NEW TOOLS FOR MANAGING YOUR SIMULATION PROJECTS

  • Simulation Project Archiving Tool: Storage Manager.

Simulation results are often very large and take up significant space on backup drives. This tool allows you to compress results and remove unnecessary data for final project archiving. Once calculations are complete, the project(s) can be loaded into this utility to sort/remove non-essential results and compress the data.


Benefits: Significant disk space savings without compromising result consistency.

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  • Automatic Procedure for Updating Simulation Projects.
Previously, moving to a new version of FORGE® required manual reconfiguration of existing projects to access new features. Now, when opening an existing project (from FORGE® NxT 4.0), the new version automatically updates the project and integrates the new functions/options across relevant simulation templates, objects, and more.

Benefits: Automatic availability of new options in Templates.

  • New Calculation Launch Procedure.

The process for submitting and running calculations has been completely redesigned for this version. New functions have been introduced via the Python API to ensure greater simplicity, flexibility, and control.

Benefits: Enhanced control and customization of calculation submission.

SOLVER IMPROVEMENTS

  • Cyclic Symmetries for Heat Treatments.

Cyclic symmetries are now supported for heating, cooling/quenching, and thermochemical treatments such as carburizing, nitriding, and carbonitriding. For helical parts, only one tooth or section of the part can be modeled.

Benefits: Reduced computation times for heat treatment and thermochemical simulations.

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  • Extension of Stationary Cold Rolling.
The stationary formulation for rolling flat or long products has been enhanced to support elastoviscoplastic behavior laws. Cold rolling processes can now leverage this feature, previously available only for hot rolling.
 
Benefits: Reduced computation time compared to traditional incremental approaches.
  • Improved Subsurface Mark Remeshing.
The remeshing quality for subsurface marking has been significantly improved in this version. Remeshing parameters for different meshes are now accessible in Setup mode, offering better control over remeshing for each marking.

Benefits: More robust detection of forging defects (folds, suction effects).


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On the left, FORGE® NxT 4.1, and on the right, FORGE® NxT 4.0.

 

NEW FEATURES FOR DATA SETUP AND RESULT ANALYSIS

  • Automation of Setups and Result Analysis.
The Python API has been enriched with new functionalities for greater automation and accessibility. The version includes a new Python script recorder, direct script access via the "Custom Actions" ribbon, a dedicated new Store, additional functions for managing sensors and vectors, and many other enhancements. A new module has also been developed for easier manipulation of meshes and associated results.

Benefits: Increased efficiency in daily tasks, time savings, and unlocking new possibilities for result analysis.
  • Improved Result Visualization.

The display of calculation results in the "Result Selector" window has been enhanced. Results are now categorized, accessible within the same window, and customizable (names, groups, units).

Benefits: Direct access to all results and customizable display options.

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