DDACS - Deep Drawing and Cutting Simulations Dataset

A Python package for accessing and processing the Deep Drawing and Cutting Simulations (DDACS) Dataset.

Simulation with tool geometries showing sheet metal thinning, stress and strain.

Features

• CLI Tool: Download datasets directly from DaRUS repository
• Python API: Access simulation data with metadata
• PyTorch Integration: Ready-to-use Dataset class for machine learning
• Utility Functions: Extract point clouds, meshes, stress, and strain data

Quick Links

• Installation Guide
• Quick Start Tutorial
• CLI Reference
• API Reference

Citation

If you use this dataset or code in your research, please cite both the dataset and the paper:

Dataset Citation

@dataset{baum2025ddacs,
  title={Deep Drawing and Cutting Simulations Dataset},
  author={Baum, Sebastian and Heinzelmann, Pascal},
  year={2025},
  publisher={DaRUS},
  doi={10.18419/DARUS-4801}
}

Paper Citation

@article{heinzelmann2025benchmark,
  title={A Comprehensive Benchmark Dataset for Sheet Metal Forming},
  author={Heinzelmann, Pascal and Baum, Sebastian and others},
  journal={MATEC Web of Conferences},
  volume={408},
  year={2025},
  doi={10.1051/matecconf/202540801090}
}