The Filling result can be used to show how molten plastic will fill a region within the mold cavity using the injection molding process.
Note: The injection pressure required to manufacture the part might exceed the available equipment capabilities.
Any section of the part that cannot be filled will need to be investigated.
To quickly assess if the part has fully filled, click . Hover over the Filling icon and the percentage filled value will appear. This should be 100%. The Alerts icon on the same panel will define any wall thickness alerts.
Filling alerts
If there is a section of the mold cavity that cannot be filled the Unfilled alert is displayed in the Alerts 
panel. Hover over the alert and a sub-menu appears which has the following options.
panel. Hover over the alert and a sub-menu appears which has the following options. - Unfilled
- Sections of the part that cannot be filled are displayed in red. Additional injection locations and/or increasing the part thickness should be considered.
- Show thin regions
- Regions of the part that are thinner than the nominal thickness of the part are highlighted. These are regions that may not readily fill or be the source of other manufacturing difficulties such as high injection pressures and warpage. Consider increasing the thickness of these regions if possible.
- Injection location toolbar
- This toolbar enables the addition, relocation or removal of injection locations. Injection locations are the positions where molten plastic enters the metal injection mold. Consider relocating or adding additional injection locations
- Animation toolbar
- This enables the user to view the filling animation. Understanding how the part is filled can assist in understanding how to adjust or where to add injection locations.
Filling visualization
See how the part will fill. Click on . Click on the Filling option in the Information pop-up tab.
This display shows the injection pressure when the filling operation has finished. Injection locations will have the highest pressure as the material is being forced into the cavity at these points. The last place to fill will have the lowest pressure. Any parts of the cavity that cannot be filled are represented as transparent regions.
Note: The animation feature shows a dynamic representation of this result.