Select wear results of parts.
1.
Calculate
Tool Wear
After Tool, Blank and wear parameters are
defined, click on this option to show the wear result. If Show Active Steps
Result is selected, only the wear result for the selected steps will be
displayed, as shown in Figure
8.5.6. If Show Active Steps Result is not selected, the
wear result for all steps will be displayed, as shown in Figure 8.5.5.
2.
Show
Tool Wear History
After calculating Tool Wear, click this
button and select the node or the element from the graphic area
to view wear history curves of them. When Element Result option is selected,
the wear history curves of the element will be displayed.
3.
Import
Previous Tool Wear
Import Previous Tool Wear to initialize
current tool elements’ wear value. Only element result type file can be used.
After the import the current element result flag will be set as on.
4.
Export
Tool Wear
Once this option is selected, the Save File
dialog box appears. Enter the name of the wear file to be saved and click on
the Save button. The wear result will be saved in the file with suffix of
*.lst.
5.
Export
Worn Geometry
Click on this button to export the worn
geometry (offset wear extent at the corresponding node position) as LS-DYNA
file.
6.
Clear
Result
Clear the wear result contour plots
displayed on the screen.
Refer to Section 8.3 for a detailed description of Contour Setting, Export
Contour Line and List Value.
The wear calculation procedures and notes
are given below:
1.
Read
in d3plotint file.
2.
After
reading in this file, the icon is activated.
3.
Click
on the Tool button to select tool for wear calculation. Click on the Blank
button to select the blank to be used.
4.
Define
various wear parameters and material hardness parameters.
5.
Define
Contact Tol. if necessary.
6.
Define
No. of Strokes.
7.
Select
Show Aux.: pressure or velocity (then clicking on any Frame, the pressure or
velocity for this step will be displayed).
8.
Then
click on the Calculate Tool Wear button to calculate and display the wear
result. If View Active Steps Result is selected, the result for the activated
Frame will be displayed. If it is not selected, the result for all the Frames
will be displayed.
SPECIAL
ICONS FOR eta/DYNAFORM
These icons are
specially designed for eta/DYNAFORM post-processing. If the user opens a simulation
file of DYNAFORM, these icons will be displayed at the top of the CONTROL
WINDOW. This allows the user to quickly select frequently used functions by a
simple mouse click.