Leveraging Parasolid Part Data for Composite Manufacturing in Fibersim

Leveraging Parasolid Part Data for Composite Manufacturing in Fibersim | Webinar Welcome to Swoosh Technologies! In this webinar, we demonstrate how to leverage Parasolid-based part data to streamline composite design and manufacturing workflows in Siemens Fibersim—especially when your starting geometry comes from tools like SolidWorks and needs to transition cleanly into an NX + Fibersim process. You’ll see how using Parasolid/neutral part data helps reduce rework, eliminate redundant “rebuilds” across disciplines, and improve producibility by keeping composite definitions associative to the evolving 3D design. The session walks through best practices for preparing imported geometry, setting up laminate definitions, managing ply drops and splices, and quickly regenerating downstream deliverables like flat patterns and drawings when revisions happen. Learn more about Femap and how Swoosh Technologies supports Siemens workflows (software, training, and support): https://www.swooshtech.com/fibersim-s... What you’ll learn How Fibersim + Parasolid part data supports a faster, more reliable composite manufacturing workflow Why manual, disconnected processes create wasted time, higher error risk, and overly conservative material margins How to bring SolidWorks geometry into NX for use in Fibersim (and what “clean geometry” means in practice) How to adjust ply drop distances to hit offset requirements without heavy geometry edits How Fibersim detects material width exceedances and guides you toward fixes (e.g., adding splices) How to move splice lines and let Fibersim generate required curves automatically How to manage splice specifications using rules/associativity for consistency across parts How to handle design revisions efficiently while preserving completed layup work (minimal rework) How to create and reuse overlay zones (projection, copy/paste, laminate spec application) How to automate flat pattern DXF export and keep linked NX drawings updated How producibility analysis helps catch layup issues early—before costly late-stage changes Chapters 0:00 – Integrating Fibersim with Parasolid for composite manufacturing 2:57 – Why legacy manual workflows waste time and increase risk 8:47 – Bringing SolidWorks models into an NX + Fibersim workflow 11:21 – Geometry prep essentials (avoid gaps / ensure clean bodies) 16:32 – Adjusting ply drop distances + handling material width limits 18:50 – Moving splice lines + rule-based splice specifications 23:20 – Managing part revisions while preserving completed work 25:40 – Creating overlay zones efficiently (projection + reuse) 30:17 – Automating flat patterns (DXF) + drawing updates in NX 32:38 – Automation + producibility analysis to reduce late changes 37:32 – Data management for better fiber placement and lightweighting If this was helpful, please Like, Subscribe, and leave a Comment with your composite workflow challenges (imported CAD cleanup, ply drops, splicing rules, flat pattern automation, or revision handling). #Fibersim #Composites #CompositeManufacturing #Parasolid #SiemensNX #FlatPatterns #Splicing #PlyDrop #DigitalThread #AerospaceEngineering #SwooshTechnologies #CAE #CAD