An eta/DYNAFORM session begins with one of the following scenarios:
1.
The
user provides CAD data (IGES, VDA, NX, CATIA or any other geometry data) that
will be translated and read directly into eta/DYNAFORM database.
2.
The
user provides FE model data (e.g. NASTRAN, LS-DYNA, etc.) that will be read
directly into eta/DYNAFORM.
3.
CAD
or FE model data is not provided. The
user begins with a blank database and generates or digitizes the line and
surface data from a drawing.
Note: An example of a method of supplying or generating data is outlined in Sections 2.2-2.4.
Usually, a stamping simulation includes the following steps.