T-SIM V4.5 Reference




T-SIM Reference Index


This is documentation of T-SIM 4.5 - Thermoforming simulation software from Accuform, Czech Republic.

Sheet representation
  • Creation
  • Modification of temperature profile
  • Modification of temperature profile using temperature matrix
  • Modification of thickness profile
  • Refinement
  • Clamping
  • Sheet file format

 

Tool representation
  • Creation
  • Import from STL, DXF, Patran, VRML
  • Translation, scaling, rotation
  • Centering
  • Mirroring
  • Exporting to DXF
Process control (pressure / vacuum, tool movements)
  • Creation / modification
Material
  • Creation / modification
  • Theoretical background
  • Measurements of material properties
  • Fitting of material parameters
  • K-BKZ, PTT (from version 4.5)

 

Heat transfer and friction data
  • Creation / modification
  • Measurement of heat transfer and friction data
Project & Solver


Post-processing
  • Opening project for post-processing
  • Refinement / Automatic refinement
  • Export for structural analysis (ANSYS, IGES, DXF, Patran, Cosmos/M)
  • Trimmed part weight calculation
  • Cooling
  • 3D cuts / 3D cut data table
  • Exporting video (AVI file format)

 

Image pre-distortion
  • General information about Image manager
  • Projection of bitmaps from plane, sphere and cylinder
  • Projection of 3D image from VRML file
  • Projection of IGES polylines
Display, configuration
  • T-SIM Toolbars
  • Display options
  • Profiles on grid
  • Mouse position tracking (element, node, 3D point information)
  • Rotation, panning, zooming, exclusive zooming
  • Configuration (system of units, security settings)

 

Tutorials
  • Example 1 - simple negative forming
  • Example 2 - plug assisted forming (cup)
  • Example 3 - positive forming with pre-blow
  • Example 4 - two movable tools
  • Example 5 - image distortion / pre-distortion

    Installation

Frequently asked questions
Support

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