Material and ply orientation

Material coordinate system

is used for orienting properties of anisotropic or orthotropic materials, such as those of laminate composites.

Ply coordinate system

has its axis 1 aligned with the ply's warp fiber direction.

For an orientation angle of 0°, the ply and material laminate orientations are identical.

Note:

Depending on the solver, the material orientation is defined at the mesh level or at the mesh collector level.

You can display the X-axes of the material coordinate systems on each element face.

How do I

View material orientation graphically

Define Nastran 2D element material orientation

Define Abaqus 2D element material orientation

Define ANSYS 2D element material orientation

Define LS-DYNA 2D element material orientation

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Simcenter 3D Laminate Composites

Laminate definition methods

Managing laminates and layups

Zone-based workflow

Ply-based workflow

Material orientation

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Laminate glossary

Coordinate systems for laminates

Element type support for laminates

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