TexMind Braider

TexMind Braider is an intuitive CAD-Software for colour and structural design of standard tubular and flat braids.The user defines the number of the yarns, the braiding type and the dimension of the braid.

TexMind Braider Standard generates a 3-D-View of the braided structure, where the user can change the colours of the yarns. The configuration of the braid producing machine with the carrier arrangement and the colour arrangement is saved in form of a report. The export of the 3-D-View can be made as a picture with high resolution or in formats for 3-D printing or FEM- und CFD-calculations. This speeds up the development of the braided structures, in the both the areas for products with special requirements – medical textiles, ropes, overbraids as braids with decorative function -shoe laces and decorative cords.

TexMind Braider Multifilament generates a 3-D-View of the braided structure, where the all filaments in the multifilament yarns are drawn. These can be with and without twist.

If you like to learn more about braiding, we recommend Kyosev, Y., Braiding technology for textiles, Woodhead Publishing, 2014

Advanced topics about complex carrier arrangement, multifilament models and other calculations can be found in Kyosev, Y. (Ed.), Advances in Braiding technology , Woodhead Publishing, 2016

Modelling aspects about the braiding are explained in Kyosev, Y., Topology-Based Modeling of Textile Structures and Their Joint Assemblies, Springer, 2019

Flat braids Geometry 3D Visualisation of tubular and flat braids

with yarns of one or more filaments filaments distributed lenticular or circular with or without twist Easy colour change of the yarns Select inner, outer or nominal braid diameter Floating length variable from 1 to theoretically unlimited theoretically unlimited number of yarns Export JPG PNG VRML (3D Geometry) STL (for 3D Printing) X3D GLTF TexGen Python Wisetex Ansys Abaqus LS-Dyna Impact-FEM VTMS Calculations Productivity calculation Winding time calculation Cover factor calculation Summary Printable (PDF) report Colour arrangment Braid data Machine data

• May I use the software to generate files for 3D printing?
  

Yes, all TexMind Software Packages have export as STL File

• Do you have MAC version?
  

Mac version is in preparation.

• Does the software works on Windows XP?
  

Not any more.

• Does the software calculate the rope strength?
  

The software calculates idealized rope strength. Advanced methods for higher accuracy are in testing now.

Rev. 2.8 2023-2024 Minor visible changes. Work on Backend. Updated GUI, 3D Libraries and licensing libraries for compatibility with Win11.

Rev. 2.7 2021.12 Braider Tubular: Braids around axial symmetric core possible Overbraided axial symmetric profile

Rev. 2.6 2021 Command line version available. The program generates the 3D geometry and exports the 3D files from command line, which allows automatic product optimisation studies.

Rev. 2.5 All TexMind Version: 2021 Export to gltf format included. The generated fabrics can be imported as 3D objects in Paint3D, Power Point and many other tools.

Rev. 2.4 Tubular: 01.2020 Axial symmetric overbraided bodies possible. Mandrel-Form defined as list of radius-height sets

Rev. 2.3 01.2018 New yarn saving format. Saving Multifilament yarns. Yarn edit improved. Bugs at the twisted representation improved.

Rev. 2.2 Juni 2016 Advanced Algorithm for braid linear width calculation under verification; TexGen – Multifilament and WiseTex Exportes included.

Rev. 2.1 February 2016 Multifilament yarns with custom cross sections. Jamming states calculated

Rev. 2.0 ITMA Milano Version German and English Languages available. Standard and Multifilament versions available

Rev. 1.9 TexGen, VMTS, ImpactFEM Exporter Included

Rev. 1.8 Improved report block, added diagrams about the relations between diameter and braiding angle

Rev. 1.7 Complete redesign of the productivity calculation block

Rev. 1.6 Machine and Bobbin selection from database

Rev. 1.4 Added jamming state calculations and geometry during axial deformation

Rev. 1.3 Corrected bugs in the multifilament cross section generation

Rev. 1.2 Adjusted User Interface for Tubular and Flat Braids

Rev. 1.0 01.05.2015 TechTexil Frankfurt Version Multifilament yarns with circular cross section and twist; regular or fancy flat braids (custom floating length per ridge)

Rev. 0.9 04.2015 Multifilament yarns with circular cross section and twist included

Rev. 0.8 04.2015 Multifilament yarns with lenticular arrangement of the filament included Flat braids included

Rev. 0.7 03.2015 Cover factor for tubular fabrics integrated

Rev. 0.6 03.2015 Productivity Calculator integrated in the Braider

Rev. 0.5 02.2015 IFAC Conference: Improved Mouse Interaction for colour selection

Rev. 0.4 12. 2014 New Graphical User Interface New 3D Graphics Reimplentend improved algorithms for tubular braids

Rev. 0.3 2013 Simple Graphical User Interface for Tubular and Flat braids

Rev. 0.2 2012 Tubular, flat and spiral braids. Braid definition in text files Used for the book “Kyosev, Y., Braiding technology for textiles, Woodhead Publishing, 2014“

Rev. 0.1 2007 St. Petersburg, FEM for Textiles, Poster 3D Geometry of simple tubular braids. No simple user unterface