Access the available WeaveGeo sub modules via the WeaveGeo section

To open the WeaveGeo module, select Model → WeaveGeo in the GeoDict GUI menu bar. In the WeaveGeo section, a pull-down menu lists all available WeaveGeo commands.

• Single-Layer Weave: Available to model are Plain Weave, Twill Weave, Satin Weave. For these weave patterns, different weave types (Plain, Dutch and Reverse Dutch) and thread types (Monofil, Multifil, Rope and Regular Bundle) are chosen, and numerous textile parameters are entered through the Options’ Edit… button.
• Complex Multi-Layer Weave allows to define other weave patterns and styles than the predefined ones from the single-layer weave options. Additionally, the weft and warp system can each contain up to 7 different threads, defined using the available thread types (Monofil, Multifil, Rope and Regular Bundle).
• Weave GeoApps create different examples of representative woven structures.

For each of the selectable weave patterns, a weave options dialog opens, containing some default textile parameters necessary to construct the unit cell. User-defined values can be entered (and saved) to modify the default structures.

Each structure is composed of unit cells. For the plain weave, e.g., a unit cell has two weft threads and two warp threads. In the X- and Y-direction, a unit cell starts at the middle of one thread and ends at the middle of the second next thread. This means there are two meshes in each the X- and Y-direction. The size of the unit cell in the X-, Y-, and Z-direction is determined based on the entered parameters for the thread types and weaving patterns and cannot be determined by the user. However, it is possible to enter the number of unit cells which form the structure.

Clicking the Generate button at the bottom of the WeaveGeo section starts the generation of the structure. Below, an example structure which consists of one unit cell is given. Throughout this WeaveGeo User Guide (except for the complex multi-layer weaves), the weft thread is always grey and the warp thread is always beige.

 

Macro files are recorded and saved when selecting Macro → Start Macro Recording... in the Menu bar. When recording a macro, Record becomes active and Generate changes to Generate & Record.

The results of every WeaveGeo generation run are saved in the chosen project folder. A customized Result File Name (*.gdr) can be entered to differentiate the results of sets of WeaveGeo generations. The result file contains all information about the current WeaveGeo run. Additionally, a result folder with the same name is created which contains the generated structure. The parameters used for the generation of the structures can be re-loaded to GeoDict directly from the results file. For this, open the results file and click the Load Input Parameters button at the bottom of the Result Viewer.

When running projects worth archiving, it is useful to save many files with information about the generation process, such as the structure in *.gdt and/or *.gad format (through File → Save Structure as…), and *.gps (GeoDict Project Settings file).

If you save the parameters in the Options dialogs into *.gps (GeoDict Project Settings) files, you can reload them at will. Remember to restore and reset your (or GeoDict’s) default values through the icons at the bottom of the dialogs when needed. Rest the mouse pointer over an icon to see a Tool Tip showing the icon’s function.