Merging Plies

Select a Mode.

In Ply mode, you merge plies.
In Sequence mode, you merge couple of sequences.
Whenever possible, plies are merged within the final sequence in one shot, whereas several merges would be required in Ply mode.

Under Reference plies, select the first Plies Group to process.

The plies it contains are the Reference plies

Under Plies to be merged, select the second plies group.

Check the status of each couple of plies.

Select a line in the dialog box:
Use the Down or Up arrow to move plies one rank downward or upward.
Click Remove in Reference plies to remove one reference ply or in Plies to be merged to remove one ply to be merged (only the relevant one is available).
Once the status allows it, right-click it to merge or not merge plies.

Optional: Select the Check connections check box and enter required values.

Once all the KO are solved, click OK to start the merge and exit the dialog box. A message informs you of how the merge will be done. Click OK to validate.