DEFORM Introduction

Who Should Attend?

This course is appropriate for attendees with no DEFORM experience, or for those who would like to sharpen their skills or refresh their knowledge.

For users interested in an in-depth course on special applications, they should also attend the DEFORM Advanced training following on from this DEFORM Introduction course.

Duration
Typically, this online course is split into six two-hour sessions over three consecutive days at each, with time to complete workshops between sessions. Sessions typically commence at 10.00 and finish by 16:00 (UK time). An optional follow-up Q&A Session is usually scheduled in the following weeks once attendees are bedded in using the software on their own projects.

Agenda
Three-day course with workshops:

Module 1 – DEFORM Capability & Applications
This module will introduce a brief history of the DEFORM platform, the expansive remit of what you can model with it, and some basic theory that will help you in the remaining modules. You will open the software, go through the layout, buttons and view controls and run a basic model.
Module 2 – Geometry & Meshing
To model anything, one needs to get the right geometries, in the right location, out of CAD and into DEFORM. What checks and assumptions can you make?
Creating initial finite element meshes, as well as ensuring the automatic remeshing process as a part deforms is robust, is as much a science as an art. Following our best-practice guidelines will ensure your simulations run smoothly with accurate results.
Module 3 – Material Data & Process Controls
What data do you need to model deforming metal? This module covers how DEFORM handles material data and common pitfalls to avoid that can cause wild and inaccurate results.
We will also introduce how to control tooling movement and other process parameters such as environment temperature. Guidelines on what simulation specific controls you need to input, such as controlling the time-step, will be covered.
Module 4 – Multiple Operations, Iterations & Troubleshooting
Most metal forming processes are a chain of multiple operations. You will learn how to setup a model to run through several operations automatically, such as furnace heating, initial, intermediate and final forming operations. We will also cover how to modify existing simulations, and how to troubleshoot and recover from mistakes.
Module 5 – Results Interpretation
Once you have results, you need to get useful information. This module will cover the extensive range of DEFORM post-processing tools for getting useful and presentable data out of DEFORM. We will also cover basic quality checks to ensure DEFORM models make sense.
Module 6 – Die Stress & Additional Topics
Assessment of tool stress is a real issue for process designers. You will learn how to model and assess tool stress based, including considerations from contact loads from a workpiece, constraints and interference fits.
Every DEFORM user is different and DEFORM is a wide-ranging engineering tool. Content will be tailored to the class’s particular needs, with topics to choose from mod Tool wear; advanced movement controls; fracture, material removal; advanced mesh generation; elastic-plastic analysis, spring-back & residual stress; machining distortion; advanced thermal analysis; design of experiments (DOE).