Quick Setup/Gravity Loading Procedure

 

Follow the procedures listed below to set up the SINGLE ACTION gravity loading simulation.

 

  1. Select QUICK SETUP/GRAVITY LOADING.
  2. Select DRAW TYPE.
  3. Click on the BLANK/BINDER/LOWER TOOL button from the QS GUI to define/assign blank/binder/die mesh. If the process doesn't involve punch support, the user can ignore the lower tool definition.
  4. Define the blank material. If a blank material is not defined, NONE will be shown on the button. Click on the NONE button and proceed to select a blank material from the embedded material library or create a user defined material.
  5. Key in the blank thickness. The default blank thickness is set as 1.00 (mm).
  6. Select the solver options.
  7. Click on APPLY and eta/DYNAFORM will proceed with auto-positioning between the tooling and blank.
  8. Click on SUBMIT JOB to submit the analysis.  Refer to Section 13.1.