Three-Dimensional Laminate Media Analysis

Dimensions Window

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The dimension tab is used to enter information about the lamiante, stacking sequence and if necessary ply by ply data.

No of Plies : This value corresponds to the number of plies in the laminate. For design purposes the number of plies is considered as a whole integer value

• The Symmentry button makes the laminate symmetrical through out.
• Send to WB button sends the current laminate data to the work bench.

Thickness :  This corresponds to the thickness of each ply in the laminate.

Orientation :  This gives the direction of each ply in the laminate .

Workbench : Used to enter sub laminate data.

• Size: The drop down box gives the number of possible sublaminates for a given no of plies in the laminate .
• Fill: This button fills the rest of the sublaminate with the data of the first ply.
• Symmetry: Makes the sublaminate symmetrical.
• Send: This button fills the laminate with the sublaminate data.