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Places or modifies a lapped plate on a plate part or standalone plate part. The lapped part derives its surface definition from the part or system to which it is lapped.

When you create lapped parts, you must select the systems or parts to lap to, define the boundary for the lapped plate, and specify the side of plate. There are several methods available for you to use when you define the boundary for the lapped part. You can graphically pick bounding objects, select the bounding objects from a list of potential bounding objects, or sketch a boundary curve to define the boundaries. You define the side of plate and thickness direction graphically. You can also specify other attributes, such as name rule and material type, for the lapped plate part.

The software creates assembly connections between bounded edges and between the faces of lapped parts. If the plate is lapped to a system, and the lapped plate crosses a seam on the system, two assembly connections are created; one connection to each of the root parts. If the plate is lapped to a system, assembly connections are not created until the root parts have been detailed using Execute Detailing .

You can create only one lapped part at a time.

Lapped Plate Physical Connections

The software creates physical connections as children of the lapped plate assembly connections. When you add, delete, or modify a sketched feature on the lapped plate, physical connections are created and updated as needed. A lapped plate with openings has an outer contour and a closed inner contour for each opening. A separate physical connection is created for each contour. These physical connections are children of the parent physical connection of the lapped plate. Different weld parameters can be specified for each physical connection.

LappedPlatePhysicalConnection

Copying a Lapped Plate

If you copy, Move, or Mirror Copy a lapped plate (including through Model Data Reuse operations in the Project Management task), and you do not include a lapped-to part in the copy (by selecting Delete Optional in the Paste Dialog), then the software replaces the lapped-to part with a surface body. This prevents the lapped plate from going to the To Do List. After the copy, you can replace the surface body with a new plate system or part.

If the original lapped-to part was detailed, Delete Optional also deletes the physical connection between the lapped plate and lapped-to plate. For the copied lapped plate, if you replace the lapped-to surface body with a new detailed plate part, then the software creates a new physical connection.

Lapped Plate Ribbon

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