Ply Exploder is a way to go deep in the 3D representation stacking. It generates
a representation of the ply, as a shape or a mesh, as it will physically be when
manufactured at its thickness, with respect of other plies.
Click Play to watch the video:
From the Review section of the action bar, select Ply
Exploder.
Select the stacking and Tessellated Skin.
Enter a Sag of 5mm, a Step of 10 mm (used to tessellate the plies for
visualization).
Enter a Scale value to 1 and click Apply.
A Composites part contains layers of thin materials, making it sometimes
difficult to visualize the thickness differences areas in this case. Applying a
scale makes the result more readable.
Hide the Grid Panel, the Grid and the Virtual Stacking.