3.1. Introduction 3.2. Opening a Previously Saved Problem 3.3. Starting the Simulation 3.4. Post-Processing the Results 3.4.1. 3.4.2. 3.4.3. 3.4.4.
Step Selection State Variables Point Tracking Slicing Objects
3.5. Exiting DEFORM-3D
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Block Forging Simulation & Post-Processing
3.1. Introduction This lab focuses on running a simulation and viewing the results in the DEFORM-3D Post- processor.
3.2. Opening a Previously Saved Problem
If DEFORM is not already open, open it as you did in the previous lab. When the MAIN window opens, click on the BLOCK folder in the Directory list and then highlight the BLOCK.DB file in the file list.
3.3. Starting the Simulation
You are now ready to start the simulation by clicking list.
The progress of the simulation can be
monitored as it is running by looking at the Message file. Click the Message tab to view the Message file. As long as the option is checked, which is the default setting, the Message file will refresh every couple of seconds. The Message file provides information about which simulation step the simulation is currently on and also gives information dealing with how well the simulation is running.
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When the simulation has finished, the following message will be added to the end of the Message file:
3.4. Post-Processing the Results
After the simulation has completed, click on
under
. The DEFORM-3D Post-processor will appear.
3.4.1. Step Selection
To select the step to be viewed, there is a step list pull-down menu at the top of the window. Use the pull-down list to select a step.
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The icon can be used to bring up the STEP LIST window, which allows the user to define more detailed step settings. The following buttons are also available for selecting a simulation step: First Step One Step Back Play Backward Stop Playing Play Forward One Step Forward Last Step Play through the steps to look at the deformation of the workpiece.
3.4.2. State Variables
Some of the most commonly used state variables can be viewed using the State Variable pulldown menu at the top of the window.
Select Strain--Effective from the list to look at the amount of deformation the workpiece has undergone. Click the
icon to bring up the STATE VARIABLE window, and select
as the Scaling option. This option will use the global Min and Max effective strain as the extremes on the color bar. Play through the steps of the simulation to observe the accumulation of strain. The State Variable pull-down list only shows a couple of the variables that can be plotted. The
icon can be used to access all of the state variable options.
3.4.3. Point Tracking
In DEFORM it is possible to track points in an object through the simulation. Not only can the position of the points be tracked but also the state variables at those locations. To open the POINT TRACKING window, click the
icon.
We want to define several points on the undeformed geometry and see where they go as the part deforms. To view the undeformed geometry, click the
button to view the first step of the
simulation. Now click three locations on the workpiece (close to those shown below) and click the
button.
Accept the default Tracking Option and click
If Effective Strain was still being plotted in the DISPLAY window, then a Point Tracking plot will appear showing Effective Strain vs. Time for the three points that were selected, and the following will get added to the Object Tree:
If no state variable was being plotted when the points were tracked, then the following will be shown in the Object Tree:
When a state variable is selected from the State Variable pull-down menu, the point tracking graph for the three points will appear in the DISPLAY window. Click the
icon to play the through the steps. You will notice that the corresponding step on
the Point Tracking plot also gets highlighted as the steps change. Click the
icon to stop the
step playback. Now click anywhere on the Point Tracking graph - the selected step shown in the DISPLAY window should change to match the location selected in the graph.
3.4.4. Slicing Objects
In DEFORM-3D it is possible to slice an object and then view different state variables within the object. Let's first hide the Point Tracking graph by right-clicking the Point Tracking in the Object Tree and selecting the Hide PointTracking option.
Click the
icon to open the SLICING window. The objects can be sliced in several different
ways. The objects in the DISPLAY window have a yellow rectangular box surrounding them. By clicking on a vertical edge of the box, a horizontal slicing plane will be created. By clicking on a horizontal edge of the box, a vertical slicing plane will be created. Click the yellow box in several locations to experiment with this slicing option.
The slicing planes are defined by a point on a plane and a normal direction to that plane. These are designated in the SLICING window by P (Point) and N (Normal). The objects can also be sliced by selecting the X, Y, or Z coordinate of the Point and then using the slider bar to drag that coordinate up or down. As the slider moves, the objects will be dynamically sliced. Click the X coordinate of the Point, as circled below, and then drag the slider back and forth to slice the objects.
Several options are available for determining how the sliced surfaces are displayed.
3.5. Exiting DEFORM-3D
When you are finished, exit the Post-processor by clicking the Exit in the MAIN window, exit DEFORM-3D by clicking
