Layup Options
Layup Options
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It is possible to modify the material or thickness of a ply directly from the layup panel. It is also possible to change the thickness and materials of multiple plys at the same time by selecting mupltiple rows of the layup panel by using the ctrl and shift buttons. After the selection is made, any material or thickness which is chosen for any one of the plys in the selection, is applied to all plys in the selection. Similar selections can also be done from the PART_COMPOSITE and ELEMENT_SHELL_COMPOSITE edit panels as well. |
The edit panel for COMPOSITE LAYUP display the plies of the layup, the material, thickness and setid assigned respictivelly for each ply of the layup.To sketch a ply easily from the layup panel, press the grey button on the left hand side of the panel. The button will turn green (as in the right image), the ply with the fiber orientation of each elements composing this ply will be sketch (as in the left image).
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If right clicking on the button on the left hand side, few options for the ply will appear. - ins before/after: insert a new line on the layup before/after the line selected - move up/down: will swap position between the ply selected and the one before/after - delete: delete ply from the layup definition - copy: copy informations of this ply - paste: create a new ply with the informations copied previously - split: split the ply in two plies with half of the thickness
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A drop down menu is available for every ply of the layup, with the usual options available as for any component within PRIMER. |
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