Abstract: A system and method for placement of a strip of material onto a three-dimensional surface having a first face and a second face, with a first radiused edge connecting the first face with the second face. The method may comprise placing one or more strips of material onto the three-dimensional surface along a predefined path requiring various amounts of steering of the strip of material. The method may specifically involve steering the strip of material by a first amount on the first face, steering the strip of material by a second amount on the first radiused edge, and steering the strip of material by a third amount on the second face. The first and/or third amounts may be greater than or equal to the second amount, limiting the amount of steering as the material transverses the first radiused edge.