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Export for Defect Visualization

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    You can look at a photo-realistic rendering of your digital prototype by exporting your model and selected results to a file and importing it into Autodesk Showcase.

    Autodesk Moldflow products are used to predict how well a certain mold design will fill, and where defects such as sink marks or weld lines might occur. To visualize how the part might actually look in real life and assess whether these defects are really of concern, the part model and selected results can be exported as an ASCII FBX file (*.fbx), which can be imported into Autodesk Showcase.

    File:Simulation_Moldflow/enu/2012/Help/1Adviser/109_Results/100_Export_for_Defect_Visualization/defect_vis_compare.png

    Figure 1. Showcase rendering of digital simulation predicting sink marks and again following design optimization.

    There are several options when exporting your file for import into Autodesk Showcase. You can export
    • Part surface only,
    • Part surface with warpage,
    • Part surface with sink marks,
    • Part surface with both warpage and sink marks.
    Note: Only one cavity is included in one exported file. If you have more than one cavity, each one must be exported separately.

    This feature is available for Dual Domain and 3D models.

    Procedures

    Export for defect visualization

    To export your model for defect visualization in Autodesk Showcase, you must have completed an analysis and have results available.
    1. Click File:Simulation_Moldflow/enu/2012/Help/1Adviser/109_Results/100_Export_for_Defect_Visualization/results_defect_vis_16.png (Results tab > Export and Publish panel > Defect Visualization).
    2. Select the cavity that you would like to export. Once selected, the part will be highlighted.
      Note: If you have more than one cavity, each cavity must be exported separately.
    3. Click File:Simulation_Moldflow/enu/2012/Help/1Adviser/102_Getting_Started/120_Projects_and_Studies/110_Projects/browse.png Browse and navigate to the folder in which you would like to save your *.fbx file.
    4. Type a unique name in the File name box, then click Save.
    5. Decide whether you want to include sink marks or warpage results in your exported file, then in the Include section of the dialog box, click the checkbox next to the appropriate defect. You can include Sinkmark results, Warpage results, both or neither.
    6. Select the units you would like to use, and the scale factor.
    7. Click Apply to export your file.
    8. Click Close close the dialog.

    To view your results in Autodesk Showcase, open Showcase, click (File > Import Models) and navigate to the folder in which you saved your exported file. Select the file, then click Open and the model will appear in the window. Select appropriate materials and lighting to generate a photo-realistic rendering and see whether these defects are significant.

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    Defect Visualization dialog

    Digital prototypes of your model can be exported to Autodesk Showcase for photo-realistic rendering.

    To access this dialog, click File:Simulation_Moldflow/enu/2012/Help/1Adviser/109_Results/100_Export_for_Defect_Visualization/results_defect_vis_16.png (Results tab > Export and Publish panel > Defect Visualization).

    Select the entities you would like to export. You can select part surface only, or you can include sink marks and/or warpage. Assign a scale factor and units, then browse to the location in which you would like to save the file and assign a unique name.

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