*plies()

Creates a ply in HMASCII format.

Syntax

*plies (id,"name",color,entity_type,material_id,thickness1,orient_angle,integration_points,result_request,thickness2,thickness3,thickness4,table_id)

Type

HyperMesh HMASCII Command

Description

Creates a ply in HMASCII format. To add entities to a ply, use the *plyidlistmax() and *plyidlist() commands.

Inputs

id
The ID of the ply.
name
The name of the ply.
color
The color of the ply. Valid values are 1-64.
entity_type
The type of the entity assigned to the ply. Valid values are sets.
material_id
The ID of the material assigned to the ply.
thickness1
The thickness of the ply.
orient_angle
The orientation angle of the ply, in degrees.
integration_points
The number of integration points for the ply.
result_request
0 - Do not output results.
1 - Output results.
thickness2
The second thickness of the ply for solvers that support multiple thicknesses.
thickness3
The third thickness of the ply for solvers that support multiple thicknesses.
thickness4
The fourth thickness of the ply for solvers that support multiple thicknesses.
table_id
The ID of the table containing the drape information, valid only for OptiStruct.

Example

To create a ply with ID 100, name "myply", material 50 and thickness 0.001, with sets 100-104:

*plies(100,"myply",1,SETS,50,0.001,45,3,1,0,0,0,0)
*plyidlistmax(5)
*plyidlist(100,101,102,103,104)

Errors

Incorrect usage results in an import error.