PRIMER 22.1

Import Option

Import Option

Step 1

Once the analysis is finished, read your original model, in which dummy and seat foam components have penetration.

Go back to the Seat squash panel, click on the Import button and read in the dynain file that Ansys LS-DYNA has written out. This file contains the final geometry and initial stress data of all the DEFORMABLE parts that you define at STEP 4.

To continue press Next

 

Step 2

PRIMER will then read the file into a temporary model.

Either read the data for All nodes in dynain file, All parts in dynain file or Select parts to choose the parts in the dynain file to read data from

To continue press Next

 

Step 3

Select the features that you want to initialise. (Initial stress). Finally, it is possible to save settings by using the button Save settings to oa_pref file .

To continue press Apply and Finish .

The seat foam components are now in their compressed state and the contact between seat and dummy is de-penetrated.