Filling Animation panel

View an animation of how the molten plastic will fill the metal injection mold using the animation toolbar.

Understanding how the molten plastic fills the metal injection mold helps with the selection appropriate injection locations.

Click Home tab > Filling Animation > Show Filling Animation.

The Animation tab appears and the fill animation is played.

The Animation tab has the following elements.

Play
Starts the animation.
Pause
Pauses the animation at the selected point in time. This can be useful when viewing the formation of weld lines.
Stop
Stops the animation and returns focus to the CAD workspace.
Animation loop
Continuously repeats the animation.
Animation time line
To view a specific animation frame, click on the animation time line and the selected frame is shown on the model.
Finish Animation
The Animation tab closes and the fill pattern is removed from the model.