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AutoForm Trim
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AutoFormTrim is a module to determine either a blank outline or a cut contour outline in connection with the AutoFormIncremental solver so that the part reaches the defined target boundary at the end of the forming process. Use AutoFormTrim for the following typical cases: Calculation of the customized blank sheet for crash forming parts Calculation of the customized blank sheet for a predefined target boundary of a drawing part Calculation of the final cut contour in areas in which additional forming steps follow (e.g. second forming, bending operation, flanging operation) Precondition for the calculation of the blank outline and the cut contour is a simulation with AutoFormIncremental containing all necessary forming and cutting operations. Basing on this simulation you define parameters for the calculation of the blank outline and the cut contour. The parameters for the calculation of a blank outline are the target boundary of the part and the forming process after which the target boundary has to be reached. Subsequently the outline of the initial blank is modified iteratively by the simulation of all necessary forming operations until the part has reached the target boundary at the end of the forming process. For the calculation of a cut contour with AutoFormTrim you need the following input: Cut contour to be optimized Target boundary for the part Forming process after which the target boundary has been reached Subsequently the contour of the defined cut is modified iteratively by the simulation of all necessary forming operations until the part has reached the target boundary at the end of the forming process.
With the current version 3.1 you can only calculate outer cut contours, no hole contours or inner cut contours. The accuracy of the calculation of the blank outline and the cut contour depends on the chordal deviation of the FEA model for the tools and the part.
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Lesson 2
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The simulation
Open the sim file tr_lesson_01_basis.sim File > Open ... > Select a file > Files: tr_lesson_01_basis.sim > OK Fig. 1.1
Trim calculation
Open the Input generator and create Trim: Input generator > Create > Trim
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Create Trim Then youve got a new page in the Input generator called Trim. Fig. 1.3
The Trim page in the Input generator On the Trim page, select the option Optimize blank outline: Trim Optimization type > Optimize blank outline Target process step: Process step where you want to get the final part with the correct outline. Target process step: drawing which corresponds to the process step where we want to get the correct outline at the end of the step. Target Boundary: To give the correct target outline. We must give the final outline we want to get at the end of the target process step.
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The Trim page at the end of the input Now you can launch the Trim calculation: File > Save as > tr_lesson_01.trm Job > Start trim > Save > Start Fig. 1.6
Start trim In this example, youve got the correct result in just 2 iterations.
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The Trim manager manager; open simulation 2 You get access to the following functions: Convergence allows you to check the convergence for each simulation and then choose the best one. Open allows you to choose which simulation you want to open, the basis simulation or one of the trim simulation. Then you can choose the simulation you want to open (generally the last one) and then export the optimized cut contour. In order to do so, open the curve manager, select the contour you want to export and export it. Model > Curve manager >Blank outline > File > Export... User interface
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Blank outline, target boundary and part at the beginning of the calculation of the blank outline with AutoFormTrim
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Blank outline, target boundary and part after the calculation of the blank outline with AutoFormTrim
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The Simulation
Open the sim file tr_lesson_02_basis.sim: File > Open ... > Select a file > Files: tr_lesson_02_basis.sim Fig. 2.1
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Trim calculation
Once the simulation is over, open the Input generator and create Trim: Input generator > Create > Trim Fig. 2.2
Create Trim Then youve got a new page in the Input generator called Trim. Fig. 2.3
The Trim page in the Input generator On the Trim page, select the option Optimize cut contour: Optimization type > Optimize cut contour Cut process step: to define the cutting process step where you want to optimize the cut contour. Trim
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The Trim page at the end of the input Now you can launch the Trim calculation: File > Save as > tr_lesson_02.trm Job > Start trim > Save > Start Fig. 2.6
Start trim In this example, youve got the correct result in just 2 iterations
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The Trim manager manager; open simulation 2 You get access to the following functions: Convergence allows you to check the convergence for each simulation and then choose the best one. Open allows you to choose which simulation you want to open, the basis simulation or one of the trim simulation. Then you can choose the simulation you want to open (generally the last one) and then export the optimized cut contour. In order to do so, open the curve manager, select the contour you want to export and export it. User interface Model > Curve manager > Cut contour 1 > File > Export...
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Blank outline, target boundary and part at the beginning of the calculation of the cut contour with AutoFormTrim
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Blank outline, target boundary and part after of the calculation of the cut contour with AutoFormTrim In order to be sure of the Trim computation, follow these advice: It is better to give a realistic initial trimming cut contour or blank outline. Try to make two calculations with two different initial cut contours and then compare the results you get with the two computations. If you get the same results, then youve got the correct result. Generally, AutoFormTrim gives the right result in less than 5 iterations.
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