HyperLaminate Menus

The HyperLaminate menu bar provides access to menus that allow you to manage files, edit materials, laminates, HLS loadcases and design variables, change views, and access online help.

File Menu

New

Generates a new entity, depending on the selected sub-topic in the Laminate Browser.

Export to file

Exports material and laminate information to a text file. This text file can be printed.

Exit

Exit HyperLaminate.

At this point the current HyperMesh database is updated with the information in the current HyperLaminate session.

Edit Menu

Cut

Removes the selected data from an entry field and places it on the clipboard for pasting.

Can also remove rows from a ply lay-up order table and place these on the clipboard for pasting.

Copy

Places selected data from an entry field on the clipboard for pasting.

Can also place rows from a ply lay-up order table on the clipboard for pasting.

Paste

Pastes data from the clipboard in selected entry fields.

Can also paste rows from the clipboard above selected rows on a ply lay-up order table.

Delete

When the cursor is active in the Laminate Browser, this deletes the selected entity from the Laminate Browser. A dialog is displayed to confirm the deletion.

When the cursor is active in the Define/Edit pane, this deletes the selected text from a text box or the selected rows from a ply lay-up order table.

Tools Menu

Laminate Options

Displays the Laminate Options dialog, which can be used to select defaults for new Laminates for:

• color
• Convention
• Repetitions
• Ply thickness
• Common thickness

HLS Options

Displays the HLS Options dialog, which allows you to retain the input and result files for the HyperLaminate Solver. You can also choose the location these files are written to.

The default behavior is to delete these files once HLS is run.

Help Menu

Toolbar

Display/hide toolbar.

Status Bar

Display/hide status bar.

Help Menu

About HyperLaminate

Displays version, contact, and copyright information.

Help Topics

Activates the HyperLaminate online help.