Define a stacking sequence using Paste Anti-symmetric

Use the Paste Anti-symmetric command to create one new ply for each ply that is in the clipboard. However, unlike a normal Paste operation, the Paste Anti-Symmetric command does two things:

• It reverses the order of the copied plies.

• It changes the orientation angle to be anti-symmetric.(In the example below, for each ply with an orientation angle of 45 degrees above the plane of anti-symmetry, an identical ply with an orientation angle of -45 degrees exists below it.)

The following figure illustrates the use of Create New Ply , Copy and Paste Anti-symmetric to define a stacking sequence:

• A through D = Ply Groups created as described in Using Paste.

• E = Ply Group 5In the ply table, click Ply Group 4, right-click → Copy then right-click → Paste Anti-symmetric.

• F = Ply Group 6In the ply table, click Ply Group 3, right-click → Copy then right-click → Paste Anti-symmetric.

• G = Ply Group 7In the ply table, use shift-click or control-click to select groups 1 and 2, right-click → Copy then right-click → Paste Anti-symmetric.

• H = Physical representation

• I = Representation in the Ply Sketcher tab

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