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Simulation Moldflow

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Simulation Moldflow

Installation and Licensing

Autodesk Simulation Moldflow Insight Help

Visual Learning

Getting Started

Import and Export

The mesh (Procedure)

The mesh (Quick Reference)

Commonly Used Mesh Tools

Assign Property dialog

1 Dimensional / Triangular / Tetrahedral Element

Create Beams tool

Number of beams

Automatic apply when selection complete

Create Triangles tool

Node 1/2/3 (Create Triangles)

Inherit properties from neighbors

Automatic apply when selection complete

Create Tetras tool

Node 1/2/3/4 (Create Tetras)

Inherit properties from neighbors (Create Tetras)

Automatic apply when selection complete

Meshing the model

Generate Mesh tool

Remesh already meshed parts of the model

Place mesh in active layer

Source geometry type (Midplane mesh only)

Tetra Advanced tab

Save Default Values

Use Default values

Define Mesh Density tool

Global mesh density

Global edge length

Mesh density of selected entity

Use global edge length

Target edge length

Target number of divisions

Local mesh density quick change

Preview interior nodes

Define Mesh Density tool

Global mesh density

Mesh density of selected entity

Local mesh density quick change

3D meshing attributes

Preview interior nodes

Remesh Tetras tool

Selections (Remesh Tetras)

Target number of elements through thickness (Remesh Tetras)

Surface (Remesh Tetras)

Export Warpage Mesh/Geometry dialog

Moldflow Model File

Part Surface (Midplane) dialog-Part Surface Properties

Cross-sectional shape

Occurrence numbers

Exclude from clamp force calculation

Exclude from warpage calculation

Part Surface (Midplane) dialog-Mold Properties

Cavity/core side assignment

Part Surface (Midplane) dialog-Mold Temperature Profile

Mold surface temperature controller: Top

Part Surface (Midplane) dialog-Eccentricity

Eccentricity (used only in warp and stress analyses)

Part Surface (Midplane) dialog-Overmolding Component

Part Surface (Midplane) dialog-Part Surface Properties

Cross-sectional shape

Occurrence numbers

Exclude from clamp force calculation

Exclude from warpage calculation

Cavity/core side assignment

Part Surface (Midplane) dialog-Mold Temperature Profile

Mold surface temperature controller: Top

Mold surface temperature controller: Bottom

Part Surface (Midplane) dialog-Eccentricity

Eccentricity (used only in warp and stress analyses)

Part Surface (Midplane) dialog-Overmolding Component

Part Surface (Dual Domain) dialog-Part Surface Properties

Dual Domain type

Occurrence numbers

Exclude from clamp force calculation

Part Surface (Dual Domain) dialog-Mold Properties

Cavity/core side assignment

Part Surface (Midplane) dialog-Mold Temperature Profile

Mold surface temperature controller: Top

Part Surface (Dual Domain) dialog-Overmolding Component

Part Surface (Dual Domain) dialog-Part Surface Properties

Dual Domain type

Occurrence numbers

Exclude from clamp force calculation

Exclude from warpage calculation

Part Surface (Dual Domain) dialog-Mold Properties

Cavity/core side assignment

Part Surface (Midplane) dialog-Mold Temperature Profile

Mold surface temperature controller: Top

Part Surface (Dual Domain) dialog-Overmolding Component

Part (3D) dialog-Part Surface Properties

Local heat transfer coefficients

Mold surface temperature

Occurrence numbers

Exclude from clamp force calculation

Exclude from warpage calculation

Part (3D) dialog-Mold Properties

Part (3D) dialog-Part Surface Properties

Local heat transfer coefficients

Mold surface temperature

Occurrence numbers

Exclude from clamp force calculation

Exclude from warpage calculation

Part (3D) dialog-Mold Properties

Part (3D) dialog-Surface tension properties

Surface tension properties

Meshing the mold

Mesh diagnostics

Beam Element Count Diagnostic

Display or text

Display mesh/model

Place results in diagnostics layer

Restrict to visible entities

Trapped Beam Diagnostic

Display or text

Display mesh/model

Place results in diagnostics layer

Restrict to visible entities

Beam L/D Ratio Diagnostic

Display or text

Display mesh/model

Place results in diagnostics layer

Restrict to visible entities

Mesh Connectivity Diagnostic

Start connectivity check from entity:

Ignore beam elements

Display or text

Display mesh/model

Place results in diagnostics layer

Restrict to visible entities

Zero Area Elements Diagnostic

Find edge lengths below

Equivalent area

Find edge lengths below

Display or text

Display mesh/model

Place results in diagnostics layer

Restrict to visible entities

Cooling Circuit Diagnostic dialog

Display or text

Display mesh/model

Place results in diagnostics layer

Restrict to visible entities

Bubbler/Baffle Diagnostic dialog

Display or text

Display mesh/model

Place results in diagnostics layer

Restrict to visible entities

Project Mesh tool

Select elements to project

Mesh Repair Wizard (3D)

Mesh Repair Wizard-Options for 3D Mesh Diagnostics

Mesh Repair Wizard-Tetra Mesh Overview

Mesh Repair Wizard-Inverted tetras

Mesh Repair Wizard-Collapsed faces

Mesh Repair Wizard-Insufficient refinement through thickness

Mesh Repair Wizard-Internal long edges

Mesh Repair Wizard-Tetras with Large Volume

Mesh Repair Wizard-Aspect Ratio (tetras)

Mesh Repair Wizard-Small included angles of tetras

Mesh Repair Wizard-Large included angles of tetras

Mesh Repair Wizard 3D-Summary

Mesh Repair Wizard

Mesh Repair Wizard-Stitch Free Edges

Mesh Repair Wizard-Fill Hole

Mesh Repair Wizard-Overhang

Mesh Repair Wizard-Degenerate Elements

Mesh Repair Wizard-Flip Normal

Mesh Repair Wizard-Fix Overlap

Mesh Repair Wizard-Collapsed faces

Mesh Repair Wizard-Aspect Ratio

Mesh Repair Wizard-Summary

Align Nodes tool

Alignment node 1/2

Automatic apply when selection complete

Global Merge tool

Merge tolerance

Merge nodes along an element edge only

Insert Nodes tool

Create new node at

Center of triangle

Center of tetra

Node 1/2/3 (Insert Nodes)

Match Nodes tool

Select nodes to project into mesh

Select triangles for nodes to project to

Put new nodes into layer

Merge Nodes tool

Node to merge to

Nodes to merge from

Merge nodes along an element edge only

Automatic apply when selection complete

Move Nodes tool

Purge Nodes tool

Smooth Nodes tool

Preserve feature edges

Mesh Tools-Stitch Free Edges tool

Stitch Tolerance

Regions from Mesh/STL tool

Mesh Tools-Delete Entities tool

Entities to delete

Molding processes

Analysis sequence

Materials and databases

Process settings

Launching an analysis

Reference materials

Troubleshooting guide

Application Programming Interface (API)

Glossary of Terms

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Merge nodes along an element edge only

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If this option is selected, nodes will be merged if:

they are connected to the same element type and they form an element edge, OR
they are not connected to the same element type (for example, one node is connected to triangular elements only and another to beam elements only).

This option should not be selected when using the Global Merge tool to fix free edges.

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