SOLIDWORKS Plastics Course

SOLIDWORKS Plastics teaches you how to use specialized simulation software tools to predict how melted plastic flows during the injection molding process. Predicting how the plastic will flow enables you to predict manufacturing defects such as weld lines, air traps, short shots, and sink marks. By predicting these defects, you can change the part or mold geometry, the processing conditions, or the plastic material itself to eliminate or minimize them, saving energy, material, time, and money. The SOLIDWORKS Plastics course covers all the features and functions of both SOLIDWORKS Plastics Professional (for part designers) and SOLIDWORKS Plastics Premium (for mold designers).

Overview

Prerequisite

SOLIDWORKS Essentials and fundamental knowledge of plastic materials, plastic part design, and/or injection mold design

Length

3 Days

Syllabus

Lesson 1: Basic Flow Analysis
  • Basic Flow Analysis
  • Stages in the Process
  • New Study
  • Injection Process
  • Element Types
  • Units
  • User Interface
  • Injection Units
  • Material
  • Boundary Conditions
  • Injection Location
  • Create Mesh
  • Running a Flow Analysis
  • Flow Results
  • Exercise 1: Basic Flow Analysis
Lesson 2: Detecting a Short Shot
  • Detecting Short Shots
  • Stages in the Process
  • Fill Properties
  • Flow Front Central Temperature
  • Configurations
  • Exercise 2: Short Shots
Lesson 3: Automation Tools
  • Automation Tools
  • Stages in the Process
  • Duplicate Study
  • Plastics File Management
  • Batch Manager
  • Summary and Report
  • Exercise 3: Design Changes
Lesson 4: Injection Locations and Sink Marks
  • Injection Locations and Sink Marks
  • Stages in the Process
  • Injection Location Rules
  • Visibility Commands
  • Sink Marks
  • Exercise 4: Minimizing Sink Marks (1)
  • Exercise 5: Minimizing Sink Marks (2)
Lesson 5: Materials
  • Material Properties
  • Stages in the Process
  • User-defined Database
  • Resin Properties
  • Temperature Properties
  • Heat Transfer Properties
  • Viscosity
  • PVT Data
  • Mechanical Properties
Lesson 6: Mesh Manipulation
  • Mesh Manipulation
  • Stages in the Process
  • Local Mesh Refinement
  • Edit/Review
  • Element Issues
  • Leader Lines
  • Edit Study
  • Solid Mesh
  • Solid mesh size
  • Exercise 6: Mesh Repairs
Lesson 7: Detecting Air Traps
  • Detecting Air Traps
  • Stages in the Process
  • Air Traps
  • Venting
  • Exercise 7: Air Traps
Lesson 8: Gate Blush
  • Gate Blush
  • Stages in the Process
  • Runner Elements
  • Gate Blush
Lesson 9: Packing and Cooling Times
  • Packing and Cooling
  • Stages in the Process
  • Flow/Pack Switch
  • Pack Stage
  • Pack Analysis
  • Pack Results
  • X-Y Plot
  • Clipping Plane Mode
  • Isosurface Mode
  • Cooling Times
  • Exercise 8: Packing and Cooling Times
  • Exercise 9: Optimizing Cooling Time
  • Multiple Injection Locations
Lesson 10: Multiple Cavity Molds
  • Multiple Cavity Molds
  • Stages in the Process
  • Mold Layouts
  • Runner System
  • Runner Channel Design
  • Clamping Force
  • Runner Wizard Channel Design
  • Family Mold Layout
  • Using Runner-Balancing
  • Exercise 10: Multiple Cavity Molds
  • Exercise 11: Runner-Balancing
  • Exercise 12: Clamp Force
Lesson 11: Symmetry Analysis
  • Symmetry Analysis
  • Stages in the Process
  • Symmetrical Runner
  • Symmetry Face
  • Exercise 13: Half Symmetry
Lesson 12: Valve Gates and Hot Runners
  • Valve Gates and Hot Runners
  • Stages in the Process
  • Hot Runners
  • Valve Gates
Lesson 13: Reaction Injection Molding
  • Reaction Injection Molding
  • Stages in the Process
  • Reaction Injection Molding
Lesson 14: Using Inserts
  • Using Inserts
  • Stages in the Process
  • Inserts
  • Metal Material Database
Lesson 15: Multi Material Overmolding
  • Multi-Material Overmolding
  • Stages in the Process
  • Multi-Material Overmolding
  • Domain Order
Lesson 16: Co-Injection Molding
  • Co-Injection Molding
  • Stages in the Process
  • Thick Parts
Lesson 17: Bi-Injection Molding
  • Bi-Injection Molding
  • Stages in the Process
  • Thick Parts
  • Copy and Paste
  • Bi-Injection
  • Injection Start Value
Lesson 18: Cooling Analysis
  • Cooling Analysis
  • Stages in the Process
  • Cooling
  • Cooling Channels and Mold Bodies
  • Baffle
  • Bubbler
  • Cooling Simulations
  • Coolant
  • Mold
  • Cool Parameters
  • Cool Analysis
  • Cool Results
  • Exercise 14: Cooling Analysis
Lesson 19: Warpage Analysis
  • Warpage Analysis
  • Stages in the Process
  • Shrinkage
  • Warpage
  • Warp Parameters
  • Warp Results
  • Reducing and Fixing Warped Parts

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