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products extend the capabilities of MoldflowXpress with a lot
more functionality: |
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Geometry Types |
SolidWorks
Part Models (Assemblies are not supported) |
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STL |
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IGES, STEP,
PARASOLID, Pro/ENGINEER, CATIA V5 Models –
Note:Requires
Moldflow Design Link module |
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Single Injection
Location |
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Multiple
Injection Locations |
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Sprue, Runner
and Gate Modeling |
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Hot and Cold
Runners |
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Supported
Gate types –Tunnel, Submarine, Cashew, and Tab |
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Analysis Types |
Plastic Filling
Analysis |
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Gate Location
Analysis |
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Molding Window
Analysis |
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Sink Mark
Analysis |
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Cooling Quality
Analysis |
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Runner Balancing
Analysis |
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Material Data |
Generic Thermoplastic
Material Grades (22) |
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Commercial
Thermoplastic Material Grades (7,800+) |
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Material Database Tools |
Search for
Materials in the Database |
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Import Newly
Tested Materials |
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Copy/Edit/Delete
Materials |
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View Grade-specific
Material Data |
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Compare Properties
of Materials |
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Process Conditions |
Plastic Melt
Temperature |
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Injection
Mold Temperature |
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Automatically
calculated Injection Time |
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Specified
Injection Time |
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Specified
Machine Injection Pressure Limit |
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Mold Open
Time |
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Analysis Results |
Fill Time
Animation with Predicted Fill-time |
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Indication
of ease, difficulty or inability to manufacture the part |
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Plastic Flow
Animation |
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Confidence
of Fill |
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Quality Prediction
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Weld lines
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Air traps
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Sink Marks
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Injection
Pressure |
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Pressure
Drop |
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Flow Front
Temperature |
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Material
Skin Orientation |
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Cooling Quality
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Freeze Time
Variance |
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Surface Temperature
Variance |
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Summary Results
–Clamp force, Shot volume, Cycle time, etc. |
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Result Visualization Tools |
Animation
Controls - Play, Forward, Backward, Pause & Stop |
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Advanced
Animation Control - Loop Playback & Flap Playback |
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Single/Accumulated
and Banded/Smooth Contour Display |
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Analysis Feedback |
Part Manufacturability
(including Short Shot warning) |
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Model suitability
warnings |
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Part Quality
Assessment |
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Dynamic Results
Adviser |
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Query specific
location on the model for result values |
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Engineering Collaboration |
Create/Edit/View
HTML Project Reports |
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Save Result
plots and Model views as Bitmap, JPEG & GIF |
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Connect to
Consultants |
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Access to
the Moldflow Community Center |
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Estimate
Part Cost using Cost Adviser |
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Export to
Moldflow Plastics Insight™ (MPI™) |
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Export to
Moldflow Manufacturing Solutions™ (MMS™) |
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User Interface |
Open multiple
model windows |
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Split Window
(Two-way and Four-way) |
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Section View
(Clipping Plane) |
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