Visual-Environment v7.

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Basic Training June-2011

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

Author: ACH, ESI Group VE-7.0

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Copyright

This working document and related know-how herein provided by ESI Group subject to contractual conditions are to remain confidential. The client shall not disclose the documentation and/or related know-how in whole or in part to any third party without the prior written permission of ESI Group. Copyright ESI Group, 2011. All rights reserved. Whilst this document has been carefully written and subject to intensive review, it is the readers responsibility to take all necessary steps to ensure that the assumptions and results from any finite element analysis made as a result of reading this document are correct. Neither ESI Group nor the authors accept any liability for incorrect analysis.

Visual-Environment v7.0

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What is Visual-Mesh?

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

Visual-Environment v7.0

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Quick start training exercise

Basic Training June-2011

Author: ACH, ESI Group VE-7.0

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Start with VE 7.0

Open Visual-Environment

Visual-Environment v7.0

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Start with VE 7.0

Visual-Environment v7.0

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Reading a CAD
Application Menu Menu Bar Toolbars

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Open an IGES file

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Graphical User Interface

Model Window Explorer

Console

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Visualizing the Entities

To Add or Remove Buttons, Use

icon

Use of the Feature Line Option:

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General information about the mouse

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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.

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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
Target list Reference list

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.
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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

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Modification of the size of the mesh

! Menu

2D/Remesh
of the Elements

! Selection

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then Click on Remesh Elements

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Modification of the size of the mesh

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Transformation of the mesh

! Menu
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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?

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What is Visual-Viewer?
A complete post-processing tool which provides tools:
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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
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Quick start training exercise

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Start with VE 7.0

Open Visual-Environment

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Start with VE 7.0

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Reading a result
Application Menu Menu Bar Toolbars

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Open an PAM-CRASH file

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Open a PAM-CRASH file

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

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Iso-contours of displacements

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Thank You

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