SectionLayer(...)
This method creates a SectionLayer object.
Path
section.SectionLayer odbSection.SectionLayer
Required arguments
- thickness
-
A Float specifying the thickness of the section layer.
- material
-
A String specifying the name of the section layer material.
Optional arguments
- orientAngle
-
A Float or a String specifying the relative orientation of the section layer. A Float specifies the angular orientation; a String specifies a user-subroutine orientation name. If a String is specified, a user-subroutine orientation is used, otherwise the Float value is used as an angular orientation. The default value is 0.0.
- numIntPts
-
An Int specifying the number of integration points to be used through the section. This argument is valid only if the preIntegrate argument on the parent CompositeShellSection object is set to ON. The default value is 3.
- axis
-
A SymbolicConstant specifying the axis of a cylindrical or spherical datum coordinate system about which an additional rotation is applied. For shells this axis is also the shell normal. This only applies if a valid reference is provided for the orientation. Possible values are AXIS_1, AXIS_2, and AXIS_3. The default value is AXIS_3.
- angle
-
A Float specifying the angle of the additional rotation. This only applies if a valid reference is provided for the orientation. The default value is 0.0.
- additionalRotationType
-
A SymbolicConstant specifying the method used to describe the additional rotation when a valid orientation is specified. Possible values are ROTATION_NONE, ROTATION_ANGLE, and ROTATION_FIELD. The default value is ROTATION_NONE.
- plyName
-
A String specifying the ply identifier for this section layer. The default value is "".
- orientation
-
The SymbolicConstant None or a DatumCsys object specifying a coordinate system reference for the relative orientation of this layer. If this reference is valid it is used as the relative orientation of the layer, otherwise the orientAngle is used as described. The default value is None.
- additionalRotationField
-
A String specifying the name of the field specifying the additional rotation. The default value is "".
Return value
A SectionLayer object.
Exceptions
None.