BSE (BLANK
SIZE ESTIMATE)
As shown in Figure
7.1.2, the BLANK SIZE ESTIMATE dialog
window enables the user to define material properties and thickness according
to the prior calculation of a blank outline using BSE. The estimated blank
outline will be stored in a new part named BO_LINE. An example of BLANK SIZE
ESTIMATION is shown in Figure 7.1.3.

Figure 7.1.2
The Blank Size Estimate dialog window. Figure 7.1.3 An example of Blank Size Estimation
SOLVER
There are two solvers available
for Blank Size Estimate as shown in Figure 7.1.4:

Figure 7.1.4
Solver for Blank Size Estimate
MSTEP is a new
Modified One Step solver developed by ETA. See detail description in MSTEP
section.
FTI's One Step Solver is a
conventional one step solver provided by FTI. It is under the trademark of FTI
Corporation, Oakville, Ontario, Canada.