### 10.10.5. Parts - Fill - Composite

This window lets you define a shell as a composite shell, consisting of a number of different layers. The composite allows efficient modeling of thin composite materials which are subjected to structural, rather than shock type loading.

New

  Create a new shell layer definition.

Modify

  Modify an existing shell layer definition.

Delete

  Delete an existing shell layer definition.

Review

  Review the existing shell layer definition.

Range

  The J and K range of the shell to apply the selected layer definition.

Velocity

  The initial velocity of the shell.

#### 10.10.5.1. Parts - Fill - Composite - New

This window lets you create an existing layer definition.

Number of Layers

  Select the number of layers for the composite layer definition.

Layer definition name

  Enter a name for the layer definition.

Material

  Select the material for each material layer.

Direction

  For orthotropic materials, enter a material direction in degrees.

Thickness

  The thickness for each material layer.

#### 10.10.5.2. Parts - Fill - Composite - Modify

This window lets you modify an existing layer definition.

Number of Layers

  The number of layers for the composite layer definition.

Layer definition name

  The name for the layer definition.

Material

  The material for each material layer.

Direction

  For orthotropic materials, enter a material direction in degrees.

Thickness

  The thickness for each material layer.

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