Define the properties of a composite material laminate.
Once you have defined the Helius PFA materials, you must define the properties of the composite layers. Depending on the element types used in the analysis, the composite layer properties can be defined in several ways (e.g. PSOLID, PCOMP, etc.). The composite layer property definitions identify the material to use, the coordinate system, and the integration scheme. Later, when defining the elements in your model, you will reference these composite layer properties. Refer to the Create a Layup Definition section for more details on composite layer property definitions.
Consider the example below where the composite properties are defined with the PSOLID entry and a single element is assigned these properties.
PSOLID, 1, 9012, 11, 2, GAUSS, REDUCED $ CHEXA, 1, 1, 5, 6, 8, 7, 1, 2 , 4, 3
Here, we create a single solid layer with material 9012. This layer uses coordinate system 11 with reduced integration elements. The CHEXA entry defines a single 8-noded element that uses the properties from the PSOLID, 1 entry.