Mechanical APDL Structural Analysis Guide

Figure 13.5: Example of an Element Display

• LAYPLOT -- Displays the layer stacking sequence from real constants in the form of a sheared deck of
  cards. (See Figure 13.6: Sample LAYPLOT Display for [45/-45/ - 45/45] Sequence (p. 415).) The layers are
  crosshatched and color coded for clarity. The hatch lines indicat e the layer angle (real constant THETA)
  and the color indicat es layer material number (MAT ). You can specify a range of layer numbers for the
  display.


• SECPLOT -- Displays the section stacking sequence from sections in the form of a sheared deck of cards.
  (See Figure 13.6: Sample LAYPLOT Display for [45/-45/ - 45/45] Sequence (p. 415).) The sections are
  crosshatched and color coded for clarity. The hatch lines indicat e the layer angle (THETA) and the color
  indicates layer material number (MAT ) defined by the SECDATA command. You can specify a range of
  layer numbers for the display.

13.1.4.4. Specifying Results File Data

By default, only data for the bottom of the first (bottom) layer and top of the last (top) layer are written
to the results file. If you are interested in data for all layers, set KEYOPT(8) = 1. Be aware, though, that
this may result in a large results file.

Figure 13.6: Sample LAYPLOT Display for [45/-45/ - 45/45] Sequence

1

2

3

4

1

1

2

2

Layer# Material#

Theta

45

• 45
  
  
  • 45
  
  
  
  

45

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