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Add Stage

Home Screen Process Flowchart

  1. To add a new Stage select the Add (denoted as +) at the task bar of the GUI.
  2. Select the Add Stage > in ANSA option.
  3. Select a suitable name for the new stage e.g. LS_DYNA and press OK . The main LS-OPT GUI includes a new Stage LS_DYNA (see image below).

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Dependencies of Stages

  1. The dependency of the stages is set by dragging the arrow head from the stage ANSA to the stage LS_DYNA.

The figure below illustrates the re-positioning of the new Stage LS_DYNA in the LS-OPT process flow. The stage boxed can be moved using the left mouse button to display the process chain as desired. There is also an automated option to layout the stage boxes in the Tools menu.

  1. Since the ANSA output file is used as LS_DYNA input file, the definition of a File Transfer is necessary. Select the respective icon.

  A window File Transfers shall open.

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File Transfers

  1. Select the Add.. button.
  2. For Operations, choose Copy.
  3. Enter the name of the Source File to copy from the ANSA directory to LS-DYNA. In this case enter rail.key.
  4. Enter the name of the Destination File to be copied to LS-DYNA. In this case enter DynaOpt.inp.
  5. Select OK to continue.

Now, the user can define the properties of the LS-DYNA Stage.

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