AutoFormplus Stand-alone 3.1.1. New Features AutoFormplus R5.1 contains the following new features: ThermoSolver • Tool Temperature In addition to the constant tool temperature also the distributed tool temperature, external calculated or measured, is available for improving hot forming results and for postprocessing. • Local blank zones Additional zones on the blank are available to define a local pre-cooling or an additional local heating zone. Process Stage • Constrained Springback Single sided clamps and double sided clamps can be combined. • Opening of Tools The ram incl. tools can be opened for operations calculated with the element type EPS (Elastic Plastic Shell). Material Files with Brand Name • Bilstein GmbH & Co. KG Advanced High Strength Steel Materials (ZE500, ZE570, ZE630, ZE760, ZE790, ZE1000) from Bilstein are provided in the materials folder BrandName_MDB. Part Stage • Formcheck Running Formcheck analysis with part containing flanges crashed. • Import Tool Importing tool geometry in igs format might have caused crash. • Import Geometry Importing geometry in igs format generated by a PTC product (e.g. Creo) failed. Die Face Stage • Addendum Bar Height Editing Addenumd Bar Height curve crashed. • Trimcheck Confirming Pick Curve dialog with OK during Automatic Saving crashed. • Geometric Trimcheck Running Geometric trimcheck crashed. • Die Entry Curve Updating the Addendum, containing the Die Entry Curve set dependent to a drawbead curve, crashed. Blank Stage • Blank Outline Only one control point of a radius was selected in Curve Editor, but using the Tab key wrongly, the radius value over all control points is applied. Process Stage • Adaptive Line Beads Force calculation (Uplift and Restraining) was wrong. • Drawbead Copying Drawbead Input curve crashed.