Metal forming

Is the order relevant in which I do triming and coarsening of the mesh?

When I do springback analysis after trimming, I need to coarsen the mesh to decrease the memory requirement and increase the computation speed. We can trim the mesh first and then do coarsen the mesh; we also can coarsen the mesh first, and trim the mesh later. Is there any difference between the above two methods?

What are the differences between smooth and non-smooth trimming?

There are two methods in trimming, i.e. smooth and non-smooth trimming. In smooth trimming, the boundary element will be cut exactly along the trimming curve; while in non-smooth trimming, the boundary element can be either kept or removed from the model and it will not be cut in half. What is the advantage of each method?

Why does the restart of the springback analysis not work?

I attempted to restart the springback analysis from the d3dump01. The springback analysis was not performed even though the “message” file shows that the analysis terminated normally. What causes this problem and how can it be fixed?