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The laminate plate will be modeled using shell elements, thus the geometry needed will simply be a square in the XY Plane. In order to draw the rectangle (Click) Sketching > (Click) Rectangle then draw a rectangle in the XY Plane.
Dimensioning
Dimension the rectangle such that both sides are defined to be 10m.
Surface Creation
Here, the rectangle will be turned into a surface. To do so (Click)Concept > Surface From Sketches. Next, highlight all four edges of the rectangle and select Apply in the "Details of SurfaceSK1" table. Now, click the generate button, , in order to create the surface.
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