Use Fabric Builder to create a woven fabric.
From Page 1 of the Fabric Builder dialog, choose Woven Fabric and select Next, Page 2 will become visible as shown below.
Page 2 allows you to select from four different layup types. The layup types listed above represent one half of a symmetric laminate that is used to find the properties of the woven fabric. Selecting a fabric orientation and clicking Next will result in the display shown below.
In Page 3, you will be asked to fill out several different sets of options depending on which fiber orientation was selected on Page 2. These options are:
- % Fiber (0 deg. weft) - Input the % of the fibers aligned in the 0 degree or weft direction of the fabric. This option will appear if you select the 0/90 Plain Weave or +60/-60/0 Triaxial for the fiber orientation.
- % Fiber (90 deg. warp) - Input the % of the fibers aligned in the 90 degree or warp direction of the fabric. This option will appear if you select the 0/90 Plain Weave or +30/-30/90 Triaxial for the fiber orientation.
- % Fiber (30 deg. Bias) - Input the % of the fibers aligned in the 30 degree direction of the fabric. This option will appear if you select +30/-30/90 Triaxial for the fiber orientation.
- % Fiber (60 deg. Bias) - Input the % of the fibers aligned in the 60 degree direction of the fabric. This option will appear if you select +60/-60/0 Triaxial for the fiber orientation.
- % Total - Displays the total fiber percentage within the fabric. This value must equal 100% before advancing to the next page.
Advancing to Page 4 will display the dialog shown on the previous page. At this point, Fabric Builder follows the same steps as are described for the Random Continuous Mat.