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LS-dyna and Prepost 4.3.13+

StepbyStep Training

manual

By Jeanne He

support@formingsimulation.com

October , 2017

Forming Simulation Technology LLC

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Open an IGES file:

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Directory: Workshop 1

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Input Designed Surfaces Iges file

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Input Surfaces

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Check off other

layers, leave only

Shell 1( the punch)

displayed

Turn Layers Off/On

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Mesh the Punch

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Left click on the

name and right

click, select

rename

Rename Mesh Layer to Punch

Enter to complete

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Check off other layers, leave

only Shell 2( the Die) displayed

Turn Layers Off/On

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Mesh the Die

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Rename Mesh Layer to Die

Left click on the

name and right

click, select

rename

Enter to complete

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Check off other layers,

leave only the surfaces of

the binder displayed

Turn Layers Off/On

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Mesh the Die

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Rename Mesh Layer to Binder

Left click on the

name and right

click, select

rename

Enter to complete

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Open an IGES file:

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Directory: Workshop 1

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Input Blank Surfaces Iges file

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Import Bank Surfaces into the Model

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Mesh the Blank

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Easy Setup

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Select the Draw Type

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6 ,type in

thickness and

friction 7 Select

Steel/DQSK/Mat37..

3 ,pick part

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Define Blank/Blank Material/Blank Thickness

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3, left mouse pick

Die from the name

list, click right

mouse button when

finish

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6 ,pick part

9, pick part

name and right

click

Define Tools/Die/Binder/Punch

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1. Select “Next”

twice to reach the

“control” tab

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3. Select “Next”

to reach the

“submit” tab

Select the Control Options and Preview Tool Motions

4. Select “Forming Preview” to

check the tool position and

motions. This function requires

an additional exe files in your

installation directory

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4. Select “output”

to write out the

input file for the

solver

5. Select “open

folder to run the

job and viewing

result files 3. Check this box

Output Files for the Calculation

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1. Click the batch file test1.bat,

calculation will start.

Forming Results will be in this folder

Run batch file and Results Folder

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Open the Result files

Or user can drag the *.d3plot file to on the desktop

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Open the Result files

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1. Check off tools,

leave only blank on

2. Delete free

nodes in the model

3. Select play for

animation

On/off Parts and Animations

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Plot the Thickness

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7 – pick

the part

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Plot FLD

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Output Part Lines

5.Pick the part

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Email qingjeanne@gmail.com or

qhe@formingsimulation.com for questions