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Create a Group of Laminate Objects
Laminate objects are automatically grouped in the Laminate Tree when their features are grouped in the Composite Tree. When you perform an action, such as splicing or transition, you can select all the laminate objects in a group at once by selecting the group. Grouping also provides a structure to the Laminate Tree.
Create a laminate group in one of the following ways:
• To create a group of laminate objects by creating a group of their features in the Composite Tree:
1. In the Composite Tree, use the drag-and-drop operation to arrange the features of the laminate objects in a consecutive order.
2. Select the features of the laminate objects in the Composite Tree.
3. Click Group on the mini toolbar to create a group in the Composite Tree. The group of laminate objects with the same name is automatically created in the Laminate Tree.
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When you use the Plies From Zones action, zone based plies groups are created in the Composite Tree. With this, the corresponding groups of laminate objects are automatically created in the Laminate Tree.
• To create a group of laminate objects using the Group Laminate Objects command on a group in the Composite Tree:
1. In the Composite Tree, right-click the group that contains at least one feature that created a laminate object.
2. Select Group Laminate Objects from the shortcut menu.
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• The Group Laminate Objects command is available for a top-level group in the Composite Tree only if a laminate group has not already been created for it.
• The command applied to the parent group is inherited by all its subgroups. The structure of groups in the Laminate Tree follows the structure of groups in the Composite Tree.
• When you apply the command on a new group, the previously created groups in the Laminate Tree remain unchanged.
Ungroup Laminate Objects
You can ungroup the laminate objects from a group of laminate objects in one of the following ways:
• To ungroup both the group in the Laminate Tree and its corresponding group in the Composite Tree, do the following:
◦ Select the corresponding group in the Composite Tree, and then click Ungroup on the mini toolbar.
• To ungroup only the group in the Laminate Tree without any change to the corresponding group in the Composite Tree, do one of the following:
◦ Right-click the group in the Laminate Tree, and then select Ungroup Laminate Objects from the shortcut menu.
◦ Right-click the corresponding group in the Composite Tree, and then select Ungroup Laminate Objects from the shortcut menu.
Add a Laminate Object to a Group
After creating a group of laminate objects, you can add a laminate object to the group as follows:
1. Expand the corresponding group in the Composite Tree.
2. Add the feature of the laminate object to the group by dragging the feature into the group.
Remove a Laminate Object Out of a Group
After creating a group of laminate objects, you can remove a laminate object from the group as follows:
1. Expand the corresponding group in the Composite Tree.
2. Remove the feature of the laminate object from the group by dragging the feature out of the group.
Rename a Group in the Laminate Tree
• To rename a group in the Laminate Tree, rename its corresponding group in the Composite Tree.
Show or Hide Group Headers in the Laminate Tree
1. On the Laminate Tree, click Tree Filters. The Laminate Tree Filters dialog box opens.
2. Do one of the following:
◦ To show group headers, select Group Headers under General Items.
◦ To hide group headers, clear Group Headers under General Items.
3. Click OK.
Locate and Select a Group of Laminate Objects from the Composite Tree
1. Right-click the group of features in the Composite Tree.
2. Click on the shortcut menu.
Locate a Group of Features from the Laminate Tree
1. Right-click the group of laminate objects in the Laminate Tree.
2. Click on the shortcut menu.
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