Supported Solver Cards

Ply entity solver card support.

The following table defines solver cards supported by ply entity.
Solver Card
Abaqus None. Ply entity names become ply names of the composite properties SHELL SECTION and SHELL GENERAL SECTION, if used in a laminate entity and realized into a zone-based model.
ANSYS None
LS-DYNA None
Nastran None. Ply entity IDs become global ply ID in the PCOMPG property card, if used in a laminate entity and realized into a zone-based model.
OptiStruct PLY
PAM-CRASH Keyword: LAYER/

PLY_DATA material cards are referred under LAYER keyword with thickness and orientation. Stacking of LAYERs is referenced under Laminate.

Radioss Property: /PROP/PLY (TYPE19) and Keyword: /PLY