Bundle Tab
Circular, elliptical or rosetta cross-sectioned fibers can be generated as bundles, meaning fibers are clumped together forming bundles.
The compaction of the bundles is given by the bundle diameters, the bundle profile angle and the number of fibers in it. Fibers in the bundle are defined by their specific parameters, explained here.
For short bundles, additionally the parameter Center is available under the Bundle tab and the parameter Length under the Fiber tab.
Bundle Diameter
The bundle cross section can be defined in an ellipsoidal shape given by Diameter 1 and Diameter 2. The diameters can be set to a Constant value or to follow a distribution (Uniformly in interval, Gaussian, Probability Distribution or Log-Normal).
In the example observe how the fibers are distributed in the varying bundle cross-section sizes.
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Bundle Orientation
The bundle can follow the different orientations explained here.
Observe the fiber orientation in the following example:
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Number of Fibers
Define the Number of Fibers within a single bundle.
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Try to Remove Fiber Overlap in Bundle
Checking Try to Remove Fiber Overlap in Bundle removes the overlap as good as possible within the bundle boundaries given by Diameter 1 and 2 but increases the runtime of the fiber generation.
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Profile Angle
Define the Profile Angle for the fibers within the bundle for elliptical and rosetta fibers.
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