Tips & Tricks

Here you will find articles on how to solve specific issues related to ESI's software solutions. Missing ESI products will be added progressively. Each article has a short abstract which is accessible to everyone. As logged users you can see the full article with all attached screenshots, and you can post comments related to each article.

Export of Hemming Contours in ASCII format using Visual-Viewer for SMF
Export in ASCII format for hemming contour doesn't exist in Visual-Viewer, here is shared a simple way to do it
Sureshbabu Yalavarthi
Sheet Metal Forming

Restart sysweld calculation in batch mode from instants already computed
The time needed to restart a DMP or a SMP computation from instants already computed is very huge due to the way it was processed. Until sysweld version 2020, the selection of part of the model (for restart and DMP) is done with command SAVE … ASCII SELECT. Another...
Mandikizinoyou Taro
Welding & Assembly

Display mesh nodes in Visual Viewer based on internal number ID
Today it is not possible to display internal number of node within visual viewer. The only way is to display internal number within Sysweld/systus solver, check for the corresponding user defined one and come back in visual viewer to display the user define one....
Mandikizinoyou Taro
Multiphysics, Welding & Assembly

Pipe Welding with Circular Trajectory > 360°
It happens that we need to exceed the welding start position in case of pipe connection. In consequence, we need to have the circular trajectory > 360° so that the heat source could go over one lap.
Yonggang Duan
Welding & Assembly

Solid elements morphing by twist in Visual Mesh
In the case of 3D meshes, the term morph can be interpreted as the change of appearance of a graphical object. The morphing process is then defined as the construction of an animated sequence corresponding to the gradual transition between two different objects, so-...
Mandikizinoyou Taro
Multiphysics, Welding & Assembly

Management Unconnected Mesh in Visual Weld
Meshing is still a difficult task today especially when the geometry of the structure is complex. With the help of “Connect Edges” function in Visual Weld, it is no more mandatory to have mesh nodes connected between components and weld beads. It ensures connection...
Yonggang Duan
Welding & Assembly

How to simulate welding process with variable weld speed and Heat power ?
In real process, the user changes the velocity depending to the distance already covered or still to cover in welding process. To better reproduce the start and the end of a welding process, the velocity must be able to vary during at least these two phases as well as...
Mandikizinoyou Taro
Welding & Assembly, Virtual Performance, Virtual Integration Platform

Horse saddle distortion modelling in Visual Weld
Welding of structures involves complex interactions between thermal, metallurgical and mechanical phenomena leading to residual stresses and distortions, which play a major role during subsequent service of these structures. Controlling material characteristics,...
Mandikizinoyou Taro
Sheet Metal Forming, Virtual Manufacturing, Multiphysics, Welding & Assembly

Restart Sysweld thermo-metallurgy and mechanical calculation in batch mode
The aim of this article consists to show sysweld/systus users how to perform a restart computation when a calculation run in batch mode is stopped in middle for some reasons or not.
Mandikizinoyou Taro
Virtual Manufacturing, Multiphysics, Welding & Assembly

Overview of CSM Welding Advisor in Visual Environment 18.0.2
This tip is to give an overview of new CSM welding advisor in Visual Environment 18.0.2. This new advisor comes in replacement of Visual Welding advisor and uses Assembly solver to perform transient welding simulation.
Mandikizinoyou Taro
Sheet Metal Forming, Virtual Manufacturing, Welding & Assembly