Viewing results

View the results of the Fill+Pack analysis, and use the Results Adviser to provide specific information about the results.

The Study Tasks pane displays a list of the results that are available as a result of the Fill+Pack analysis you ran.

1. Click Fill time from the Results section of the Study Tasks pane.

   Each color on the model indicates the amount of time it takes to fill that section of the mold. The legend bar on the right of the Model pane shows the approximate time that each color represents.

2. Click (Results tab > Results panel > Adviser) to display the Results Adviser pane.
3. Click (Results tab > Results panel > Examine), then click the model. This displays the actual time taken to fill this area of the model.
   
   The Results Adviser panel now displays information about the Confidence of Fill and the Quality prediction for that point.
4. Click (Results tab > Animation panel > Play).
   Tip: When you select results that can not be animated, the Animation panel will be disabled.

   The Fill Time result is animated, filling the part from the injection location.

5. If the Dynamic Help panel is not shown, click (View tab > Windows panel > User Interface), and select Dynamic Help from the drop-down menu. The Dynamic Help panel displays additional information about the results.

Look at the following results.

Fill time	The Fill time result shows the flow path of the plastic through the model. A short shot will display as translucent.
Plastic Flow	The Plastic flow result is an alternative representation of the Fill time result.
Confidence of fill	The Confidence of fill result displays the probability of a region within the cavity filling with plastic.
Quality prediction	The Quality prediction result measures the expected quality of the model's appearance and its mechanical properties.
Pressure at end of fill	The Pressure at end of fill result shows the pressure distribution through the whole part at the end of fill.
Pressure drop	The Pressure Drop result displays the drop in pressure from the injection location to the selected area, at the moment that area was filled.
Temperature at flow front	The Temperature at flow front result displays the material melt temperature at each area, at the time it was filled.
Orientation at skin	The Orientation at skin result provides an indication of how plastic molecules will be orientated on the surface of the part.
Air traps	The Air traps result shows the regions where two or more flow fronts converge and the last areas that are filled. The regions highlighted in the result are positions of possible air traps. Rotate the model to see all the air traps. Air traps appear as small purple regions on a Dual Domain model or a small green patch on a 3D model.
Weld lines	The Weld lines result are shown as lines at the location of weld and meld lines in the filled model. Weld lines are color-coded according to their severity (blue is most severe). Rotate the model to see all the weld lines.
Grow from	The Grow from result is used when there are multiple injection locations. It shows which injection location filled what part of the mold. Use the Grow from result when you must balance the flow.
Average temperature	The Average temperature result shows the average temperature of the temperature profile across the thickness of the part.
Time to reach ejection temperature	The Time to reach ejection temperature result shows the amount of time it takes the material in an area to reach the ejection temperature. In a Dual domain model, this result starts from the end of fill. In a 3D model, this result starts at the beginning of the molding cycle.
Frozen layer fraction at end of fill	The Frozen layer fraction at end of fill result shows the thickness of the frozen layer as a fraction of the part thickness. A higher value represents a thicker frozen layer.
Volumetric shrinkage at ejection	The Volumetric shrinkage at ejection result shows the decrease in local volume. This has occurred from when the part was ejected to when the part has cooled to the ambient temperature.