AUTO SETUP MENU

In the Auto Setup interface, the menu bar is provided to enable the user to quickly inquire ordinary functions. The menu bar includes functions such as save, new, tool, draw beam define, dynamic display and job submission.

8.2.4 Auto Setup Menu Bar

 

8.2.2.1 FILE

File menu includes New, Save and Exit Auto Setup.

 

NEW Create a new setup. The program will clear all existing setup. The program will display a dialog box to confirm the action.

 

SAVE Save current setup. Program will save the current data to the database file.

 

CLEAR Delete all the setting in AUTO SETUP.

 

EXIT Exit Auto Setup dialog box and return to eta/DYNAFORM main interface.

 

8.2.2.2 TOOLS

The Tool Menu includes Displaying, Homing, Positioning, Drawbead.

 

DISPLAYING Control tool display. The user may conveniently control tool display on and off as shown in Figure 8.2.5.

 

Figure 8.2.5 Tool On/Off

 

HOME This function is used for adjusting the relative position of the die during closing stage. If the user defines certain tool to its HOME position as the calculation time of this process, he/she needs this function to adjust relative position between each tool. The program will display the Tool Moving dialogue box as shown in Figure 8.2.6.

 

Figure 8.2.6 Tool Moving dialog box

 

Moving tool: Select tool to adjust initial position.

 

Direction: Select tool moving direction. The default moving direction of each tool is its working direction. The user may also define moving direction according to the requirement. Click  button to open the DEFINE DIRECTION dialog box as illustrated in Figure 8.2.7.

Figure 8.2.7 Define Direction dialog box

*  Define X coordinate of direction vector. The user may click this button to set the default direction to be +X axis direction. If click the button again, the direction is changed in –X direction. The user may directly enter the known coordinate in the input box.

  Define Y coordinate of direction vector. After the user clicked this button, the default direction is +Y direction. If the user double click the button, the direction will change in –Y direction. The user may directly enter the known coordinate in the input box.

  Define Z coordinate of direction vector. After clicking this button, the default direction is +Z direction. If the user double click this button, the direction will change in –Z direction. The user may directly enter the known coordinate in the input box.

Reverse Reverse defined coordinates direction.

Two Points/Nodes Define vector direction by selecting two points or two nodes on the screen. The first point is the starting point of vector and the second one is the end point.

 

Three Points/Nodes Normal Define vector direction by plane normal that is set by three selected points or nodes. After clicking this function, system will prompt the user to select three points or nodes.

 

Element Normal Select an element to define a vector by the elements normal. After clicking this button, the user needs to select an element on the screen. After selecting the element, the vector direction is highlighted at the center of the element.

 

Existed LCS. This function allows the user to select a defined LCS X, Y, Z axis to be the direction vector. If there is no defined LCS in the database, the button turns gray. The user may use menu UTILICITIES/COORDINATE SYSTEM to define local coordinate system. After clicking this button, the program displays the select coordinate system dialog box as shown in Figure 8.2.8.

 

Figure 8.2.8 Select Existing LCS

The user may select any coordinate system by mouse clicking it, following by assigning the vector direction by selecting U, V or W toggle.

 

Action: Select tool-moving action. There are two moving actions. One is free move. The other is automatic move by assigning two closing tools.

 

Distance: If the user selects free move tool, the DISTANCE is the tool travel distance after the APPLY button is clicked. The user may repeat clicking the APPLY button to move the defined tool. The user may click the UNDO button to cancel the previous move. If the user selects automatic tool moving, the DISTANCE is the distance between the two tools in the moving direction after the auto move. For example, if the user adopts offset to create die and punch directly, a blank thickness is set as this Figure to auto adjust the Home position of die.

 

ToolThis selection allows user to define a reference tool. This tool is mainly used to reference another tool moving while auto-moving the tool.

 

POSITIONING This function is used to adjust the relative position of die during die travel. This function includes auto positioning function and manual positioning. For detailed description of positioning function of tool, refer to Section 8.2.5.5.

 

DRAWBEADS This function allows the user to set up drawbeads. Detailed descriptions

about drawbeads are provided in Section 9.4.

 

8.2.2.3 PREVIEW

This function is used to check the tool and process setup condition. The ANIMATION function allows the user to preview each tool’s moving condition. The SUMMARY function allows the user to review the whole setup information.

 

ANIMATION Animate the moving condition of tool. After selecting this button, the system displays the animate dialog box as shown in Figure 8.2.9. Detailed descriptions of the animation control are provided in Section 9.11.

 

Figure 8.2.9 Animate dialog box

SUMMARY This function lists basic information of the users current setup, which includes stamping direction, tool, blank, process name and contact, etc. A typical Summary output is shown in Figure 8.2.10.

 

Figure 8.2.10 Summary output

 

8.2.2.4 JOB

This menu includes LS-DYNA INPUT FILE, FULL RUN DYNA and JOB SUBMITTER functions.

 

LS-DYNA INPUT FILE This function enables the user to output the current job to a DYNA input file. A file dialog box is displayed for the user to specify the path and directory to store the output file.

 

FULL RUN DYNA This function enables the user to run the current job immediately. The program will launch the LS-DYNA solver to run the current job.

NOTE: The user should define the appropriate directory for the LS-DYNA solver in the TOOLS/ANALYSIS SETUP menu.

 

JOB SUBMITTER This function allows the user to submit the current DYNA job to the JOB SUBMITTER. Then, he/she may manage the DYNA jobs through the JOB SUBMITER. Submit job dialog box is shown in Figure 8.2.11.

Figure 8.2.11 Submit Job dialog box

 

Solver: Enables the user to select the Single or Double Precision solver to run the current job. The user may also change the solver type in the JOB SUBMITTER.

 

Dyna input file: Define the directory and file name of the output DYNA file. The default output directory is the current working directory. The user may click  button behind to change the output directory.

 

Specify job ID: The user may select whether to specify an ID for the current job. If there are more than one simulation result under the same directory, the result will not overwrite the previous result files.

 

Specify memory (MB): Specifies memory size for current job. The user may specify different sizes according to the model size.

 

Submit: Allows the user to submit the current job. The program will display the Job Submit interface, and add the current job to the job list.

 

Figure 8.2.12 Job Submitter

Cancel: Exits Submit Job interface and return to Auto Setup interface.