4.7. Set the Reference Surface

The choice of reference surface for the composite may vary from case to case but here assume the tooling surface was used as the reference surface when meshing the model. That is, the nodes are located at the bottom of the first ply. So you want to offset the elements so that you get a flat lower surface.

  1. Click Offset radio button.

  2. Click Flat lower (if it is not already selected).

  3. Select all elements using the general selection.

  4. Click Apply.