Reference a Laminate to Copy Setup Information and Laminate Objects
You can use the Reference Laminate action to copy setup information and laminate objects from another composite feature. You can use another composite feature from the same part or a composite feature from a different part as a source composite feature. Performing this action creates a reference laminate feature in the Composite Tree. In a Composite environment, you can define either a layup surface feature or a reference laminate feature.
When you perform the reference laminate action, the copied items are displayed as follows:
• The copied setup items, such as a layup surface quilt, rosette objects, and materials used by copied laminate objects, are displayed under Setup Items in the Composite Tree.
• The copied laminate objects are displayed in the Laminate Tree. The colors are assigned to the copied laminate objects based on the color mapping settings of the active composite feature.
The drop-off values of the copied laminate objects are defined as follows:
• Numeric Value—When the drop-off value of a laminate object in the reference composite feature is set to a specific numeric value, this exact value is used as the drop-off value of the copied laminate object.
• Default Setting—When the drop-off value of a laminate object in the reference composite feature is set to Default, the equivalent numeric value that is defined in the drop-off settings of the reference composite feature is used as the drop-off value of the copied laminate object.
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• You cannot change the properties and parameters of the copied laminate objects.
• You can analyze a composite feature with Creo Simulate when the composite feature is created based on a reference laminate action.
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Ensure that accuracies of the parts containing the source and target composite features match before creating a reference laminate feature, similar to other data-sharing features.
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Assign setup information and copy laminate objects from another composite feature as follows:
1. In the Composite environment, click 
Layup > 
Reference Laminate. The Reference Laminate tab opens.
Layup > Reference Laminate. The Reference Laminate tab opens.2. In the Source Composite Feature collector, specify a composite feature to reference its laminate in one of the following ways:
◦ To use another composite feature of the same part, select the composite feature from the Model Tree.
◦ To use a composite feature of a different part, do the following:
1. Click Open. The Open dialog box opens.
2. Browse to the directory that contains the part of the reference composite feature.
3. Select the part and click Open.
When the part contains only one composite feature, it is selected by default.
When the part contains more than one composite feature, the Select Composite Feature dialog box opens.
4. Select a composite feature in the Select Composite Feature dialog box and click Open.
3. In the Options tab, specify how to update the composite feature when the source composite feature is updated.
◦ Update automatically (default)—Allows automatic update of the composite feature when the source composite feature is updated and in session.
◦ Update manually—Allows manual update of the composite feature when the source composite feature is updated and in session.
◦ No dependency—Restricts any update to the composite feature when the source composite feature is updated. This action is not reversible.
4. Click 
OK.
OK.Open or Retrieve the Reference Model of a Composite Feature
When a composite feature is defined by a reference laminate feature, it is indicated by in the Model Tree. You can open or retrieve the reference model that contains the source composite feature as follows:
in the Model Tree. You can open or retrieve the reference model that contains the source composite feature as follows:• To open the reference model of the selected composite feature, right-click the composite feature in the Model Tree in the part, and then click Open Reference Laminate Model.
• To retrieve the reference model in the current session, right-click the composite feature in the Model Tree in the part, and then click Retrieve Reference Laminate Model.