diff --git a/msgpi/layup.py b/msgpi/layup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75211fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/msgpi/layup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+
+
+class Layer(object):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.material = ''
+        self.thickness = 0
+        self.lamina = None
+        self.angle = 0
+        self.begin = 0
+        self.end = 0
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return 'begin: {0}, end: {1}, material: {2}, thickness: {3}, angle: {4}'.format(
+            self.begin, self.end, self.material, self.thickness, self.angle
+        )
+
+    def readIXGENLine(self, line, cs, fmt=0, tb=''):
+        line = line.split()
+        if (fmt == 0):
+            self.material = ' '.join(line[5:-3])
+            self.thickness = line[-3]
+            self.angle = float(line[-2])
+            if (cs == 1):
+                self.begin = float(line[1])
+                self.end = float(line[2])
+            elif (cs == 2):
+                self.begin = float(line[3])
+                self.end = float(line[4])
+        elif (fmt == 1):
+            self.material = ' '.join(line[4:-1])
+            self.thickness = line[-1]
+            if (cs == 1):
+                if (tb == 'top'):
+                    self.end = float(line[0])
+                elif (tb == 'bottom'):
+                    self.end = float(line[1])
+            elif (cs == 2):
+                if (tb == 'top'):
+                    self.end = float(line[2])
+                elif (tb == 'bottom'):
+                    self.end = float(line[3])
+        elif (fmt == 2):
+            self.material = ' '.join(line[1:-2])
+            self.thickness = line[-2]
+            self.angle = float(line[-1])
+
+
+
+
+
+class Layup(object):
+    def __init__(self, name=''):
+        self.name = name
+        self.layers = []
diff --git a/msgpi/sg.py b/msgpi/sg.py
index 91a3893..049b554 100644
--- a/msgpi/sg.py
+++ b/msgpi/sg.py
@@ -921,49 +921,5 @@ def writeGmshMsh(self, fo, nid_begin=1, eid_begin=1, loc=[0, 0, 0], *args, **kwa
         fo.write('$EndElements\n')
         fo.write('\n')
 
-
-        # Write options
-        # fn_gmsh_msh_opt = fn + '.opt'
-        # with open(fn_gmsh_msh_opt, 'w') as fout:
-        #     fout.write('General.Axes = ' + str(3) + ';\n')
-        #     fout.write('General.Orthographic = ' + str(1) + ';\n')
-        #     fout.write('General.RotationX = ' + str(270) + ';\n')
-        #     fout.write('General.RotationY = ' + str(360) + ';\n')
-        #     fout.write('General.RotationZ = ' + str(270) + ';\n')
-        #     fout.write('General.ScaleX = ' + str(2) + ';\n')
-        #     fout.write('General.ScaleY = ' + str(2) + ';\n')
-        #     fout.write('General.ScaleZ = ' + str(2) + ';\n')
-        #     fout.write('General.Trackball = ' + str(0) + ';\n')
-        #     fout.write('Geometry.LineWidth = ' + str(1) + ';\n')
-        #     fout.write('Mesh.ColorCarousel = ' + str(2) + ';\n')
-        #     fout.write('Mesh.SurfaceFaces = ' + str(1) + ';\n')
-
-
         return
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-class CrossSection(object):
-    """A simple class for cross-sections
-
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, name):
-        self.name = name
-        self.template = ""
-
-        self.sg = None
-
-        self.params = {}
-
-        self.props = {}
-
-    def summary(self):
-        print(f'cross-section: {self.name}')
-