Visual Environment Tutorial

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VE-7.0 Author: ACH, ESI Group

Basic Training

June-2011

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Visual-Environment v7.0

Visual-Mesh: Complete Meshing Tool Visual-Viewer: Post-processing Tool

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What is Visual-Mesh?

A complete meshing tool which supports CAD Import, 1D, 2D and 3D Meshing and Editing features


VE-7.0 Author: ACH, ESI Group

Basic Training

June-2011


“Quick start” training exercise


Open Visual-Environment

Start with VE 7.0

Copyright © ESI Group, 2009. All rights reserved. Visual-Environment v7.0 Copyright © ESI Group, 2011. All rights reserved.

Start with VE 7.0

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Reading a CAD

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Menu Bar Toolbars

Application Menu


Open an IGES file

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Graphical User Interface

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Explorer

Console

Model Window


Visualizing the Entities

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!   To Add or Remove Buttons, Use icon

!   Use of the Feature Line Option:


!   Press a, hold the key and move the mouse to rotate the model. Alternatively, use middle mouse button to rotate, or use icon.

!   Similarly, press s and move the mouse to pan the model, or use icon. !   Press d and move the mouse to zoom dynamically. Alternatively, scroll the

mouse or use icon. !   Press f to fit the model, or use icon . !   Press z once and select the rectangular area using left mouse button to

zoom a particular portion of the model, or use icon. !   Compass can also be used to perform all the model visualizations. Move

the cursor on the axis and double-click on it to change the model view. Similarly, move the cursor over the circle, press the left mouse button and move the mouse clockwise or anti-clockwise for second rotation.

General information about the mouse

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2D-Mesh: Use of Automesh Surfaces

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Selection of the surfaces

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!   To select all the surfaces Ctrl+A !   To select one surface click on the surface with the left button of the mouse !   To deselect all Ctrl+D OR

!   To select surfaces, set Entity Selector to Advanced mode by clicking button in the Entity Selector, set Target as Surface and Reference as Surface, and click on the part in the model window to pick all the surfaces of that part.

Target list Reference list


Meshing

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Result of the meshing with the default parameters

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!   Hide the CAD

!   Select the wireframe display mode


!  Menu 2D/Remesh !   Selection of the Elements

!   And then Click on Remesh Elements

Modification of the size of the mesh

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Modification of the size of the mesh

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Transformation of the mesh !  Menu 2D/Transform

!   Choice of the Transformation !   Selection of the target list

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Transformation of the mesh

!  Pick icon to verify the transformation before validation and then Move

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Visual-Viewer v7.0

What is Visual-Viewer?


What is Visual-Viewer?

A complete post-processing tool which provides tools: !   Curve manipulation !   Animation and Animation Control !   Contour, Contour Ranking and Contour Variable Definition !   Trajectory !   Synchronization !   Camera !   Global editing of attributes !   Generation of reports !   Creation of drawing entities !   Print Preview !   Section Cut and Section Force calculation !   Video Align !   Global Window !   Injury Report !   Curve History !   Export of loaded files in PAM-CRASH and NASTRAN formats


“Quick start” training exercise


Open Visual-Environment

Start with VE 7.0


Start with VE 7.0

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Reading a result

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Menu Bar Toolbars

Application Menu


Open an PAM-CRASH file

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Open a PAM-CRASH file

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Animation

!  From the main menu, select Results >Animation Control and click on Play/Pause button in the Animation Control panel to animate the model through one cycle of forward animation. Click on Pause button to pause the animation in any frame.

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Superposition of the initial and final states

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Iso-contours of displacements

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!  From the main menu, select Results >Contours and select the Display Type, the contour


Iso-contours of displacements

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