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View Laminate — Zone # dialog box

Ply Sketcher
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.
Ply Layup
Global Ply Id Identifies the global ply with a unique number.
Composition Displays the material of the global ply.
Thickness Displays the thickness of the global ply.
Angle Displays the draped angle of the ply material in relation to the layup orientation.
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