Prerequisites for Working in a Composite Environment
Before you start working in a Composite environment, make sure that the following conditions are satisfied:
• You are working in the part mode because you can create composite features only in a part.
• You have at least one surface or quilt that you can use to define the layup surface.
• The composite environment supports only absolute accuracy setting. It is highly advisable to use absolute accuracy settings in the part. However, this is not mandatory.
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Irrespective of the part accuracy type, a composite feature always uses absolute accuracy. A part with relative accuracy may cause geometry issues in a composite feature.
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• You have access to the composite material files for creating the laminate objects such as plies and cores.
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You can use the composite material files added to the part in a Composite environment. You can also add the composite material files to the part from the Composite environment.
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• Renaming a composite part manually on disk, outside of Creo or Windchill, can result in model corruption. Always use the renaming tools within Creo or Windchill to ensure the integrity of your models.