I have been using TexGen for sometime now and I need to create layers of textile in different orientations and I haven't found a way to do it in texgen. Are there other softwares that are good for geometric modelling of textiles?
Milinda Yapa you could also look into DFMA -DEA Fabric Mechanics Analyzer available at www.fabricmechanics.com. DFMA can simulate textile processes, generate fabric micro-geometries at the fiber and yarn level and perform motion, stress and failure analysis of fabric-rigid body systems.
For more information on the application of DFMA, the following papers would be a good start:
1. Conference Paper Applications of Digital Element Approach in Textile Mechanic...
2. Article Dynamic relaxation approach with periodic boundary condition...