Create 2D and 3D laminates from existing laminates

The Copy as Solid Laminate and Copy as Shell Laminate commands are supported only in Simcenter Nastran and Abaqus solver environments.

Copy a 2D laminate physical property to a 3D laminate physical property

This example shows how to create a 3D laminate with a Solid Laminate physical property type by copying a 2D laminate with a Laminate physical property type.

1. Choose Home tab→Properties group→Physical Properties .The Physical Property Tables Manager dialog box is displayed.

2. In the Selection group, select the 2D laminate physical property that you want to copy.

3. Right-click the laminate property and choose Copy as Solid Laminate.

Copy a 3D laminate physical property to a 2D laminate physical property

This example shows how to create a 2D laminate with a Laminate physical property type by copying a 3D laminate with a Solid Laminate physical property type.

1. Choose Home tab→Properties group→Physical Properties .The Physical Property Tables Manager dialog box is displayed.

2. In the Selection group, select the 3D laminate physical property that you want to copy.

3. Right-click the laminate property and choose Copy as Shell Laminate.

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Open the Solid Laminate Modeler dialog box

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Creating a laminate physical property

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Predefined laminate physical property (Simcenter Samcef)

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Validating laminate properties and strength

Defining plies and a stacking sequence

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