Results overview

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Results overview

In QForm UK the interface and the simulation core are completely separated and work independently, so it is possible to view all simulation results both during the simulation and after it is stopped. The program has a wide range of tools for managing the objects displaying, the calculated fields output, graphs and tracking information:

Tools for analyzing simulation results

Below is an overview of the available options for analyzing simulation results:

Displaying objects

Control for displaying of objects is carried out with the help of the buttons on the Toolbar***:

	- zoom control buttons
	- buttons for controlling the display of selected objects, with the help of them you can hide/show objects, make them transparent, hide/show edges, make a full display of objects with respect to symmetry planes, expand 2D objects in 3D, hide/show the axes of the selected objects
	- buttons for controlling the display of a mesh of objects
	- buttons for controlling the display of contact areas and nodes of selected objects, laps on the workpiece and a distorted contour for tools


Display of simulation objects by default (in the example, due to the symmetry of the objects, their quarters and two symmetry planes are used)		Full display of the same objects. Edges of objects are hidden, bottom tool is transparent


Displaying the contact area on the workpiece		Displaying the contact nodes on the workpiece


Displaying the mesh of the workpiece		Displaying the mesh of the tool

The information about the finite element meshes of objects is carried out by the button Mesh properties:

Window of information about finite element meshes of objects

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Toolbar

Fields output

The tools to control the output of the fields are located on the right side of the main program window. The simulated fields are divided into four groups: workpiece fields, tool fields, common fields and fields at tracking points:


Workpiece fields are enabled. Temperature distribution in the workpiece is shown		Tool fields are enabled. Temperature distribution in the tool is shown

By means of Scale panel the display parameters of the fields and the scale range can be changed:


Distribution of plastic strain in the workpiece is shown: gradient fringe plot, scale range for active simulated step, Rainbow palette is selected, minimum and maximum points are shown		Distribution of effective stress in the workpiece: isolines with marks, user defined range is specified

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Fields output

Section planes and measurements

The section plane is added with the button Add section plane located on the Toolbar. The position of the cross cut plane is set help the positioning handle in the main window for viewing the simulation results . section planes Properties are set in Object tree:


Adding and positioning a cross cut plane		Setting cross cut plane properties in the object tree

The objects measurements window is opened with the button Measurelocated on tools. It is possible to measure distances between two arbitrary points in space, in plane a cross cut plane plane or in plane of symmetry:


Distance between two workpieces points		Cross cut plane measurement		Measurement in plane of symmetry

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Cross cut plane creation

Measurements

Graphic data output

The window for displaying graphs is opened with the button Graphslocated on Panelstools.

It is possible to display graphs of energy-power and kinematic characteristics of tools, workpieces volume, some simulation parameters, as well as calculated values at tracking points:


function and argument selection for graph		temperature Graph and plastic Strain at point

Export of data from graphs is carried out in files with extensions *.xlsx, *.xls, *.csv

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Graphic data output

Tracked points, lines

Saving images and animations

To saving images and animations with simulation results , click the buttonlocated on results playback panels:

Image and Video record Window

In the window that opens, you must specify the directory for saving graphic files and other settings for images or animation. Images are saved as files with the extension *.png, animation - to files with the extension *.wmv

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Animations and images

Object tree

help Object tree, located in the upper left angle of the results view window , you can quickly set display parameters for all types of objects. If you right click on an element Object tree, advanced commands will appear, with which you can delete or copy a tree element , switch to positioning mode, set an alternative name for the object:

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Object tree

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Object tree

Advanced features

Tab Source data panels Simulation state is used to display the values of the simulation parameters, power and kinematic tools parameters, workpieces volume , as well as the simulation duration for the current simulation step:

List of output parameters
in the Simulation state tab

When you click on a workpiece or tool with the right mouse button in the list of commands , the command is available Field value at point. help it, you can create a box with the value of the active calculated fields in the seats of the mouse click:

temperature Value
at three workpieces points

With the commands Show graph of a function along a line on Calculation fields panels you can build a graph of the values of the active calculated fields along the line segment, line on the surface or on the edge of the workpieces or tool:

Graph of workpiece temperature values along a user defined line segment

You can view detailed statistical info about calculated fields:

temperature fields Statistics

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The multi-window mode for viewing simulation results allows you to divide the applications window into several windows (from one to four), in each of which the same simulated operation or different operation from one or different projects can be opened (*.qform-files). It is possible to synchronize the display options of objects and calculation fields in different windows, link the position and linear scale of objects in different windows:

Multi-window view of results.
Two windows show different results of the same simulation

To make it easier to analyse the results, you can enlarge the viewing area of the simulation results by hiding the bottom (Ctrl + B) and left (Ctrl + L) panels.

You can also hide panels and select the number of windows inMain Menu > View.

Multi-window view of results.
Four windows show different results of the same simulation.
Hidden left and bottom panels

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Multi-window mode

Hotkeys