Use a Layered Material Slice (

in 2D;

in 3D) plot to display a layered material quantity on a slice created at a specified through-thickness location in 2D (plane or axisymmetric) or 3D. Add
Deformation,
Filter,
Marker,
Material Appearance,
Selection (Plot Attribute),
Transformation,
Transparency (3D only), or
Visual Effects (3D only) subnodes as needed. Right-click a
2D Plot Group or
3D Plot Group to add a
Layered Material Slice plot from the
More Line Plots or
More Surface Plots submenu, respectively.
Once Reference surface is selected, the through-thickness location is taken from a layered material definition specified in a
Layered Material Link,
Layered Material Stack, or
Material node (defined as a single-layer material) under
Materials.
Enter one or more values for a Local z-coordinate for the
Physical option or
Local z-coordinate [-1,1] for the
Relative option. The bottom, middle, and top through-thickness location of a layered material, having a total thickness
d, can be defined as follows:
Click the Range button (

) to define a range of local
z-coordinates using the
Range dialog.
If you chose Linear, then choose a linear displacement orientation from the
Orientation list:
x,
y (2D);
x,
y,
z, or
Diagonal (3D). For the first three options, also specify a relative separation distance in the
Relative x-separation field, for example. The
Diagonal option uses suitable displacements in the
x and
y directions; you can specify a relative separation in the
z direction in the
Relative z-separation field.
If you chose Rectangular, then choose a rectangular displacement orientation from the
Orientation list:
xy,
yx (2D);
xy,
yz,
zx,
yx,
zy, or
xz (3D). Also specify relative separation distances in the
Relative x-separation and
Relative y-separation fields, for example. The first letter indicates the index that increases the fastest (for example, for the
xy option, the
x values increase before the
y values).
Select the Show descriptions checkbox to add a description (annotation) for each of the slices. The description depends on the selected
Location definition: