Example: Displaying Profile Change During Metal Forming

Example: Displaying profile change during metal-forming

The figures below show a metal-forming operation, and the way composite plots could be used to interpret the results. Clearly the order in which the list of nodes (along the edge of the workpiece) is defined is important for the composite plots below.

Composite plot of X vs Y coordinates showing formed profile

Here is a composite plot of thickness vs X coordinate for the same model