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How to write the import file to describe the layups of sandwich composites

Hello, 

   I  am calculate the equivalent properties of sandwich composites using  desktop version of SwiftComp. I wrote the import file text to describe the layups and their layups and material ID based on the Gmsh4SC manual, see below. However, every time when I  imported file, Swiftcomp collapsed  immediately. 

 

files about the information of sandwich composite.

! Numbers of lamina
17

!
!thickness fiber orientaion(deg)  material id
!
0.1325  45    1
0.1325  -45   1
0.1325  0      1
0.1325  90    1
0.1325  0      1
0.1325  0      1
0.1325  0      1
0.1325  0      1
0.9000  0      2
0.1325  0      1
0.1325  0      1
0.1325  0      1
0.1325  0      1
0.1325  0      1
0.1325  90    1
0.1325  -45   1
0.1325  45    1
!
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  1. Wenbin Yu

    Please ask questions through https://cdmhub.org/groups/yugroup/forum instead.

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