Ansys Forming 2025 R2

Ansys is excited to announce the new release of Ansys Forming 2025 R2, end-to-end software to meet your metal stamping needs, powered by your trusted solver, LS-DYNA.


New Features

- One Step, a new project type, is a rapid forming simulation technique which uses the final part geometry to estimate the size of the flat blank and evaluate formability. One Step is best used in the early stages of product and process development to identify potential issues, like splits or wrinkles, before you investing in detailed tooling design.
- Reflection Lines (also known as zebra stripes) is a new postprocessing function in the Analysis tab that allows you to easily identify defects in surface quality, like wrinkles or sudden changes in curvature.

Enhancements

Drawbeads:
– Calculate the restraining and uplift forces of a 2-D drawbead using a new method for fast and accurate prediction.
– Access three new bead profiles to support additional use cases.
– Set bead height at zero, allowing you to exclude drawbead from your model without changing the geometry.
Material Library:
– Access material data from ThyssenKrupp and Voestalpine. Note: You cannot modify material data from these sources
- Interact with an updated kinematic hardening material model in the Material Editor.
. For materials using the Barlat'89 or Barlat'2000 model, we implemented kinematic hardening according to the Chaboche-Roussilier model. Review the LS-DYNA Keyword Manual, Vol. II, MAT_036 for information about how to calculate CRCn and CRAn values.
. We also implemented support for the Vegter model (MAT_136). To use the model, you must input Normalized Yield Stress (FUN), First Normalized Yield Stress for Plain Strain Test (FPS1), Normalized Position of Second Principal Stress Under Plain Strain (ALPS), and Shear Stress (FSH) for 0°, 45°, and 90°. You may also define the distribution of hardening used in your curve fitting. The parameter Alpha
. 0 represents pure kinematic hardening while Alpha =1 represents pure isotropic hardening.
– When using the Barlat'2000 model, you may now input From Test Data instead of alpha values. Input the following test data and click the calculator icon. The application completes the curve fitting and updates the Yield Locus plot.
Required test data:
. Yield Stress (0°, 45°, and 90° directions)
. XX, YY, and XY Components of Stress on Yield Surface
. R Value(0°, 45°, and 90° directions)
. XX, YY, and XY Components to Yield Surface
Mesh Check:
– You can now choose to Show Critical Vertices from the Mesh Check task panel, a feature that highlights boundary vertices with exceptionally high curvature. This feature allows you to quickly identify potential issues along boundaries, refine your mesh more efficiently, and gain deeper insight into regions prone to defects like thinning, wrinkling, or cracking.
– Mesh Check now displays the Outer Boundary of your part. This feature helps ensure the outer contour is clean and simulation-ready, improving accuracy in tool contact, material flow, and overall mesh integrity
– You can now perform a Mesh Check on adaptive meshes.
Note: Adaptive constraints can interfere with the automatic repair process. If automatic repair fails in areas with adaptive constraints, you may need to repair issues manually.

Beta Features
Beta features include Solid Elements for blanks, Tailor Welded blanks, Non-linear friction, and a new forming material (*Mat_320) to increase overall simulation efficiency.

Beta Features Disclaimer
This is beta documentation for one or more beta software features.
- Beta features are considered unreleased and have not been fully tested nor fully validated. The results are not guaranteed by Ansys, Inc. (Ansys) to be correct. You assume the risk of using beta features.
- At its discretion, Ansys may release, change, or withdraw beta features in future revisions.
- Beta features are not subject to the Ansys Class 3 error reporting system. Ansys makes no commitment to resolve defects reported against beta features; however, your feedback will help us improve the quality of the product.
- Ansys does not guarantee that database and/or input files used with beta features will run successfully from version to version of the software, nor with the final released version of the features. You may need to modify the database and/or input files before running them on other versions.
- Documentation for beta features is called beta documentation, and it may not be written to the same standard as documentation for released features. Beta documentation may not be complete at the time of product release. At its discretion, Ansys may add, change, or delete beta documentation at any time.


Ansys Forming is an all-in-one forming simulation software built to digitally design and validate every step of the sheet metal forming process with speed and accuracy. Powered by the LS-DYNA solver, Ansys Forming offers a comprehensive platform to meet all your metal stamping needs. Able to monitor each stage with presets, including feasibility, formability, and springback, Ansys Forming advances early stage and detailed design configurations.

Ansys Forming… end to end metal stamping solution


Ansys is the global leader in engineering simulation. By offering the best and broadest portfolio of engineering simulation software, we help solve the most complex design challenges and create products limited only by imagination. Founded in 1970, Ansys is headquartered south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Owner: Ansys
Product Name: Ansys Forming
Version: 2025 R2
Supported Architectures: x64
Website Home Page : www.ansys.com
Languages Supported: english
System Requirements: Windows *
Size: 3.3 Gb