</Contour_2D>		 Discretization points of ply flatten shape (optional)
<Cut_Piece NAME="CutPiece.1"
CG_X="7923.2" CG_Y="0" CG_Z="1246.6"
AREA="458512.2" PERIMETER="4385.21" WEIGHT="90.42" COST="5827.12">
<Contour_3D POINTS_COUNT="300" POINTS="X Y Z">
<Pt/>3859.3158 13633.6363 -350.0388
<Pt/>3878.1873 13613.3858 -348.5087
<Pt/>3838.3433 13651.8784 -351.5373
<Pt/>3838.8115 13613.6858 -348.8338
<Pt/>3878.5188 13653.5643 -351.3188
<Pt/>.....
</Contour_3D>
<Contour_2D POINTS_COUNT="100" POINTS="X Y Z">
<Pt/>3858.5308 0 -350.0303
<Pt/>3878.7833 0 -348.5730
<Pt/>3838.3843 0 -351.5183
<Pt/>3838.1385 0 -348.8483
<Pt/>3878.8308 0 -351.3331
<Pt/>.....
</Contour_2D>
</Cut_Piece>
</Ply>
</Sequence>		 Cut pieces information, similar to that of plies.
<Sequence NAME="Sequence.2">
<Core NAME="Core.1" MATERIAL="Honeycomb" ORIENTATION="0" ROSETTE="Rosette.2"
CG_X="7923.2" CG_Y="0" CG_Z="1246.6"
VOLUME="4585.2" WET_AREA="858512.21" WEIGHT="90.42" COST="300.12">
</Core>
</Sequence>		 Core information
</Plies_Group>
</Stacking>
</Part>
</CATIA_V5_CPD_Composites_Data_Model>