Quick Setup
The functions provided in QuickSetup (QS) menu are designed to help the user to quickly setup a forming simulation. It is design for several standard-forming operations. The options are shown in Figure 8.1.
Figure 8.1 Quick Setup
The standard-forming process supported by QS are listed as the following:
Gravity Loading
Draw Die
- Crash Form
- Inverted Draw (Single Action)
- Toggle Draw (Double Action)
- Four Piece Draw (Double Action)
Springback
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The QS interface is designed and embedded in eta/DYNAFORM Version 5.1 as a streamlined user-friendly and fully automated menu.
Different from the regular setup, which offset the elements to create matting tool mesh geometrically, contact offset offer the offset abilities inside the solver.
By avoiding the geometry offset, contact offset can eliminate any potential mesh problem after offsetting the mesh.
A typical QS menu, shown as picture below.
Red color indicated the tool or blank is not defined.
Green color indicates that tool is defined
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Red color indicated the tool or blank is not defined.
Green color indicates that tool is defined
Most of the QS menu contains following options:
Auto assign button will assign tools which has the standard part name, for example, if the blank part name is named "BLANK", once auto assign button is selected, part "BLANK" will be defined as BLANK.
Constraint button allows the user to define SPC (single point constrain) for symmetric or other boundary conditions.
Advanced button allows the user to change some default parameters, which related with quickset up settings.
Once the Apply button is selected, program will automatically offset the mating tool and define the travel curve.
Reset option will allow the user recover to the stage before creating the matting tool.
Preview will allow the user to check tool animations.
Submit job will bring the user to the analysis menu.
Exit will allow the user exit the QS menu.