Forming Simulation Technology LLC

LS-dyna and Prepost 4.3.13+

StepbyStep Training
manual

By Jeanne He
support@formingsimulation.com
October , 2017

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 Input Designed Surfaces Iges file

Open an IGES file:

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Directory: Workshop 1
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Input Surfaces

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 Turn Layers Off/On

Check off other

layers, leave only
Shell 1( the punch)
displayed

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Mesh the Punch

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3

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5 1

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 Rename Mesh Layer to Punch

Left click on the

name and right Enter to complete
click, select
rename

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 Turn Layers Off/On

Check off other layers, leave

only Shell 2( the Die) displayed

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Mesh the Die

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 Rename Mesh Layer to Die

Left click on the

name and right Enter to complete
click, select
rename

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 Turn Layers Off/On

Check off other layers,

leave only the surfaces of
the binder displayed

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Mesh the Die

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 Rename Mesh Layer to Binder

Left click on the

name and right Enter to complete
click, select
rename

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 Input Blank Surfaces Iges file

Open an IGES file:

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3
5

Directory: Workshop 1
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Import Bank Surfaces into the Model

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Mesh the Blank

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 Easy Setup

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Select the Draw Type

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Define Blank/Blank Material/Blank Thickness
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3 ,pick part

6 ,type in 5
thickness and 7 Select
friction Steel/DQSK/Mat37..

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 Define Tools/Die/Binder/Punch
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9, pick part
3, left mouse pick name and right
Die from the name
click
2 list, click right
mouse button when
finish

5 6 ,pick part

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Select the Control Options and Preview Tool Motions

1. Select “Next”
twice to reach the
“control” tab

4. Select “Forming Preview” to

check the tool position and 3. Select “Next”
motions. This function requires to reach the
an additional exe files in your “submit” tab
installation directory
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Output Files for the Calculation

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2
5. Select “open
folder to run the
job and viewing
3. Check this box result files

4. Select “output”
to write out the
input file for the
solver

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 Run batch file and Results Folder

Forming Results will be in this folder

1. Click the batch file test1.bat,

calculation will start.

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 Open the Result files

Or user can drag the *.d3plot file to on the desktop

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Open the Result files

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 On/off Parts and Animations

1. Check off tools,

leave only blank on

3. Select play for

animation
2. Delete free
nodes in the model

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 Plot the Thickness

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2

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 Plot FLD

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7 – pick 2
the part

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 Output Part Lines

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1
5.Pick the
part

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 Email qingjeanne@gmail.com or
qhe@formingsimulation.com for questions

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