Deform‑3D Basic Tutorial – Simple Upsetting (Compression) of a Cylinder
: CAD exports often have "bad geometry" like free edges or illegal surfaces. Use the internal Geometry Tool
- Common Errors: No material assigned, no mesh, movement not defined.
- Switch to the Simulator environment (or click "Run" in Pre-Processor).
- Select
Upsetting.DB.
- Click "Start" .
- Watch the Console: You will see "Step 1 converge... Step 2 converge..."