Select a shrinkage tested material grade

In order to run a Shrink analysis, you must select a material that has been shrinkage tested.

  1. Click Select Material (Home tab > Molding Process Setup panel > Select Material).
  2. Click Search to search for materials that have been shrinkage tested.
  3. In the Search Fields box, check to see if shrinkage data is included. If it is not, click Add and add it from the scroll-down list.
  4. Enter a Minimum and Maximum value, then click Search.
  5. Click the Details button to view the material characteristics of any of the listed materials, and when you have chosen a material, click Select and then Finish. The name of the selected material will appear in the Study Tasks pane.