Plastic Injection

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R2022x FD01 (FP.2205)

R2022x GA

Plastic Injection Basics

Related Guides and Resources

Plastic Injection Access to Content

Content Categories

Access Roles

Content Lifecycle

Predefined Queries

User Interface

Action Bar

Standard Area

Flyout for Undo Options

Flyout for Feature Manager Options

Setup Section

Flyout for Materials

Conditions Section

Mesh Section

Flyout for Finding Contacting Bodies

Results Section

Flyout for Results Storage

Flyout for Simulate

Flyout for Comparison Tools

Display Section

Interface Basics

Assistant

Actions

Status Icons

Commands

Cycle Times Diagram

Timelines

Values in the Diagram

Inactive Simulations Rendered in Gray

Feature Manager

Feature Manager

Filtering the Feature List in the Feature Manager

Diagnostic Viewer

Highlighting Problem Features

Viewing Diagnostic Log Files

Default Content in Editable Fields

Keyboard Shortcuts

Customizing Preferences

Offline Mode

Introductory Concepts

About Plastic Injection Molding

Introduction to Plastic Injection Analyses

Fill Simulations

Pack Simulations

Mold Simulations

Simulation Basics

Simulation Objects

Editing a Simulation's Properties

Simulation Features

Creating Simulation Features

Editing Simulation Features

Support Selection

Geometry Selection

Support Selection List

Digger Selection

Selection of Publications

Feature Positioning Tools

Orientation Tools

Positioning Tools

Enabling the Robot

Entering Tabular Data

Completing Tables Manually

Importing Tables

File Management

Starting a New Simulation

Opening an Existing Simulation

Open a Simulation from a Search Results Window

Open a Simulation from a Navigation Window

Open a Simulation from the Folder Editor App

Open a Simulation from a Related Search Window

Exporting and Importing Simulations

Exporting a Simulation to 3D XML

Importing a Simulation from 3D XML

Export to Nastran

Exporting Files to Nastran

Features Supported for Export to Nastran

Amplitudes and Modulations

Connections

Notes About Tie

Elements

Groups

Initial Conditions

Loads

Local Axis Systems

Management

Materials

Meshes

Output Requests

Properties

Restraints

Special Elements

Steps

Materials and Simulation

Simulation Materials

Material Application

Material Options

Material Options in the Simulation Domain

Material Palette

About the Material Palette Interface

Tree Hierarchy and Material Details

Tree

Material Details

Two-paneled Display

Search Options

Recent Materials and In-session Materials

All

Recent

In-Session

Material Comparison

Assigning a Material to a Model

Material Behaviors

Removing a Material Assignment

Picking a Material

Reviewing and Editing Simulation Data

Dependence on Temperature and Independent Field Variables

About Material Data as a Function of Independent Field Variables

Specifying Material Data as a Function of Temperature and Independent Field Variables

Specify Material Data as a Function of Temperature

Specify Material Data as a Function of Independent Field Variables

Defining a Simulation Domain

Creating a Simulation Domain

Defining Material Options

Defining Material Behaviors

Plotting Material Behavior Data

Activating X–Y Plots

Material Behavior Data Options

Modifying Plots

X-Y Plot Options

Saving Changes to the Defaults

Associating a Curve with an Axis

Saving and Restoring X-Y Plot Options

About Saving and Resetting X-Y Plot Options

X-Y Plot Options Saved to a File

Importing Sets of Materials

Importing a Default Set of Materials

Material Briefcases Available for Import

About the Material Data in DS-Engineering.3dxml

Contents of Briefcases Available for Import

Performing Simulations

About the Mold, Fill, and Pack Steps

About Simulation Configuration

About Simulation Licensing Schemes

About Locations for Running Simulations

Local Interactive

Local Noninteractive

Cloud

Remote

About Simulation Performance

About Interactive Simulation Monitoring

Messages

Licensing messages

Plots

Iterations

Diagnostic files

Running a Simulation from an App

Running Simulations from 3DSearch Results

Running a Simulation from the Simulation Finder

Monitoring a Simulation Interactively

Monitoring a Simulation

Remote Simulate Options for 3DOrchestrate

About Remote Simulate Options for 3DOrchestrate

Detached Controller Host

Compute Host

Resource Manager

User Credentials

Setting Remote Simulate Options for 3DOrchestrate

Results Management

About Results Management

Storing Results on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform (Server)

Storing Results on the Local Machine (Local)

Choosing the Correct Storage Mode Options

Setting the Results Storage Mode

About Simulation Results Deletion

Deleting Simulation Results

SOLIDWORKS Model Data

About SOLIDWORKS in Simulations

Importing SOLIDWORKS Desktop Files

Updating Imported SOLIDWORKS Models

Parts

About the Plastic and Coolant Parts

About Insert Parts

About Mold Insert Parts

About Virtual Molds

Choosing the Plastic Part for a Molding Simulation

Choosing the Coolant Parts for a Molding Simulation

Specifying the Virtual Mold Size

Defining Insert Parts

Defining Mold Insert Parts

Plastic Injection Materials

About Plastic Injection Materials

Plastics Material Database

Requirements for New Plastic Injection Materials

About Simulation of Powder Metal Injection Molding

Workflow for Injection of Thermoset Materials

Searching for a Plastic Injection Material

Defining Your Own Plastic Injection Material

Process Settings

About the Process Settings

About the General Settings

About the Mold Simulation Options

About the Fill Simulation Options

About the Pack Simulation Options

Specifying the General Analysis Options

Setting up the Mold Simulation

Setting up the Fill Simulation

Setting up the Pack Simulation

Conditions

Injection Locations

About Injection Locations

Surface

Point

Automatic Creation of Injection Locations

Defining an Injection Location

Defining a Surface-Based Injection Location

Defining a Point-Based Injection Location

Defining Injection Locations Automatically

Mold Wall Temperature

About the Mold Wall Temperature

Defining a Mold Wall Temperature

Coolant Flow

About Coolant Flow

Defining a Coolant Inlet

Defining a Coolant Outlet

Valve Gates

About Valve Gates

Usage

Assignment

Defining Valve Gates

Define Valve Gates Automatically for the Entire Hot Runner System

Defining a Single Valve Gate in a Specific Location

Mesh

About the Mesh

Plastic Mesh Setup

Mesh Size

Boundary Layers

Simplify Geometry Under

Remove Logos

Coolant Mesh Setup

Mesh Size

Boundary Layers

Simplify Geometry Under

Mold Mesh Setup

Setting up the Plastic Part Mesh

Setting up the Coolant Part Mesh

Setting up the Mold Mesh

Assessing Mesh Quality

Local Mesh Refinement

About Local Mesh Refinement

Setting Up the Mesh

Setting Up the Mesh for the First Time

Refining the Mesh

Defining a Local Mesh

Projecting Curves

Imposing Points

Mesh Conformity

About Mesh Conformity

Non-Conformal Meshes

Mesh Capture

Showing Non-Conformal Meshes

Defining the Mesh Capture Order

Contact Tools

About Contact Tools

Impact of Display Settings on Model Geometry Visualization

Locating Contacting Bodies

Locating Disconnected Bodies

Locating Intersecting Bodies

Solver Options

Solver Options

Mold Temperature Options

Fill Options

Pack Options

Adjusting Solver Options for Each Step in the Simulation

Results

The Postprocessing Context Toolbar

Plastic Mold Injection Results

Mold Step Results

Fill Step Results

Contour Plots

History Plots

Pack Step Results

Contour Plots

History Plots

Contour and Symbol Plots

About Contour and Symbol Plots

Displaying Contour and Symbol Plots

Modifying Legend Display Options

Min/Max Values

About Min/Max Values

Controlling the Display of Maxima and Minima

Customizing Plot Options

Field Data Export

About Field Data Export

Initial Export of Field Data Files

Update of Exported Field Data Objects

Exporting Field Data

Updating Exported Field Data

Update All Exported Field Data Objects Automatically

Update Individual Exported Field Data Objects Manually

History Plots

About X-Y Plots

X-Y Plot Content

Curve Appearance and Behavior

Zoom and Probe

Value Indicators and Information about the Curve

X-Y Plot Legends

Creating X-Y Plots from History Data

Creating X-Y Plots from Field Data

Creating X-Y Plots from Expressions

Exporting X-Y Plots

Display Groups

About Display Groups

Keeping Parts in the Display

Keep Parts by Selecting from a List

Keep Parts by Selecting from the Model

Removing Parts from the Display

Remove Parts by Selecting from a List

Remove Parts by Selecting from the Model

Restoring Parts to the Display

Restore Parts by Selecting from a List

Restore Parts by Selecting from the Model

Changing Model Visibility

View Cuts

About Plot Sectioning

Creating Cutting Surfaces

Creating and Editing Named Cuts

Create Named Cuts

Edit Named Cuts

Activating the Geometry

Changing the Cut Position

Change the Cut Using the Robot

Change the Cut Using a Reference Axis System

Change the Cut by Entering Origin and Normal Values

Changing the Cut Levels and Spacing

Displaying Free Body Information

Applying Rendering Styles to Cuts

Animation

About Animation

Animation Options

Reports

Report Definition

Creating Reports

Rendering Associated Geometry

About Rendering Settings

Whole Plot Options

Part Options

Controlling Geometry Rendering

Control Rendering Options from the Context Toolbar

Control Rendering Options from Rendering Settings

Multiview Customization

About Multi-View Customization

General Behavior of Plot Views Within Sectors

Synchronization of Animation, View Manipulation, and Orientation

Use with Multiple Analysis Cases

Displaying Multiple Plot Views Simultaneously

Select the Multiple View Layout

Apply a Common Orientation and Magnification Across Multiple Plot Views

Display a Plot in a Specific Sector

Activate or Deactivate the Plot Displayed in a Sector

Change the Analysis Case Displayed in a Sector

Simulation Display

Hiding Objects Temporarily

Using the Clipping Box

Using a Cutting Plane

Setting Display Preferences

Managing the Visualization of Simulation Entities

Manage Simulation Entities from the Visibility Manager

Manage Simulation Entities from the Tree

Disabling/Enabling Feature Glyph Display

Disable/Enable Feature Glyph Display Using the Visibility Control Dialog Box

Disable/Enable Feature Glyph Display Using Feature Context Menus

Using B.I. Essentials in Plastic Mold Injection

Troubleshooting

Mesh Generation Failure

Non-Conformal Mesh