Adding Material to Plies Manually

Material Addition adds material to plies, to solve manufacturing constraints.

  1. Pick the vertices of the plies to modify.
  2. Select one of the usual shapes to initialize the addition of material.
  3. If relevant, select Other side.
  4. For a better balance of material, select Force alternate side.
  5. Define the Fiber draping angle from its value or the direction of a selected curve.
  6. Optional: Modify the Minimum length.
  7. Define the Shape angle and the Limit angle value.
  8. Define the value of the Lateral staggering (represented by the double-headed arrows below).

  9. To minimize ply crossing, select Turn off.
  10. Click one arrow in the 3D area, or Next to define the Positioning: