Specifying the General Analysis Options

You can specify process parameters for the general analysis of plastic flow simulations.

The dialog box populates the temperature fields with default temperature settings that the app reads from the materials you select. You can adjust any of these temperature settings to make them more suitable for your analysis.

See Also
Plastic Injection
About the Mold, Fill, and Pack Steps
  1. From the Setup section of the action bar, click Process Settings .
  2. Expand the Plastic flow simulations section.
  3. Optional: For each injection location, specify the general analysis options that apply to all simulation types.
    1. Enter a value as the Melt temperature, which is the temperature at which the polymer material enters the injection locations.
    2. Enter a value as the Default mold temperature, which is the temperature uniformly applied across the mold.

      The app overrides this value with any mold wall conditions that you define and with results from the Mold simulation.

    3. Enter a value as the Ejection temperature, which is the temperature below which you can safely eject the part from the mold.
    4. From the Gravity direction options, select the downward direction in which gravity acts.

      You can choose any of the axes in the global coordinate system and in either direction.

  4. Expand the Part inserts section.
  5. Optional: Enter values for the temperature of each part insert in your model.

    When you select a field in the dialog box to enter a temperature, the app highlights the corresponding part insert in your model in teal.

    If you do not enter a value, the app assumes that the part inserts are at ambient temperature.
  6. Expand the Mold-Melt heat transfer coefficient section.
  7. Optional: Describe the heat transfer between the polymer material and the mold walls during the Fill and Pack simulations.
    1. Select Enable.
    2. Enter a value as the Filling stage, which is the mold-melt heat transfer coefficient during the Fill simulation.
    3. Enter a value as the Packing stage, which is the mold-melt heat transfer coefficient during the Pack simulation.
  8. Click OK.