Hi, There are several programs on the market that performs stamping simulation using FEA. The first one is Autoform and second one is DynaForm. The first one is more empirical where as the second one is based on propular dynamic simulation code, DYNA3D.
Please resply if you are interested in...
Dear Vesselguy,
I work at EMRC, developer and marketer of general purpose FE code, NISA. We offer an excellent package for price. NISA is full fledge FE code with depth of capabilities of ANSYS. Our limited version, 5000 DOF is relatively inexpensive and comes with linear & non-linear...
Damien,
I work for EMRC, developer of the NISA family of FEA programs. NISA offers you the capabilies you are looking for in terms of both geometric and material non-linear analysis. It also has a decent pre- and post-processor. The purchase price is very close to your budget. We have a...