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1. LS-PrePost Overview
1.1. System Requirements
1.1.1. LS-PrePost Supported Operating Systems
1.1.2. Hardware requirements for LS-PrePost
1.2. Download and Installation
1.2.1. Download
1.2.2. Installation
1.3. Licensing
2. User Interface
2.1. Layout
2.2. Toolbar Manager
2.2.1. Sample
2.3. Keyboard & Mouse Operation
2.3.1. Function Keys (F1-F12)
2.3.2. Dynamic Model Operation
2.4. Transition from LS-PrePost 2.4 to LS-PrePost 4.x
2.5. Configurations
3. Menus
3.1. File Menu
3.1.1. File Open
3.1.2. File Import
3.1.3. File Save
3.1.4. File Save As
3.2. Misc Menu
3.3. View Menu
3.4. Geometry Menu
3.5. FEM Menu
3.6. Application Menu
3.7. Settings Menu
3.7.1. Current Subsystem ID
3.7.2. Current Working Dir
3.7.3. Configuration Settings
3.7.4. Toolbar Manager
3.8. Help Menu
3.9. Graphics Window Context Menu
3.10. Pulldown Menu Examples
3.10.1. Toolbar Manager Sample
4. Toolbar
4.1. Right Toolbar
4.2. Bottom Toolbar
5. Geometry
5.1. Reference Geometry
5.1.1. Reference Point
5.1.2. Reference Axis
5.1.3. Reference Plane
5.1.4. Reference Coordinate System
5.1.5. Reference Geometry Editing
5.2. Curve Overview
5.2.1. Curve Point
5.2.2. Curve Line
5.2.3. Curve Circle
5.2.4. Curve Circular Arc
5.2.5. Curve Ellipse
5.2.6. Curve Elliptical Arc
5.2.7. Curve B-Spline Curve
5.2.8. Curve Helix
5.2.9. Curve Composite Curve
5.2.10. Curve Break
5.2.11. Curve Merge
5.2.12. Curve Bridge
5.2.13. Curve Smooth
5.2.14. Middle Curve
5.2.15. Curve Morph
5.2.16. Curve Fillet
5.2.17. Sketch Curve
5.2.18. Curve Convert
5.2.19. Curve Parabola
5.2.20. Curve Hyperbola
5.2.21. Curve Function
5.2.22. Curve Polygon
5.2.23. Curve Fit
5.3. Surface Overview
5.3.1. Surface Plane
5.3.2. Surface Cylinder
5.3.3. Surface Cone
5.3.4. Surface Sphere
5.3.5. Surface Torus
5.3.6. Surface Ellipsoid
5.3.7. Surface Fill Plane
5.3.8. Surface Extrude
5.3.9. Surface Revolve
5.3.10. Surface Sweep
5.3.11. Surface Loft
5.3.12. Surface N-Side Surface
5.3.13. Surface Patch
5.3.14. Surface Bridge
5.3.15. Surface Combine
5.3.16. Surface Fit
5.3.17. Surface Middle Surface
5.3.18. Surface Morph
5.3.19. Surface Fit Primary
5.3.20. Surface Break
5.4. Solid Overview
5.4.1. Solid Box
5.4.2. Solid Cylinder
5.4.3. Solid Cone
5.4.4. Solid Sphere
5.4.5. Solid Torus
5.4.6. Solid Extrude
5.4.7. Solid Revolve
5.4.8. Solid Sweep
5.4.9. Solid Loft
5.4.10. Solid Fillet
5.4.11. Solid Chamfer
5.4.12. Solid Draft
5.4.13. Solid Thicken
5.4.14. Solid Wedge
5.4.15. Solid Boolean
5.4.16. Solid Prism
5.4.17. Solid Combine
5.5. Geometry Tools
5.5.1. Delete Entity
5.5.2. Blank Entity
5.5.3. Extend Curve
5.5.4. Extend Face
5.5.5. Intersection
5.5.6. Offset
5.5.7. Project
5.5.8. Replace Face/Search
5.5.9. Stitch Faces
5.5.10. Trim
5.5.11. Transform
5.5.12. Reverse Direction
5.5.13. Copy Entity
5.5.14. Geometry Management
5.5.15. Heal
5.5.16. Topology Simplify
5.5.17. Measure
5.5.18. Text Object
5.5.19. Array Flow
6. Finite Element
6.1. Mesh
6.1.1. Shape Mesh
6.1.2. Auto Mesh
6.1.3. Solid Mesh
6.1.4. Block Mesh
6.1.5. N-Line Mesh
6.1.6. 2D Mesh
6.1.7. Tetrahedron Mesh
6.1.8. Blank Mesh
6.1.9. Bulk Fluid
6.1.10. Element Generation
6.1.11. Node Edit
6.1.12. Element Edit
6.1.13. 2D NURBS
6.1.14. 3D NURBS
6.1.15. Mass Trim
6.1.16. Spot Welding
6.1.17. SPH Generation
6.1.18. Disc Sphere Generation
6.1.19. MSMesh
6.1.20. Result Mapping
6.2. Model
6.2.1. Assembly and Selpart
6.2.2. Keyword Manager
6.2.3. Create Entity
6.2.4. Display Entity
6.2.5. RefCheck
6.2.6. Renumber
6.2.7. Section Plane
6.2.8. SubSystem
6.2.9. Group
6.2.10. View
6.2.11. Part Color
6.2.12. Appear
6.2.13. Model Selection
6.2.14. Annotation
6.2.15. Split Window
6.2.16. Explode
6.2.17. Light Setup
6.2.18. Part Data
6.3. Element Tool
6.3.1. Identify
6.3.2. Find
6.3.3. Blank
6.3.4. Move and Copy
6.3.5. Offset
6.3.6. Transformation
6.3.7. Normal
6.3.8. Detach Elem
6.3.9. DupNode
6.3.10. Measure
6.3.11. Morph
6.3.12. Smooth
6.3.13. Part Trim
6.3.14. Part Travel
6.3.15. Display edge
6.4. Post
6.4.1. FriComp
6.4.2. Range
6.4.3. History
6.4.4. XyPlot
6.4.5. ASCII
6.4.6. BinOut
6.4.7. Follow
6.4.8. Trace
6.4.9. State
6.4.10. Particle
6.4.11. Chain Model
6.4.12. FLD (Forming Limit Results)
6.4.13. Output
6.4.14. General Settings
6.4.15. Post Settings
6.4.16. Vector
6.5. Finite Element Tools Examples
6.5.1. Detach Sample
6.5.2. Sample_1 - Measure Angle
6.5.3. Sample_2 - Local Coordinate System
6.5.4. Sample_3 - Measure Distance
6.5.5. Mesh Morphing by Mesh Cage
6.5.6. Mesh Morphing by Interior Node
6.5.7. Mesh unfold
6.6. Postprocessing Tools Examples
6.6.1. Sample - ASCII Interface
6.6.2. Sample - Binout Interface
6.6.3. Sample - Chain Multipe Models
6.6.4. Sample - Fringe Component
6.6.5. Sample - Fringe Range
6.6.6. Sample
6.6.7. Sample
6.6.8. Sample
6.6.9. Sample
6.6.10. Sample_1
6.6.11. Sample_2
7. General Tools
7.1. General Selection
7.1.1. General
7.2. Animation
7.3. Create Position
7.4. Create Direction
7.5. Create Coordinate
7.5.1. 2position
7.5.2. 2vector
7.5.3. 3Node
7.6. Create Kind Link
7.6.1. New
7.6.2. List
7.7. Entity Operation
7.7.1. Entity Selection
7.7.2. Entity Selection (Draw Button on Keyword Form)
7.8. Keyword Editing
7.8.1. Keyword Form
7.8.2. RefBy
7.8.3. Pick Entity
7.8.4. Special Keyword Form
7.9. Vector Operation
7.9.1. Define Vector Methods
7.9.2. Define Coordinate Methods
7.10. XY PlotWindow
7.10.1. Common Left Menu Commands
7.10.2. Common Right Menu Commands
7.10.3. Common PlotWindow Commands
7.11. New XYPlot Frame
7.11.1. User Interface
7.11.2. Left Panel
7.11.3. Main Graphics
7.11.4. Bottom Panel
8. Application Overview
8.1. Occupant Safety
8.1.1. Airbag Folding
8.1.2. DynFold
8.1.3. Dummy Positioning
8.1.4. Seat Deformer
8.1.5. Sled Creation
8.1.6. Seatbelt Fitting
8.2. Metal Forming
8.2.1. Tool/blank mesh generation
8.2.2. Tool mesh check and offset
8.2.3. Multi-stage process simulation
8.2.4. Multi-flanging setup
8.2.5. Post processing
8.3. Model Checking
8.3.1. Keyword Check
8.3.2. Contact Check
8.4. Tools
8.4.1. Media
8.4.2. Curve Generation
8.4.3. J integral
8.4.4. Welding Simulation
8.5. Noise, Vibration and Harshness
8.5.1. Modal Analysis
8.5.2. Frequency Response Function(FRF)
8.5.3. Steady State Dynamics
8.5.4. Random Vibration
8.5.5. Respones Spectrum
8.5.6. Boundary Element Method for Acoustics
8.5.7. Finite Element Method for Acoustics
8.5.8. Panel Contribution
8.6. 3D Graph
8.6.1. Introduction
8.6.2. User Interface
8.6.3. Main Menu
8.6.4. Toolbar
8.6.5. Bottom Panel
8.7. Run SCL
8.8. Battery Packaging
8.8.1. Cell Setup
8.8.2. Randle Circuit
8.8.3. Tabs
8.8.4. Multiple Cells
8.8.5. Isopotential & Connection
8.9. Wear Analysis
8.10. Fragment Analysis
8.11. Virtual Strain Gauge
8.12. Application Examples
8.12.1. Occupant Safety Sample: Seatbelt
9. Command Index
9.1. Commands
9.2. Command Files
9.3. Command Line
9.4. Basic Command