Goal of this tutorial
Use a manual model set-up to realize Casting Regions
Modify the optimisation input accoridingly
Run the optimisation in the command line
Training:
Relevant data for this tutorial:
https://amendate.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AQAE0
This Tutorial is based on the previous Tutorial for the Manufacturing Method: Casting. With some modifications it is possible to create Casting Regions. A Casting Region defines casting specific settings (e.g. draw direction / tapering angle) for separate regions of the Design Space.
Step 1: Open existing casting project
Open the already set up casting project of the Triple Clamp.
Step 2: Define Casting Regions
To define Casting Regions additional volumes have to be defined an exported. In this case we want to create one Casting Region on the left-hand side and another on the right-hand side.
Therefore, a new Part is created in the model tree with a copy of the Design Space solid (Transform tool, movement with 0mm) and a surface to split the Design Space into several Casting Regions. The Split Tool is used to perform this action.
Two solids are created which are renamed to Solid 1 & Solid 2:
Step 3: Add Advanced User Settings - Casting Regions settings
The already defined settings for the previous casting optimisation are kept. These define the Casting optimisation as well as two draw directions with a tapering angle of 5°. This time positive Z-direction and negative Y-direction are defined as Draw directions.
configuration.strategy=Casting tool.tool0.draft=5 tool.tool1.draft=5 |
Additionally, the both casting regions are added and linked to the draw directions.
toolRegion.region0.geometryName= toolRegion0 toolRegion.region0.tools.tool0 toolRegion.region1.geometryName= toolRegion1 toolRegion.region1.tools.tool1 geometry.toolRegion0.path = Solid 1.stl geometry.toolRegion1.path = Solid 2.stl |
There is no limitation in the number of draw directions (tools) and Casting Regions (toolRegions). Several draw directions can be linked to one Casting Region.
Step 4: Export of the optimisation scenario & casting regions
The optimisation scenario is exported to a freely selectable folder.
Into the same folder the created Casting Regions are exported as a .stl file. (Attention: The unit system has to be in meters!)
Step 5: Command line optimisation start
Now, inside the exported folder the optimisation input (configuration file & geometry files) as well as the manual created Casting Regions can be found:
A PowerShell or command line has to be opened in this folder. Inside the MSC Apex installation folder the runGD_Engine.bat has to be executed to start the optimisation. As an argument the name of the configuration file has to be added.
& 'C:\Program Files\MSC.Software\MSC Apex\2024-011290\runGD_Engine.bat' -c .\GD_Scenario_1.json
After pressing enter the optimisation starts in the command line.
Step 6: Quick modification of the optimisation set-up
By opening the configuration file (.json) the optimisation parameters and the casting set-up can be modified easily.
In the tool section additional tools can be added and linked to the toolRegion. Each tool can be one draw direction with a specified tapering angle.
Step 7: Post Processing & Visualisation of the results
The optimisation results are saved in an additional subfolder with a timestamp.
These results can be imported back to MSC Apex GD (File → Import → Import GD Results).
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