Valid comparisons

Comparing several different studies of the same part, each with slightly different settings, will help you optimize the design and manufacturing process. The following guidelines should be observed when comparing studies:

• Compare different studies of the same part. It does not make sense to compare a bottle cap to a car bumper bar.
• Ensure the scales of the models and results are the same. Results that are different may just be reported in different scales.
• Compare studies with the same analysis technology. Results vary substantially between different analysis technologies.
• Comparing different studies of the same part and model and only making a few small changes can help you optimize the design. It is useful to compare the following for one model:

• different gate locations and number of gates
• different processing settings
• slightly different materials with similar properties
• different cooling channel configurations

Procedures

Comparing result plots in the same study

Comparing result plots in different studies