Source code for abaqus.Section.SectionLayer

from abaqusConstants import *


class SectionLayer:
    """The SectionLayer object defines the material layer in a composite shell.

    Notes
    -----
    This object can be accessed by:

    .. code-block:: python

        import section
        mdb.models[name].parts[name].compositeLayups[i].section.layup[i]
        mdb.models[name].sections[name].layup[i]
        import odbSection
        session.odbs[name].sections[name].layup[i]

    The corresponding analysis keywords are:

    - SHELL SECTION
            - SHELL GENERAL SECTION

    """

    def __init__(self, thickness: float, material: str, orientAngle: float = 0, numIntPts: int = 3,
                 axis: SymbolicConstant = AXIS_3, angle: float = 0,
                 additionalRotationType: SymbolicConstant = ROTATION_NONE, plyName: str = '',
                 orientation: SymbolicConstant = None, additionalRotationField: str = ''):
        """This method creates a SectionLayer object.

        Notes
        -----
        This function can be accessed by:

        .. code-block:: python

            section.SectionLayer 
            odbSection.SectionLayer
        
        Parameters
        ----------
        thickness
            A Float specifying the thickness of the section layer. 
        material
            A String specifying the name of the section layer material. 
        orientAngle
            A Float or a String specifying the relative orientation of the section layer. A Float 
            specifies the angular orientation; a String specifies a user-subroutine orientation 
            name. If a String is specified, a user-subroutine orientation is used, otherwise the 
            Float value is used as an angular orientation. The default value is 0.0. 
        numIntPts
            An Int specifying the number of integration points to be used through the section. This 
            argument is valid only if the *preIntegrate* argument on the parent 
            CompositeShellSection object is set to ON. The default value is 3. 
        axis
            A SymbolicConstant specifying the axis of a cylindrical or spherical datum coordinate 
            system about which an additional rotation is applied. For shells this axis is also the 
            shell normal. This only applies if a valid reference is provided for the orientation. 
            Possible values are AXIS_1, AXIS_2, and AXIS_3. The default value is AXIS_3. 
        angle
            A Float specifying the angle of the additional rotation. This only applies if a valid 
            reference is provided for the orientation. The default value is 0.0. 
        additionalRotationType
            A SymbolicConstant specifying the method used to describe the additional rotation when a 
            valid orientation is specified. Possible values are ROTATION_NONE, ROTATION_ANGLE, and 
            ROTATION_FIELD. The default value is ROTATION_NONE. 
        plyName
            A String specifying the ply identifier for this section layer. The default value is "". 
        orientation
            The SymbolicConstant None or a DatumCsys object specifying a coordinate system reference 
            for the relative orientation of this layer. If this reference is valid it is used as the 
            relative orientation of the layer, otherwise the *orientAngle* is used as described. The 
            default value is None. 
        additionalRotationField
            A String specifying the name of the field specifying the additional rotation. The 
            default value is "". 

        Returns
        -------
            A SectionLayer object.
        """
        pass