In this section, you define the part process settings.
The Part Process Settings command determines the optimum mold temperature, melt temperature, and injection time based on the selected material and part geometry. Optimum processing conditions help to ensure that the part fills without defects. Before running the Part Process Settings command, a material must be defined and at least one gate location must exist.
- On the ribbon, click Mold Layout tab > Mold Layout panel > Core/Cavity
- On the ribbon, click Core/Cavity tab > Plastic Part panel > Part Process Settings
. - From the Part process settings dialog box, maintain the default settings and select the Suggest tab.
By default, the simulation is run with values for material properties, maximum injection pressure limit, machine injection time, and machine clamp open time. They are derived from the Autodesk Moldflow material database. Alternatively, you can override these values and choose your own.
- Specify Low gloss as the required surface finish.
- Click Start on the Part process settings dialog box.
- Click OK on the Analysis running dialog box.
- Notice the results for the Mold temperature, Melt temperature, and Injection time. The results obtained from this simulation will be used to perform the part fill simulation in the next topic.
- Click OK on the Summary dialog box to close the dialog box.
- On the ribbon, click Core/Cavity tab > Plastic Part panel > Part Process Settings.
- Notice the values on the Set tab have been updated to the values calculated by the simulation.
- Click Cancel on the Part process settings dialog box to close the dialog box without making any further changes.