Gating suitability result

The Gating suitability result rates each place on the model for its suitability for an injection location.

The Gating suitability result is produced by the Gate Location analysis when you use the Advanced Gate Locator algorithm. The Advanced Gate Locator algorithm minimizes the flow resitance when determining the best gate position for the first and only injection location. You can specify prohibited gate regions to block the solver from placing an injection location in the prohibited areas.

If no prohibited gate regions are defined on the model, then the Gate Location analysis rates the gating suitability throughout the entire part. It will then use the same study to place a gate in the best location found during the analysis. This study is ready for a Fill analysis.

Note: The Gating suitability result is produced only if the Number of gates in the Process Settings Wizard is set to one (1).

Using this result

The suitable areas shown in this result are worth pursuing as potential injection locations.

The best areas shown on the result do not necessarily represent a good solution (high quality part, or high confidence of fill), but rather the best one for the case at hand using the selected material.

Areas with the same color represent equally suitable positions.

If the injection location is not suitable due to design constraints, consider the other blue regions in the Gating suitability result when placing a different injection location. Use a Fill analysis to check the suitability of these injection locations.

Things to look for