Simple draping operation
Introduction to Interactive Drape
- See the basic draping functionality of Interactive Drape
- See how a ply is deformed to a complex shaped surface
Basic functionality
How does Interactive Drape work?
- Import a surface
- Add a new ply
- Drape the ply onto the surface
- Lift the ply and retry draping operation
- Grow the ply to fit the surface
- Tune the grip size
- Trim the ply at the edges of the surface
- View the resulting flat pattern
Drape multiple plies simultaneously
See how a stack of plies can be draped simultaneously
- A first ply is placed onto the surface
- A second ply is placed in the same position but rotated (using the mouse wheel or sidebar parameter) and aligned at 45 degrees to the orientation of the first ply
- The stack of plies is then draped simultaneously onto the surface
- Note how the draping sequence is limited by both plies restricting the progression of the forming operation
A complex draping operation
How to drape a complex part with multiple plies
- The part cannot be draped with one ply only
- In each case the plies were draped in a prior step to establish the correct ply shape and draping sequence.
Developing the flat pattern from the draped ply
How can the flat pattern be generated automatically?
- Flat patterns provide the shape to be cut from the material stock
- Export the flat patters to provide a cutting template
Export the ply and flat patterns
Export in Interactive Drape
- Export the draped ply with tow orientations
- Export the ply and flat patterns
Interactive Drape Tools
Other tools available in Interactive Drape
- See some of the tools and functions available to the user.