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Simulation Moldflow

Installation and Licensing

Autodesk Simulation Moldflow Insight Help

Visual Learning

Getting Started

Import and Export

Molding processes

Analysis sequence

Materials and databases

Process settings

Process settings (Procedure)

Pack/Holding Control Profile Settings dialog

%Filling pressure vs time

Packing pressure vs time

Hydraulic pressure vs time

%Maximum machine pressure vs time

Pressure control points

Process controller

Process controller dialog-Profile/Switch-Over Control tab

Filling control

Velocity/pressure switch-over

Pack/holding control

Process controller dialog-Temperature Control tab

Mold temperature control

Mold surface temperature

Melt temperature

Ambient temperature

Process controller dialog-MPX Profile Data tab

Imported profile data

Process controller for Reactive Injection-compression molding dialog-Time Control (Fill) tab

Process controller dialog-Time Control (Fill + Pack) tab

Process controller dialog-Time Control (Cool) tab

Injection + packing + cooling time

Injection + packing + cooling time

Process controller dialog-Co-injection Control tab

Switch to the other controller by

Process controller dialog-Microcellular Control tab

Volume filled at start of foaming

Initial bubble radius

Number of cells per volume

Initial gas concentration

Process controller for Reactive Injection-compression molding dialog-Measured Profiles tab

Imported profile data

Process controller for Reactive Injection-compression molding dialog-Time Control (Flow) tab

Process controller for Reactive Injection-compression molding dialog-Transfer Pot tab

Pellet diameter

Transfer pot temperature

Delay time in the pot

Process controller for Reactive Injection-compression molding dialog-Curing Phase tab

Melt initial conversion

Injection molding machine

Injection molding machine dialog

Description tab

Date last modified

Injection Unit tab

Maximum machine injection stroke

Maximum machine injection rate

Machine screw diameter

Filling control

Ram speed control steps

Pressure control steps

Hydraulic Unit tab

Machine pressure limit

Intensification ratio

Machine hydraulic response time

Clamping Unit tab

Maximum machine clamp force

Do not exceed maximum clamp force

Solver parameters

Number of laminae across thickness

Mold-melt Heat Transfer Coefficient (HTC) option

Heat transfer coefficient between pot and pellet (side)

Heat transfer coefficient between pot and pellet (bottom)

Number of laminates across beam radius

Mold-melt Heat Transfer Coefficient (HTC) values (3D)

Intermediate Output tab

Dynamically update results display during analysis

Filling/packing phase intermediate results

Number of regular results

Number of profiled intermediate results in filling/packing phase

Number of regular results

Results Output Settings dialog

Write filling/packing phase regular results at

Write filling/packing phase profiled results at

RTM/SRIM solver parameters (Midplane/Dual Domain) dialog-Convergence tab

Pressure convergence tolerance

Flow rate convergence tolerance

Melt temperature convergence tolerance

Conversion convergence tolerance

Maximum number of melt temperature iterations

Maximum number of flow rate iterations

Maximum number of melt temperature and conversion iterations

Nodal growth mechanism

Viscosity treatment at high shear rates

Number of restart steps in filling phase

Number of restart steps in packing phase

Include part insert

Mesh model only interface

ANSYS options dialog

Cool Solver Parameters dialog

Method for calculating geometric influence

Mold temperature convergence tolerance

Maximum number of mold temperature iterations

Number of time steps for 3D cooling flux calculation

Include runners in automatic cooling time calculations

Use aggregated mesh solver

Calculate internal mold temperatures

Warpage analysis type

Stress result(s) to output

Consider gate surface and cold runners?

Include cold runners

Consider mold thermal expansion

Consider corner effects

AMG matrix solver selection

Use mesh aggregation and 2nd-order tetrahedral elements/mesh options

Interface to other structural analysis

Number of threads for parallelization

Fiber Analysis tab dialog

Calculate fiber orientation using

Apply fiber inlet condition at

Fiber inlet condition

Edge boundary condition

Composite property calculation options

MuCell Analysis tab dialog

Number of iterations for bubble growth calculation

Core Shift tab dialog

Perform Core shift analysis

Frequency of Core shift analysis

Insert temperature

Analyze core using

Perform Core shift analysis during pressure iteration

Update mesh during Core shift analysis

Calculate Core shift after filling phase

Surface matching tolerance

Percentage frozen layer that makes node constrained

Use AMG matrix solver

Stress analysis type

Perform wire sweep/paddle shift simulation in

Dynamic Paddle Shift tab

Frequency of Core shift analysis

Perform Core shift analysis during pressure iteration

Update mesh during Core shift analysis

Calculate Core shift after filling phase

Analyze core using

Use AMG matrix solver

Fill+Pack Analysis tab dialog

Intermediate results

Microchip Options tab dialog

Stress analysis type

Perform wire sweep/paddle shift simulation in

Viscosity cut-off temperature

Insert temperature

Venting analysis option

Vent exit pressure (Gauge)

Minimum void volume option

Venting analysis locations grouping

Viscosity cut-off temperature

Solver Parameters (3D) dialog

Simulate inertia effect

Simulate gravity effect

Number of threads for parallelization

AMG matrix solver selection

Number of parallel threads

Gate contact diameter for 3D models (part only)

Solver parameters

Filling Phase Solver Parameters dialog

Maximum %volume to fill per time step

Time step iteration controls

Packing/Curing Phase Solver Parameters dialog

Maximum packing time step

Time step iteration controls

Gravity Direction dialog

Orientation set

ANSYS Options dialog

Separate finite element mesh for mold

Specify filename dialog

Mold mesh model filename

Select part data to pass onto mold mesh

Solution method (ANSYS options)

Abaqus Options dialog

Generate interface to Abaqus

NASTRAN options dialog

Free format for .ist file

LS-DYNA Options dialog

Material model option (LS-DYNA options)

Solution method (LS-DYNA options)

Memory limit option (LS-DYNA options)

Element formulation option (LS-DYNA options)

Parallel process option (LS-DYNA options)

Launching an analysis

Reference materials

Troubleshooting guide

Application Programming Interface (API)

Glossary of Terms

Community Scoring

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Injection molding machine

Table of contents

1. Topics in this section

You can select an injection molding machine from a database to be used in the analysis so that it matches the actual manufacturing process.

By default, a generic injection molding machine is assigned, however it could have different characteristics from the one used in manufacturing, and could give different results.

By selecting the actual molding machine, you can profile parameters such as ram speed vs time or ram locations vs time, thus resulting in a more accurate analysis.

Topics in this section

Injection molding machine (Procedure)
The Injection molding machine dialog allows you to set parameters to best match the injection molding machine that will be used in the actual production of the part. The more realistic the machine settings in the simulation, the closer the simulation will reflect reality.
Injection molding machine (Quick Reference)
Use this dialog to specify settings for an injection unit related properties of the injection molding machine.
Injection settings
There are a vast number of injection related parameters that need to be set before running an analysis. These can all be set in these dialogs. Different tabs are available for different analysis sequences.

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