{"id":309152,"date":"2023-09-27T17:33:18","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T17:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/reply\/309152\/"},"modified":"2023-09-27T17:33:18","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T17:33:18","slug":"309152","status":"publish","type":"reply","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/reply\/309152\/","title":{"rendered":"Reply To: Normal fiber direction in ACP Pre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;p&gt;Hi,&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for your reply.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I have attached my geometry and specified the desired fiber direction, which should follow the red lines I&#8217;ve marked. To facilitate this, I&#8217;ve extracted the two surfaces of this irregular shape in order to apply shell elements in ACP Pre. However, I encountered difficulty when attempting to apply the fiber orientation normal to the surface. Is there a method for applying fiber orientation outside the surface? Given the irregular shape of my geometry, it is necessary to apply the fiber direction according to each surface. I would greatly appreciate your assistance with this matter<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/27-09-2023-1695835972-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>.&nbsp; <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/27-09-2023-1695835658-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-309152","reply","type-reply","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hi, Thanks for your reply.I have attached my geometry and specified the desired fiber direction, which should follow the red lines I&#039;ve marked. To facilitate this, I&#039;ve extracted the two surfaces of this irregular shape in order to apply shell elements in ACP Pre. 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