Creating composite layups

• Shell

• Continuum shell

• Solid

To create a composite layup, select CompositeCreate from the main menu bar. A Create Composite Layup dialog box appears in which you can name the layup, specify the initial ply count, and specify the type of composite layup that you want to create. Once you have finished entering this information, click Continue in the Create Composite Layup dialog box to display the composite layup editor, which allows you to create and edit layups.

The format of the composite layup editor varies according to the type of layup you are defining. For example, the shell composite layup editor is shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1. The shell composite layup editor.

Once you have entered all the data necessary to define the layup, you can click OK to close the editor and to save the composite layup.

For detailed instructions on using composite layup editors, see the following sections:

• Creating conventional shell composite layups

• Creating continuum shell composite layups

• Creating solid composite layups