Defining an Injection Location

You can define injection locations to specify where the plastic enters the part cavity. You must have at least one injection location.

This task shows you how to:

See Also
About Injection Locations
Defining an Injection Location

Defining a Surface-Based Injection Location

You can define injection locations using geometric surfaces of your model.

  1. From the Setup section of the action bar, click Injection Location .
  2. Optional: Enter a descriptive Name.
  3. Specify Surface as the type as the type of injection location.
  4. Specify the geometric surface where you want to place the injection location.

    You can select only one surface for each injection location definition.

  5. Click OK.

Defining a Point-Based Injection Location

You can define injection locations based on a point that you specify.

  1. From the Setup section of the action bar, click Injection Location .
  2. Optional: Enter a descriptive Name.
  3. Specify Point as the type as the type of injection location.
  4. Click a location on one of the surfaces of your model.

    Tip: You can keep clicking locations to redefine the location until you have a suitable location.

  5. Specify the Diameter of the injection location.

    Typically, the diameter should be 60-80% of the part thickness.

  6. Click OK.