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In order to start Mechanical (Double Click) model. After Mechanical opens, click on the Z vector in the triad to properly orient the plate.

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For the laminated plate problem a grid mesh will be used such that the areas of the elements are all equivalent. In order to create a mapped face mesh (Right Click) Mesh > Insert > Mapped Face Meshing. Next, apply the surface of the plate as the geometry for the mapped face meshing.

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In order to control the element size and consequently the number of elements in the mesh, edge sizing will be used. To create an edge sizing control (Right Click) Mesh < Insert < Sizing. Next, apply all four edges of the plate as the geometry for the sizing. Then, (Right Click) Mesh > Generate Mesh to create the mesh. You should obtain the following mesh.


Leave mechanical open for the next step.

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