Importing a Laminate

	This task shows you how to import the laminate for each created zone or zone to be created.
	Available in Composites Engineering Design (CPE).
	You first need to create an .xls or .xlsx file containing the information needed for each laminate, using materials already present in your model. In the following scenario, two zones are created, and their contours defined. You can use the Import_Laminate.xls file. Open the ImportLaminate1.CATPart document.
	Make sure the `Prevent creation of laminates out of Composites parameters` check box is not selected. See Defining the Composites Parameters. Double-click any of two zones in the specification tree (Z1 or Z2) to edit it. The `Zone Definition` dialog box is displayed. In the `Laminate` tab, you can see that no laminate is defined (neither `Material` nor `Direction`). In the specification tree, only the contour attribute is displayed. Click `Cancel` to close the dialog box. Click `Import Laminate` in the `Preliminary Design` toolbar. The `Import Laminate Definition` dialog box is displayed. Click `...` to define the path where the file is stored. In the File Selection dialog box that is displayed, navigate to the Samples directory and choose the Import_Laminate.xls file. Click `Open` to import the file.
	If you do not define any path, the file will be sought in the document directory (here the Samples directory).
	Click `OK` to import the laminate. The laminate information contained in the Import_Laminate.xls file has been applied to each zone. Double-click any of the two zones in the specification tree (Z1 or Z2) to edit it. In the `Laminate` tab, you can see that the laminate corresponds to the one specified in the Import_Laminate.xls file. In the specification tree, the Laminate attributes are now displayed under the Laminate node.
	Each further zone to be created will contain the same laminate information.
	Had you defined a laminate in an existing zone, it is replaced by the one specified in the .xls or .xlsx file.