Autodyn User's Manual

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1. Application Overview

1.1. Autodyn Application Layout
1.2. Autodyn Toolbar
1.3. Navigation Bar
1.4. Dialog Panel and Dialog Windows
1.5. Command Line Panel
1.6. Undock Command Line
1.7. Command File Window
1.8. Message Panel
1.9. HTML Review Windows
1.10. File Names
1.11. Initialization Settings
1.12. Autodyn in Workbench
1.13. Autodyn Solver Options in Workbench

2. Pull Down Menus

2.1. Pull-Down Menu - File

2.1.1. Pull-Down Menu - File - New

2.1.2. Pull-Down Menu - File - Manage Folders

2.1.2.1. Pull-Down Menu - File - Manage Folders - New

2.1.3. Pull-Down Menu - File - Save As

2.1.4. Pull-Down Menu - File - Save Project

2.1.5. Pull-Down Menu - File - Save As Version

2.1.6. Pull-Down Menu - File - Export to Version

2.1.7. Pull-Down Menu - File - Export PostScript

2.1.8. Pull-Down Menu - File - Export VRML

2.2. Pull-Down Menu - Import

2.2.1. Pull-Down Menu - Import - TrueGrid®
2.2.2. Pull-Down Menu - Import - ICEM
2.2.3. Pull-Down Menu - Import - LS-DYNA
2.2.4. Pull-Down Menu - Import - Nastran
2.2.5. Pull-Down Menu - Import - Convert IJK to Unstructured

2.3. Pull-Down Menu - Setup

2.3.1. Pull-Down Menu - Setup - Description
2.3.2. Pull-Down Menu - Setup - Symmetry

2.4. Pull-Down Menu - Execution

2.4.1. Pull-Down Menu - Execution - Batch Runner

2.5. Pull-Down Menu - View

2.5.1. Pull-Down Menu - View - Slideshow - Setup
2.5.2. Pull-Down Menu - View - Performance profiler

2.6. Pull-Down Menu - Options

2.6.1. Pull-Down Menu - Options - Interactivity
2.6.2. Pull-Down Menu - Options - Clipping Planes
2.6.3. Pull-Down Menu - Options - Default Settings
2.6.4. Pull-Down Menu - Options - Pause License
2.6.5. Pull-Down Menu - Options - Create User-Subroutine Project

2.7. Pull-Down Menu - Help

3.1. Plots - Select Contour Variable
3.2. Plots - View range and slices (Structured)
3.3. Plots - View range and slices (SPH/Unstructured)

4. Settings

4.1. Settings - Display

4.2. Settings - Grid

4.3. Settings - Legend

4.4. Settings - Node/Element Numbers

4.5. Settings - Materials

4.5.1. Settings - Materials - Modify Material Color

4.6. Settings - Contour

4.6.1. Settings - Contour - Profile Plot

4.7. Settings - Velocity vector

4.8. Settings - Gauge Point

4.9. Settings - Boundary

4.10. Settings - Joins

4.11. Settings - Axes

4.12. Settings - Detonation

4.13. Settings - Eroded Nodes

4.14. Settings - Unused Regions

4.15. Settings - Polygons

4.16. Settings - Beam Sections

4.17. Settings - Shell Thickness

4.18. Settings - Material Direction

4.19. Settings - Marker

4.20. Settings - Shell Normal

4.21. Settings - Part Highlights

5.1. History - Single Variable Plot

5.2. History - Reduce

5.3. History - Write Text Output

5.4. History - Multiple Variable Plot

5.4.1. History - Multiple Variable Plot - Set All Plots
5.4.2. History - Multiple Variable Plot - Modify Selected Plot

5.5. History - Min/max

5.6. History - Set Scales

5.7. History - Set Plot Styles

5.8. History - Set Legend Position

5.9. History - Load

6.1. Slides Toolbar

6.1.1. Slides Setup
6.1.2. Capture Current Image
6.1.3. Capture Sequence
6.1.4. Text Slide

6.2. View Slides

7. Materials

7.1. Materials - New/Modify
7.2. Materials - Copy
7.3. Materials - Delete
7.4. Materials - Load

8. Initial Conditions

8.1. Initial Conditions - New/Modify
8.2. Initial Conditions - Explicit Model Initialization
8.3. Initial Conditions - Delete

9. Boundaries

9.1. Boundaries - New/Modify

9.2. Boundaries - Delete

9.3. Analytical Blast Boundary Condition

9.3.1. User Interface

9.3.2. Theory

9.3.2.1. Pressure Load Evaluation Without Clearing
9.3.2.2. Clearing ‘On’
9.3.2.3. BLAST.LOAD Variable
9.3.2.4. Limitations
9.3.2.5. Example – Small Scale Urban Blast

9.3.3. References

10.1. Parts - New

10.1.1. Parts - New - Select Predef (2D)
10.1.2. Parts - New - Select Predef (3D)
10.1.3. Parts - New - Select Predef (3D Shell)
10.1.4. Parts - New - Define Zoning (2D)
10.1.5. Parts - New - Define Zoning (3D)
10.1.6. Parts - New - Define Zoning (3D Shell)
10.1.7. Parts - New - Fill Part (2D)
10.1.8. Parts - New - Fill Part (3D)
10.1.9. Parts - New - Fill Part (3D Shell)

10.2. Parts - Copy

10.3. Parts - Delete

10.4. Parts - IJK Range

10.5. Parts - Activation

10.6. Parts - Rename

10.7. Parts - Print

10.8. Parts - Pack (Fill)

10.9. Parts - Zoning

10.9.1. Parts - Zoning - Box

10.9.2. Parts - Zoning - Cylinder

10.9.3. Parts - Zoning - Sphere

10.9.4. Parts - Zoning - Ogive

10.9.5. Parts - Zoning - Quad

10.9.6. Parts - Zoning - Hex

10.9.7. Parts - Zoning - Frag/Bric (Page 1)

10.9.8. Parts - Zoning - Frag/Bric (Page 2)

10.9.9. Parts - Zoning - Transition

10.9.10. Parts - Zoning - Node

10.9.11. Parts - Zoning - Line

10.9.12. Parts - Zoning - Surface

10.9.13. Parts - Zoning - Volume

10.9.14. Parts - Zoning - Translate

10.9.15. Parts - Zoning - Rotate

10.9.16. Parts - Zoning - Scale

10.9.17. Parts - Zoning - Copy

10.9.18. Parts - Zoning - Delete

10.9.19. Parts - Zoning - Save

10.9.20. Parts - Zoning - Restore

10.9.21. Parts - Zoning - Refine

10.9.22. Parts - Zoning - Fill Block

10.9.22.1. Parts - Zoning - Fill Block Implicit
10.9.22.2. Parts - Zoning - Fill Block Explicit

10.10. Parts - Fill

10.10.1. Parts - Fill - Block

10.10.2. Parts - Fill - I / J / K Plane

10.10.3. Parts - Fill - Node

10.10.4. Parts - Fill - Unused

10.10.5. Parts - Fill - Composite

10.10.5.1. Parts - Fill - Composite - New
10.10.5.2. Parts - Fill - Composite - Modify

10.10.6. Parts – Fill – Beam

10.10.6.1. Available Beam Cross Sections
10.10.6.2. Spring Cross Section
10.10.6.3. Damper cross section

10.10.7. Parts - Fill - Multi-Fill

10.10.8. Parts - Fill - Datafile

10.10.9. Parts - Fill - Part Fill

10.10.10. Parts - Fill - Block Remap

10.11. Parts - Boundary

10.11.1. Parts - Boundary - Block
10.11.2. Parts - Boundary - I / J / K Plane
10.11.3. Parts - Boundary - Node
10.11.4. Parts - Boundary - Clear
10.11.5. Parts - Boundary - Apply Interactively
10.11.6. Parts - Bound - Clear Interactively

10.12. Parts - Gauges

10.12.1. Parts - Gauges - Add
10.12.2. Parts - Gauge - Move
10.12.3. Parts - Gauge - Delete
10.12.4. Parts - Gauges - Add Unstructured
10.12.5. Parts - Gauge - Move Unstructured
10.12.6. Parts - Gauge - Delete Unstructured

10.13. Parts - Solvers (Structured)

10.13.1. Parts - Solvers (Structured) - Type
10.13.2. Parts - Solvers (Structured) - Solution (2D Shells)
10.13.3. Parts - Solvers (Structured) - Solution (3D Shells)
10.13.4. Parts - Solvers (Structured) - Solution (Beams)
10.13.5. Parts - Solvers (Structured) - Solution (3D Euler-FCT)
10.13.6. Parts - Solvers (Structured) - Solution (2D SPH)
10.13.7. Parts - Solvers (Structured) - Solution (3D SPH)
10.13.8. Parts - Solvers (Structured) - Dezone (2D & 3D Euler)
10.13.9. Parts - Solvers (Structured) - Dezone (2D & 3D Lagrange/ALE)
10.13.10. Parts - Solvers (Structured) - Jetting

10.14. Parts - Solvers (Unstructured)

10.14.1. Parts - Solvers (Unstructured) - Solid
10.14.2. Parts - Solvers (Unstructured) - Shell
10.14.3. Parts - Solvers (Unstructured) - Beam

10.15. Parts - Motions

10.15.1. Parts - Motions - Block
10.15.2. Parts - Motions - I / J / K Plane
10.15.3. Parts - Motions - Node
10.15.4. Parts - Motions - Modify

10.16. Parts - Geometry

10.16.1. Parts - Geometry - SPH
10.16.2. Parts - Geometry - New/Modify
10.16.3. Parts - Geometry - Copy
10.16.4. Parts - Geometry - Import Part
10.16.5. Parts - Geometry - Translate
10.16.6. Parts - Geometry - Rotate

11. Components

11.1. Components - New
11.2. Components - Modify
11.3. Components - Delete
11.4. Components - Material
11.5. Components - Velocity
11.6. Components - Initial Conditions
11.7. Components - Apply Boundary
11.8. Components - Clear Boundary
11.9. Components - Translate
11.10. Components - Rotate
11.11. Components - Scale
11.12. Components - Copy

12.1. Groups - New
12.2. Groups - Rename
12.3. Groups - Copy
12.4. Groups - Delete
12.5. Groups - Apply
12.6. Groups - Clear
12.7. Groups - Material
12.8. Groups - Velocity
12.9. Groups - Initial Condition
12.10. Groups - Translate
12.11. Groups - Rotate
12.12. Groups - Scale

13.1. Joins - Join

13.2. Joins - Unjoin

13.3. Joins - Matrix

13.4. Joins - Merge Joined Nodes

13.5. Joins - Bonded Face Connections

13.5.1. Verification of Bond Status

13.5.1.1. Using the Prt File Output
13.5.1.2. Using Preprocessing Output
13.5.1.3. Using Post Processing Output
13.5.1.4. Bonded Contact Warning Messages

14. Interactions

14.1. Interactions - Lagrange/Lagrange

14.1.1. Interactions - Lagrange/Lagrange - Introduction
14.1.2. Interactions - Lagrange/Lagrange - Create
14.1.3. Interactions - Lagrange/Lagrange - Add
14.1.4. Interactions - Lagrange/Lagrange - Remove
14.1.5. Interactions - Lagrange/Lagrange - Matrix
14.1.6. Interactions - Lagrange/Lagrange - Range
14.1.7. Interactions - Lagrange/Lagrange - Friction
14.1.8. Interactions - 2D Gap Contact Options
14.1.9. Interactions - Lagrange/Lagrange - 2D Trajectory Contact Options
14.1.10. Interactions - Lagrange/Lagrange - 3D Gap Contact Options
14.1.11. Interactions - Lagrange/Lagrange - 3D Trajectory Contact Options

14.2. Interactions - Euler/Lagrange (2D)

14.2.1. Interactions - Euler/Lagrange - Introduction
14.2.2. Interactions - Euler/Lagrange (2D) - New Polygon
14.2.3. Interactions - Euler/Lagrange (2D) - Velocity
14.2.4. Interactions - Euler/Lagrange (2D) - Porosity
14.2.5. Interactions - Euler/Lagrange (2D) - New Interaction

14.3. Interactions - Euler/Lagrange (3D)

14.3.1. Interactions - Euler/Lagrange (3D) - Type
14.3.2. Interactions - Euler/Lagrange (3D) - Select
14.3.3. Interactions - Euler/Lagrange (3D) - Thickness
14.3.4. Interactions - Euler/Lagrange (3D) - Joins
14.3.5. Interactions - Euler/Lagrange (3D) - Weak Coupling

15. Detonation (2D)

15.1. Detonation (2D) - Point
15.2. Detonation (2D) - Line
15.3. Detonation (2D) - Circle
15.4. Detonation (2D) - Manual

16. Detonation (3D)

16.1. Detonation (3D) - Point
16.2. Detonation (3D) - Plane
16.3. Detonation (3D) - Cylinder
16.4. Detonation (3D) - Sphere
16.5. Detonation (3D) - Manual

17. Parallel Processing

17.1. Parallel - Sub-domains
17.2. Parallel - Task Assignments
17.3. Parallel - Automatic Decomposition
17.4. Parallel - Automatic Decomposition of Euler parts
17.5. Parallel - Decomposition of beam parts
17.6. Parallel – Fully Automatic Decomposition

18.1. Output - Part Summary Variables
18.2. Output - Results Files

19. User Variables

19.1. User Variables - Add/Modify

20. Controls

20.1. Controls - Mass Scaling
20.2. Controls - Global Erosion

21. Usage in Ansys

21.1. Autodyn Walkthrough Using Explicit Dynamics
21.2. Autodyn Walkthrough Using Meshing

22. Additional Information

22.1. Running Autodyn on Windows Platforms

22.2. Running Autodyn in Batch Mode on Linux Platforms

22.2.1. Running Autodyn using the AUTODYNWRAPPER
22.2.2. Running Autodyn using the autodyn Script

22.3. Files Created by Autodyn

22.4. Explicit Dynamics Material Models

22.5. Explicit Dynamics Theory

22.6. Autodyn Material Models

22.6.1. Equation of State

22.6.1.1. Tillotson EOS

22.6.1.1.1. Regions of Interest
22.6.1.1.2. Regional Formulations

22.6.1.2. Puff EOS

22.6.1.2.1. Regions of Interest
22.6.1.2.2. Regional Formulations

22.6.1.3. Two-Phase EOS

22.6.1.3.1. Single Phase Region
22.6.1.3.2. Two-Phase Region

22.6.1.4. Sesame EOS (Tables)

22.6.1.5. Explosive EOS

22.6.1.5.1. Lee-Tarver Model
22.6.1.5.2. Powder Burn EOS

22.6.1.6. Rigid

22.6.2. Material Strength

22.6.2.1. Von Mises Model
22.6.2.2. Piecewise JC Model
22.6.2.3. Beam Resistance Model

22.6.3. Failure Models

22.6.3.1. Material Stress Failure
22.6.3.2. Material Strain Failure
22.6.3.3. Material Stress/Strain Failure
22.6.3.4. Cumulative Damage Model
22.6.3.5. Orthotropic Softening
22.6.3.6. Tsai - Hoffman - Hill Model
22.6.3.7. MO Granular Failure Model

22.6.4. Material Cutoffs

22.7. References