Visualization
Tools for visualizing orientations, ply shapes and ply layers.
- Composite laminate material reference orientation
- Ply fiber and matrix directions
- Ply shape
- Ply layers of 2D model shown with thickness
Material Reference Orientation
Material reference orientation of composite laminates.
The material reference orientation of a composite laminate defines zero degree fiber direction from which ply orientations rotate. Visualizations are performed using the Material Reference Orientation dialog.
- From the Composite Browser, right-click the white space and select from the context menu.
- In the dialog, click the Material System tab.

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Ply Direction
Visualize ply directions.
Ply directions for both nominal fibers and draped fibers can be visualized.
- From Composite Browser, right-click the white space and select from the context menu.
- In the dialog, click the Ply directions tab.

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Ply Shape
Visualize ply shapes.
To visualize ply shapes boundaries of selected plies in the graphics area, select a ply entity in a browser or the modeling window
.Thickness and Layers
Display thickness of ply layers.