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Solid 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, material, thickness, and 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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Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/289054037/PL20200601120302950.advanced/id1375418 · retrieved 2026-07-17