EDEM Tutorial 13: Block Factory

Stephen Cole
Stephen Cole
Altair Employee
edited April 2022 in Altair HyperWorks

Skill Level

Intermediate


Tutorial Overview

This tutorial explains how to generate large particle beds using the block factory feature, which duplicates small modular particle blocks and assembles them together, forming a larger bed.

The main focus of this tutorial is on:

  • Creating a small particle bed using the Soils Starter Pack
  • Using the block factory feature to generate a large particle bed following a simple procedure.
  • Applying templates and textures to particles.


Duration

Setup - 20min

Simulation - 15min

Analysis - 5min