Forming 2 Sheets in one Forming Process

Rahul_P1
Rahul_P1
Altair Employee
edited October 2020 in Community Q&A

Hi,

I have a part which consists of two different material layers. I am trying to form those two different sheets in one forming process. They consist of different materials (e.g. steel and aluminum). I modelled the two layers with two shell components. Is there an option to tie this surfaces together as can be done in FEA modelling as a TIE. Because if i don´t they are actually twisting and not sticking together!

Furthermore there was already a discussion about draping of Composites? Is there already a new release out?

best regards and thanks for your help in advance
Thomas

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Answers

  • Rahul_P1
    Rahul_P1
    Altair Employee
    edited August 2014

    Yes it is possible to run HF forming with multiple blanks. there are two options

    1. Run it a layered blank without any contact between the 2 blank
    2. Run it with Type 2 contacts as welded blank..

  • Rahul_P1
    Rahul_P1
    Altair Employee
    edited August 2014

    Thanks for your answer! can i use the one step radioss solver? or is there a tutorial?

    thanks again

  • Rahul_P1
    Rahul_P1
    Altair Employee
    edited August 2014

    This cannot be run in HF one step. This has to be run in the HF incremental profile

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