Setup Section

The Setup section of the action bar provides commands for you to manage materials, define filling settings, and specify injection locations.

Materials Palette
See Flyout for Materials.
Process Settings
Specifies the basic parameters for the simulation.
See Customizing the Injection Time, Temperatures, and Pressure.
Injection Location
Specifies where plastic enters the part cavity.
See Defining an Injection Location.
Mesh Setup
Edits the parameters that control the mesh size.
See Setting up the Mesh.
Simulation Properties
Edits the properties of the simulation.
See Editing a Simulation's Properties.
SOLIDWORKS Update
Update changes made in SOLIDWORKS Desktop to imported parts.
See Updating Imported SOLIDWORKS Models.

Flyout for Materials

Material Palette
Applies materials to regions of your model or modifies material properties.
See Material Options.
Create Material
Creates the material with the simulation domain.
See Creating a Simulation Domain.
Edit Simulation Domain
Defines the physical characteristics of the material.
See Creating a Simulation Domain.
Pick Material
Picks the material assigned to a selected part and assigns the picked material to parts that you subsequently select.
See Picking a Material.
Remove Material Assignment
Removes the applied material from a region of the model.
See Removing a Material Assignment.