One of the most important characteristics, which is necessary to automotive bodies, is the appearance quality especially for the outer panels. Roping is a kind of surface defect which decreases the appearance quality. In the present study, the influence of the texture on the roping behavior and its in-plane anisotropy were investigated. Two kinds of aluminum sheets, which show the different roping development, were prepared by changing the thermomechanical processings. A strong Cube texture was measured in the sample with less roping before the tensile deformation. On the other hand, the mixed texture of Cube and Goss components was measured in the sample with a significant roping especially in the center of the thickness. In the sample with a significant roping, the bands of Goss component parallel to the rolling direction were observed by EBSD mapping. In both samples, roping became the most significant by stretching in the 45 degree direction to the rolling direction compared with the 0 degree direction or 90 degree direction. It was confirmed that the orientation density of Cube component was reduced by stretching in the 45 degree direction to the rolling direction, while the orientation density of Goss component was reduced by stretching perpendicular to the rolling direction. It was considered that the in-plane anisotropy of the roping development was caused by the difference in the texture component which could rotate according to the tensile direction.
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