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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">The system supplies the default values for the material properties. The material parameters are listed as follows:</p>
      <div class="title_division">Fiber primary spacing and secondary spacing</div>
      <p class="para_division">Description: This is needed for all the solvers. You should use some engineering judgment to input the space value </p>
      <p class="para_division">Default value: Calculated to provide approximately 1000 mesh points.</p>
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      <p class="para_division">The <b class="uiTerm">Options</b> button on the main menu brings up an <b class="uiTerm">Options</b> dialog box which controls options for material type and analysis.
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      <p class="para_division">Default value: 15&deg;</p>
      <p class="para_division">The <b class="uiTerm">Solver</b> will stop the developing of the ply mesh in the area where the processing angle is less than lock angle in the mesh.
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      <p class="para_division">Use the <b class="uiTerm">Chordal</b> and <b class="uiTerm">Angular</b> tolerances to segment mapped curves for curve mapping. Tighter tolerances cause the curves to split into more segments, thus yielding more accurate mapping. These values must be greater than zero.
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      <p class="para_division">This option allows you to control whether and how the mesh appears.</p>
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