The intensive usage of drawbeads as well as the need to carry out various modifications requires a structured approach to model drawbeads in a forming simulation. With AutoForm Engineering's latest release of AutoFormplus R6, this issue is resolved. One of the major innovations in AutoFormplus R6 is the so-called drawbead reduction strategy used in combination with the adaptive line bead. The main idea behind this innovation is to support users with an easy-to-use and realistic model when determining and optimizing the drawbeads. The reduction strategy defines the order, the actions and the ranges in which both the drawbead parameters and the drawbead shape are simultaneously modified, including bead height, bead radius or groove radius. In this model, all of the defined measures are combined and made available to the user through one single parameter.

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