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  • Figure 1 – Guide Interface

Purpose:

This interface is primarily intended for creation of guides used in metal forming analysis. Typically the mesh for a guide is built using this interface and a contact definition between the blank edge and the guide is prepared using other facilities in LS-PrePost.

Controls:

  • cbc Pick – Pick part for Guide
  • PID: Enter part ID
  • EID: Enter starting element ID

PartID

 Select PartID

NewPID

 Use default new PartID

NewEID

 Set default element starting ID

Pos

 Call Position Dialog

  • X: Input position x value
  • Y: Input position y value
  • Z: Input position z value

Direction

 Call Direction Dialog

dirx

 Set direction x for 1/-1 (click to toggle)

diry

 Set direction y for 1/-1 (click to toggle)

dirz

 Set direction z for 1/-1 (click to toggle)

Angle

 Click to reverse angle

  • Angle: Input angle value
  • Increment: Input angle increment to be used with up/down arrow buttons

  • Length: Input length value
  • Increment: Input length increment to be used with up/down arrow buttons

  • Below: Input below value
  • Increment: Input below increment to be used with up/down arrow buttons

Build

 Build guide

Reject

 Reject guide building

Accept

 Accept guide building

Done

 Exit guide building interface


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