HyperLaminate Menus

The HyperLaminate menu bar provides access to menus that allow you to manage files, edit materials, laminates, HLS loadcases and design variables, change views, and access online help.

File Menu

New
Generates a new entity, depending on the selected sub-topic in the Laminate Browser.
Export to file
Exports material and laminate information to a text file. This text file can be printed.
Exit
Exit HyperLaminate.
At this point the current HyperMesh database is updated with the information in the current HyperLaminate session.

Edit Menu

Cut
Removes the selected data from an entry field and places it on the clipboard for pasting.
Can also remove rows from a ply lay-up order table and place these on the clipboard for pasting.
Copy
Places selected data from an entry field on the clipboard for pasting.
Can also place rows from a ply lay-up order table on the clipboard for pasting.
Paste
Pastes data from the clipboard in selected entry fields.
Can also paste rows from the clipboard above selected rows on a ply lay-up order table.
Delete
When the cursor is active in the Laminate Browser, this deletes the selected entity from the Laminate Browser. A dialog is displayed to confirm the deletion.
When the cursor is active in the Define/Edit pane, this deletes the selected text from a text box or the selected rows from a ply lay-up order table.

Tools Menu

Laminate Options
Displays the Laminate Options dialog, which can be used to select defaults for new Laminates for:
  • color
  • Convention
  • Repetitions
  • Ply thickness
  • Common thickness
HLS Options
Displays the HLS Options dialog, which allows you to retain the input and result files for the HyperLaminate Solver. You can also choose the location these files are written to.
The default behavior is to delete these files once HLS is run.

Help Menu

Toolbar
Display/hide toolbar.
Status Bar
Display/hide status bar.

Help Menu

About HyperLaminate
Displays version, contact, and copyright information.
Help Topics
Activates the HyperLaminate online help.