DYNAFORM V5.6 (c)ETA

DYNAFORM Version 5.6 release note:
The release of DYNAFORM Version 5.6 contains many enhancements that certainly improve your stamping design and development capabilities. Some of the major improvements include:
Enhanced Pre Processor Functions:
1. New layout for line functions from CREATE, DELETE, EDIT/MODIFY, TRANSFORM to DISLAY. Integrate TRANTSLATE, ROTATE, MIRROR and SCALE in one dialog. Translate line can be completed from LCS to LCS.
2. New layout for surface functions from CREATE, DELETE, EDIT/MODIFY, TRANSFORM to DISPLAY. Integrate TRANTSLATE, ROTATE, MIRROR and SCALE in one dialog. Translate surface can be completed from LCS to LCS.
3. Add Mesh to Surface function. User can create surfaces from mesh.
4. Add brand new Extend Surface function. User can expand untrimmed surfaces.
5. Add brand new Check Surface function.
6. New layout for Element functions from CREATE, DELETE, EDIT/MODIFY, TRANSFORM to DISPLAY. Integrate TRANTSLATE, ROTATE, MIRROR and SCALE in one dialog. Translate element can be completed using LCS to LCS.
7. Drag Mesh function is updated. Thick Shell or Solid Elements are created using this function.
8. Add Trim Element function in Element dialog box. The user can select one or several trim lines to trim elements.
9. Add Lance Element function in Element dialog box.
10. New layout for Node functions from CREATE, DELETE, EDIT/MODIFY, TRANSFORM to DISPLAY. Integrate TRANTSLATE, ROTATE, MIRROR and SCALE in one dialog. Translate node can be completed using LCS to LCS.
11. Add brand new Check function to check the deviation between surface and mesh.
Improved Blank Size Engineering Module:
1. Develop special GUI for the Trimline development.
2. Support Multi-step Unfold function.
3. Enhanced Middle and Group surface functions.
4. Improved Blank Development function.
Redesign Die Face Engineering Module:
1. Improved DFE Preparation GUI.
2. Add Double Attach function.
3. Allow input for pre-designed binders.
4. Improve Surface Edit function. User can easily edit surfaces.
5. Add Side-Step function to allow user to easily fill end of geometry.
6. Inner Fill function is improved with Control Line.
7. Element Morphing function is improved. Over crown can be easily created.
8. Binder function has been improved to support 2-D binder shape edition. User can
select Reference Line feature line to edit the control line in the 2-D edition dialog.
9. Add brand new Flange On Binder function.
10. Add brand new Butterfly Binder function.
11. Addendum function is improved.
12. Binder trim function is improved.
Enhanced Setup Module:
1. Support Geometry offset and Contact offset.
2. Support Multi-stage stamping in one setup for line die simulation.
3. Add QuickSetup GUI for Tube Rotary Bending.
4. Support Super Plastic Forming simulation.
5. Support Solid/Tshell blank element.
6. Support Thermal Forming Simulation. Add thermal solver parameters and thermal material models.
7. Material Library is improved. User can easily define his/her material library.
8. Improve Blank Trim function. User can trim inner boundary and outer boundary.
Springback Compensation (SCP) Module:
1. Add brand new Springback Compensation module.
2. Add SCP solver.
New Post Processor Features:
1. Improved the index file. Index File Transfers Part Name, Blank Material, FLD, Bead Information and multi-stage information to the Post-processor.
2. User Defined Contour function is added. User can Create, Modify and Delete User Defined Component.
3. FLD plots can be scaled.
4. Interface Pressure can be checked.
5. Face Reflection Function is improved. Face Reflection simulation using several light strips to check smooth surface. Distorted light strips indicate surface’s curvature is uneven.
6. Brand new Tool Wear function. All necessary data needed for wear depth calculation are supplied from the LS-DYNA interface force database file (d3plotint). The tool wear interface is displayed after opening d3plotint file.
7. Add brand new Painted blank function. User can paint the select pictures on the deformed blank.
8. Support plot and animate thickness and thinning for Solid and Tshell Element.
9. Support process multi-stage simulation result.