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Laminate Modeler dialog box — Ply Sketcher tab
| Option | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Specifies the appearance of the global ply laminate zone.ExplodedScaledFeaturedThe laminate reference plane is the solid black horizontal line.When you choose Exploded or Featured, the software displays the ID, the material, the thickness, and the angle of each ply.Note: You can modify the displayed font type and size on the Color/Font tab in the Visualization Preferences dialog box. | Exploded | Scaled | Featured | |||
| Exploded | Scaled | Featured | |||||
| Zoom | Available only when Exploded or Scaled is selected from the View list. Lets you control the overall height (thickness) of the layup display by moving the slider. | ||||||
| Number of Plies | Displays the number of plies in the zone layup. | ||||||
| Thickness | Displays the total thickness of the layup. |
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Laminate Modeler dialog box — Ply Sketcher tab, Simcenter 3D 2021.1 Series
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