Using a spreadsheet or a CSV file to define a layup

Use the Edit Layup in Spreadsheet or Import Layup from CSV File options to define your layup in an Excel spreadsheet or a CSV file, and import the layup.

Each row in the file defines one ply in the layup. Each column cell in the row specifies a property for the ply. You must specify the columns in the order shown in the following example.

Material Name	Thickness (mm)	Angle (deg)	Description
KEVLAR SKIN	0.0635	0
KEVLAR SKIN	0.0635	–45
KEVLAR SKIN	0.0635	90
KEVLAR SKIN	0.0635	45
KEVLAR CORE	12.7	0	Core ply
KEVLAR SKIN	0.0635	45
KEVLAR SKIN	0.0635	90
KEVLAR SKIN	0.0635	–45
KEVLAR SKIN	0.0635	0

• The material name is the name of an existing Pre/Post material or ply material. If the material name is not found in the FEM file, the ply is not imported.

• Thickness values are in the FEM units.

• The orientation angle can be a positive or negative value in degrees.

• The description column is required but entering a description is optional.

To import the layup from the spreadsheet, select the cells you want to import.

Note:

When you import a layup into an existing layup, it overrides the layup definition.

When you import a layup from a spreadsheet or a CSV file, the Stacking Recipe list is reset to Regular. The content of the ply layup is always identical to the content that is displayed on the Ply Sketcher tab.

Where do I find it?

Application	Pre/Post
Prerequisite	You must work in the FEM.
Command Finder	Laminate Physical Property or Solid Laminate Physical Property or Global Layup
Location in the dialog box	Ply Layup tab or group→Edit Layup to Spreadsheet or Export Layup to CSV file or Import Layup from CSV File

How do I

Define a stacking sequence using Paste Repetition

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Define a stacking sequence using Paste Symmetric

Define a stacking sequence using Paste

Define parent and child groups

Modify ply properties

Define ply properties

Import a layup from Excel

Export a layup to Excel

Modify a layup in Excel

Define a layup using the lamination shorthand format

Learn more

Defining plies and a stacking sequence

Ply properties

Ply groups

Defining a layup using the lamination shorthand format

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Right-click commands for plies

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