01 What
Turning the monocoque's CAD surface into a repeatable, low-waste carbon-fibre part meant simulating drapability and planning every ply before the mould was touched.
02 How
- 01Defined ply zones and drop-offs on the monocoque surface in Siemens NX / Fibersim.
- 02Ran drapability simulation to verify fibre orientation, then nested plies to reduce waste and exported flat patterns for cutting.
- 03Created a ply book to standardise manufacturing and layup quality.
03 Result
- —Consistent, quality-controlled manufacturing process.
- —Reduced material waste and layup errors.
- —Clean cured monocoque with minimal fibre-orientation deviation.
