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Tutorial 3: Page 1
1. Create a circle
go to page 2: Curves (see Figure 1)
select Create
select Type: Circle
select C/P/R
enter C: 0,0,0
enter Radii: 330
click Apply
click Acen render button
enter Radii: 30
click Apply (see Figure 2)

Figure 1

Figure 2

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Tutorial 3: Page 2
2. Mesh the circle
go to page 7: BMesh
select By Curve
pick 330mm curve from graphics window
click Create
click Accept
click Mesh render button (see Figure 4)

Figure 4

Figure 3

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Tutorial 3: Page 3
3. Translate and copy the mesh
go to page 2: Tranlate (see Figure 5)
select Direction: Z
enter Translate Distance: 1
activate CpEl
enter Part ID: 2 (left of Plist button)
select ByPart in gen select panel (see Figure 6)

Figure 6

pick part from graphics window

click Tran+
click Accept
click Mesh render button 2 times (see Figure 7)

Figure 5

Figure 7

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Tutorial 3: Page 4
4. Prepare outer edges of bag
go to page 1: SelPar (see Figure 8)
select PartID 1 from the list
click Edge render button (see Figure 9)

Figure 9

go to page 2: Translate
deactivate CpEl
enter Travel Distance: 0.5
click All Vis in gen select panel
click Tran+
click Accept

Figure 8

go to page 1: SelPar
select PartID 2 from the list
click Edge render button
go to page 2: Translate
select ByNode in gen select panel
click All Vis in gen select panel
click Tranclick Accept
go to page 1: SelPar
select PartID 1 and 2 from the list
click Shad render button

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Tutorial 3: Page 5
5. Sew outer edges of bag together
go to page 2: DupNod (see Figure 10)
click Show Dup Nodes (see Figure 11)
click Merge Dup Nodes
click Accept
activate Show Free Edges (there should be none)

Figure 11
Figure 10

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Tutorial 3: Page 6
6. Trim hole for inlet
go to page 1: SelPar
select PartID 1 from the list
go to page 2: PTrim (see Figure 12)
pick part from graphics window (see Figure 13)
activate Trim Curves
pick 30mm circle from graphics window
click Trim
click Accept
go to page 2: Translate
enter Translate Distance: 30
select ByElem in gen select panel
activate Prop in gen select panel
pick element inside 30mm circle from graphics window (see Figure 14)
click Tranclick Accept

Figure 12

Figure 13

Figure 14

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Tutorial 3: Page 7
7. Turn off geometry
go to page 2: DupNod
deactivate Show Free Edges
go to page 2: Curves (see Figure 15)
select Blank
click Blank All

Figure 15

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Tutorial 3: Page 8
8. Create cylindrical inlet
go to page 2: ElGen (see Figure 16)
select Shell
select Shell By: Edge_drag
enter Thickness: 30
enter Segment: 2
click Z
click Mesh render button (to turn mesh off)
activate Prop in gen select panel
select Ang: 45.0 in gen select panel
click Front render button
click Hide render button
pick edge of 30mm disk from graphics window
click Create
click Accept
click Shad render button (see Figure 17)

Figure 16

Figure 17

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Tutorial 3: Page 9
9. Organize and merge elements
go to page 2: MovCpy (see Figure 18)
enter PID: 1
click All Vis in gen select panel
click Apply
go to page 2: DupNod
click Show Dup Nodes (see Figure 19)
click Merge Dup Nodes
click Accept
click All render button
click Acen render button

Figure 18

Figure 19

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Tutorial 3: Page 10
10. Define section properties
go to page 3: *Section (see Figure 20)
select SHELL from the list
click Edit
click NewID in the KEYWORD INPUT popup form (see Figure 21)
enter ICOMP=1
enter ELFORM=5
enter T1=0.38
click Accept
click Done

Figure 20

Figure 21

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Tutorial 3: Page 11
11. Define material
go to page 3: *Mat (see Figure 22)
set GroupBy: All
set Sort: Type
select 034-FABRIC
click Edit
click NewID in the KEYWORD INPUT popup form (see Figure 23)
enter RO=8.7e-7
enter EA=0.5
enter PRBA=0.3
enter DAMP=0.05
click Accept
click Done

Figure 22

Figure 23

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Tutorial 3: Page 12
12. Assign section properties and material
go to page 5: PartD (see Figure 24)
select Assi
select "S 1" and "S 2" from the list (hold down the Ctrl key while clicking)
click SECID in bottom panel (see Figure 25)

Figure 25

click Done in Link SECTION Dialog (see Figure 26)

Figure 26

click MID in bottom panel

click Done in Link MAT Dialog
click Assign Part: Apply

Figure 24

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Tutorial 3: Page 13
13. Create part set & Import airbag curve
go to page 5: SetD (see Figure 27)
select Create
select *SET_PART fromt the dropdown menu
enter Title: bag parts
click All Vis in gen select panel
click Apply
File Import LS-DYNA Keyword (see Figure 28)
select curves.k
click Import Offset

Figure 28

Figure 27

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Tutorial 3: Page 14
14. Define airbag
go to page 3: *Airbag (see Figure 29)
select HYBRID from the list
click Edit
click NewID in the KEYWORD INPUT popup form (see Figure 30)
enter ID=1
enter Title: hybrid bag
set SIDTYP=1
click SID button (dot)
click Done in Link SET Dialog (see Figure 31)

Figure 31

enter ATMOST=98.0
enter ATMOSP=1.01e-4
enter ATMOSD=1.29e-9
enter GC=8.314
enter MW=0.0288
enter INITM=1
enter A=29.04
enter B=C=0
enter FMASS=0.0
click Insert

Figure 29

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Tutorial 3: Page 15
14. Define airbag (continued)
click LCIDM button (dot)
select curve 1 in Link DEFINE Dialog
click Done
click LCIDT button (dot)
select curve 2 in Link DEFINE Dialog
click Done
modify MW=0.0225
modify INITM=0.0
modify A=35.9
click Insert
click Accept
click Done

Figure 30

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Tutorial 3: Page 16
15. Set termination time
go to page 3: *Control (see Figure 32)
select TEMINATION from the list
click Edit
enter ENDTIM=30 in the KEYWORD INPUT popup form (see Figure 33)
click Accept
click Done

Figure 33

Figure 32

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Tutorial 3: Page 17
16. Set d3plot frequency
go to page 3: *Dbase (see Figure 34)
select BINARY_D3PLOT from the list
click Edit
enter DT=1 in the KEYWORD INPUT popup form (see Figure 35)
click Accept
click Done

Figure 35
Figure 34

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Tutorial 3: Page 18
17. Set ASCII time history outputs & Save the model
select ASCII_option from the list
click Edit
enter Default interval=0.1 in the KEYWORD INPUT popup form (see Figure 36)
activate GLSTAT (global statistics)
activate MATSUM (material energy summary)
activate ABSTAT (airbag status)
click Accept
click Done

Figure 36

File Save Keyword (see Figure 37)

enter Filename: mybag.k
click Save

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