Getting Started With QC (Shot Simulation)

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Getting startedwith

QuikCAST

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Engineering Simulation forIndustry


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Getting Started with QuikCAST™List of CAD Files

casting.stl


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Getting started with

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1 Select New option from the File Menu


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QuikCAST

™Import CAD Files (Core)

Browse to definethe Study Location

2 Input Study Name

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4 Click OK


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QuikCAST

™Import CAD Files (Core)

5 Browse and select thecasting_HPDC.STL file

6Click Open to load the CAD

file in the model Window


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QuikCAST

™Import CAD Files (Casting)

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Activate Welding Point Operation

Define CAD File Unit System( casting_HPDC.STL units is MM)

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Input Tolerance value (mm)

Activate Automatic Fixing11 Click OK


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Getting started with QuikCAST™Import CAD Files (Casting)

12 Click YES to continue

QuikCAST gives a description ofthe encountered problem whenanalysing the CAD files



Getting started with QuikCAST™Import the CAD (Core)

HPDC Al geometry has been successfullyimported



Getting started with QuikCAST™ Automatic CAD Inlet Creation

Select Mesh Basic ShapesOption from the Model Menu




Select By extrusion option1

2Input Extrusion Distance (Piston Chamber lenght)




3Switch to Wire&Shadeddisplay mode to display thefacets

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Entity selection mustbe set to Facet

5Select Facets locatedon the top of the tube

( SHIFT + leftbutton)Extruded geometry is automaticallydisplayed for

each new selected facet




Click CloseThe inlet volume has

been succefully created

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Getting started with QuikCAST™ Automatic Volume detection/Material Assignment

In order to detect/assign volume materialsselect Domain Manager Option from theModel Menu


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Activate the CreateContact surface option Click Start to Start the Automatic

Volume detection2

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4 Volume domains havebeen detected that needto be renamed andassigned with materialproperties.

New Surface Domainshave been automaticallycreated because theCreate Contact surfaceoption has been activated


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Select Volume_001 (left click )

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Click View Volume todisplay the

Volume_001


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Click Rename

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Input VolumeDomain Name

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Click Material

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6 Select Alloy Volumetype

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ActivateStandard DB

Select AlSi9Cu3Material from thematerial list


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Repeat the stepsto assign names and materials to the other volumes

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Click P to Activate Priority order9

Change VolumePriority orderwith the arrows

( Priority ordershould be definedaccording to theFilling order)

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Click Remove to delete the surfacedomains created during the import andduring the automatic fixing sequence

11 Switch to Surface Domain panel

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Getting started with QuikCAST™3D Grid/FD Mesh Generation

Select 3D Grid/Mesh Generation option from theModel menu to generate the Grid


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Getting started with QuikCAST™3D Grid/FD Mesh Generation

Activate Simplify Method1

Select all the volumes2

Input Mininum Size to fixglobal grid cell size (unit ismeter)

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Click Apply to generate theGrid

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Click Run to generate the 3D Mesh5


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Getting started with QuikCAST™Define Gravity Direction

Select Gravity Option from theProcess Menu


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Getting started with QuikCAST™Define Gravity Direction

Select PositiveZ direction and check Gravity Direction ( displayed in green) inthe model window

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Click OK


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Getting started with QuikCAST™Start the Model Set-up

Select Input Data Check from theProcess Menu and a window with allavailable boundary conditions will appearon the left

This window is used to manage allBoundary Conditions (BC) that will be

applied to the model


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Getting started with QuikCAST™Set-up the Metal Flow

1 Select Initial Fluid BC (left click) to set up the initial fluid rate for the filling

2 Click on Add... (right click) to open the panel definition


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Getting started with QuikCAST™Set-up the Sand Flow

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Input 40% and select Initial

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5 Click OK

Select « Piston» and « Chamber » Volumes in the Volume list (leftclick)


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1 Select Piston BC (left click ) toset up the Sand Core Blowingpressure

2 Click on Add... (right click) to open thepanel definition


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3 Select MoldMaterial forthe pistonMaterial

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7 Click OK

Select Velocity Calculator Option toautomatically calculate the transition from

phase 1 to phase 2.i

6Select « Inlet/Pressure1 »surface domain

5 Input Direction, Max Displacementand Velocity for phase 1 and 2


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Getting started with QuikCAST™Set-up the Wall Flow laws

1 Select Temperature BC ( leftclick ) to set up the metalinjection temperature

2 Click on Add... (right click)to open the panel definition


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3 Select Initial Option

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7 Click OK

Input Alloy Material Temperature

6 Select « Chamber »and « piston »volume domains

5 Select Filling Option


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Getting started with QuikCAST™Set-up the Virtual Mold

1Select Implicit Mold BC ( leftclick ) to set up the VirtualMold Material

2Click on Add... (right click)to open the panel definition


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3 Input Average Mold Thickness

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6 Click OK

Select Die Material from the StandardDB list

5 Select the Surface domains havingan interface with the die


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Getting started with QuikCAST™Set-up the Wall Heat Transfert

1Select Die Coating BC ( leftclick ) to set up the VirtualMold Material

2Click on Add... (right click)to open the panel definition


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3 Input Average CoatingThickness

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6 Click OK

Select Coating Material from theStandard DB list

5Select the Surface domains where

the coating is applied


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Getting started with QuikCAST™Set-up the Output Solver Parameters

Select Output Parameter Optionfrom the Calculation Menu


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Getting started with QuikCAST™Set-Up the Output Solver Parameters

3 Activate the Filling Panel

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6 Click Close

Select by Percent (%) and input avalue in the Graphics field. ( This

will determine the number of statesgenerated during the calculation

5 Select the VariableContours needed forpost-processing


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Getting started with QuikCAST™Run the Calculation

Select Calculation Start Option from

the Calculation Menu

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1 Activate Standard Calculation Optionfrom the Filling/Solidification Panel

Enter Filling and SolidificationStop Criterias ( Time and/orPercentage of Filling/Solidification)

Click RUN to start thecalculationThis will open automaticallytheMonitor Calculation Window

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3 Activate High Pressure option

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> Calculation is running now

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Getting started with QuikCAST™Post-Processing (Visual-CAST)

Select Open option from the File Menu

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Getting started with QuikCAST™Post-Processing (Visual-CAST)

Select *.MCO file in the study directory1

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Click Open

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Getting started with QuikCAST™Post-Processing Metal Flow (Visual-CAST)

Select Volumes toload

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Click OK 2

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Select Snapshot Option from theResults menu

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Select THERMAL in Categories and Temperature inResults to display the temperature results during filling

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5If your calculation is still running, click Update to updatethe last calculated results

6 Select Arrows to display the differents states

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Getting started with QuikCAST™Post-Processing Sand Flow Particules (Visual-CAST)

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Getting started with QuikCAST™Post-Processing Examples (Visual-CAST)


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Getting started with QuikCAST™Post-Processing Examples (Visual-CAST)


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