Remove Laminate Objects
You can remove laminate objects from the laminate if you do not want them in your design. Removed laminate objects are consumed, and geometry of the laminate object is removed. They cannot be used further in the design. The removed laminate objects do not contribute to mass properties calculation.
You can multiple-select different types of laminate objects, such as ply objects and core objects to remove. When you remove the laminate objects, a remove ply feature is created in the Composite Tree. However, the ply or core features of the laminate objects remain intact.
Remove laminate objects from the laminate as follows:
1. Click > 
Remove Ply. The Remove Ply tab opens.
Remove Ply. The Remove Ply tab opens.2. Under Remove, select one of the following:
◦ 
Selected—Select only those plies that you want to remove. This option is suitable when the number of plies to remove is smaller than the number of plies to keep.
Selected—Select only those plies that you want to remove. This option is suitable when the number of plies to remove is smaller than the number of plies to keep.◦ 
Not Selected—Select only those plies that you want to keep. This option is suitable when the number of plies to remove is larger than the number of plies to keep.
Not Selected—Select only those plies that you want to keep. This option is suitable when the number of plies to remove is larger than the number of plies to keep.3. Do one of the following:
◦ When you select Selected under Remove, click in the Plies to remove box, and select the plies or cores to remove.
Selected under Remove, click in the Plies to remove box, and select the plies or cores to remove.◦ When you select Not Selected under Remove, click in the Plies to keep box, and select the plies or cores to keep. This removes the plies and cores that are not selected.
Not Selected under Remove, click in the Plies to keep box, and select the plies or cores to keep. This removes the plies and cores that are not selected.4. Click 
OK.
OK.The removed laminate objects become consumed, and the consumed laminate objects are not displayed in the tree by default.
Show the Removed Laminate Objects in the Laminate Tree
Show the removed laminate objects in the Laminate Tree as follows:
1. Click 
Tree Filters. The Laminate Tree Filters dialog box opens.
Tree Filters. The Laminate Tree Filters dialog box opens.2. To show the consumed ply objects, select the 
Consumed Plies check box.
Consumed Plies check box.3. To show the consumed core objects, select the 
Consumed Cores check box.
Consumed Cores check box.4. Click OK.
The consumed ply objects are denoted by and the consumed core objects are denoted by in the Laminate Tree.
and the consumed core objects are denoted by in the Laminate Tree.Restore the Removed Laminate Objects
Restore the removed laminate objects as follows:
1. In the Composite Tree, right-click the remove ply feature.
2. Do one of the following:
◦ Click 
Suppress.
Suppress.◦ Click 
Delete.
Delete.The restored laminate objects are displayed in the Laminate Tree.