Global Ply Vs Layup

[bellx1]

I was wondering what the difference between the two is and why I should use them.

I've defined global plys but they just end up looking like material definitions. Why couldn't I just define the ply as a materials and create the layup with the material definition?

I'm confused why global ply definitions are used.

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[BlasMolero]

Hello!,
Here you are a SIMPLY example of composites solved using FEMAP & NX NASTRAN:

http://www.iberisa.com/soporte/femap/composites/nafems_benchmark_composite_test_r0031_3.htm

Bst regards,
Blas.

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