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Laminate Composites > Creating a global layup > Draping global plies over the model

View ply fiber orientation

  • In the Simulation Navigator, right-click one or more ply nodes and choose View Fiber Orientations.
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Define draping data for global plies

Compute draping and flat patterns

Map draped fiber orientation to material orientation

Change the color spectrum for the fiber orientation display

Export draping results

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Fiber orientation

List draping results

Ply-based workflow

Defining plies and a stacking sequence

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Draping solvers

Fiber alignment methods

Developable and undevelopable surfaces

Draping solver feedback

Computing draped fiber orientation and flat patterns

Right-click commands for global layup nodes

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View ply fiber orientation, Simcenter 3D 2021.1 Series

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