Use the material database search facility to select a polymer, using the name of the supplier and the trade name of the material.
Before selecting a material, you must open a project and select a study, or create a new project and import a model.
- Click
. The Create New Project dialog appears. - Enter Material in the Project name field.
- Click OK.
- Click
. The Import wizard-Model Selection dialog appears. - Click
Browse - Navigate to the Tutorial folder where Autodesk Simulation Moldflow Adviser is installed (typically C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Simulation Moldflow Adviser xxxx\tutorial).
- Select cellphone.stl and click Open.
- Step through the Import Wizard accepting the defaults. You must set an injection location before selecting a material.
- Click
and click anywhere on the model to set an injection location. - Click Injection Locations again, to finish setting the injection location.
- Click
. The Analysis Wizard dialog appears with the Material tab displayed. - Select the Specific material radio button and expand the Manufacturer drop-down list.
- Select Mitsubishi Group from the list and expand the Trade name drop-down list. This displays the available materials in the database that are from this manufacturer.
- Select Novarex 7025GRU20NK .
- Click Details. The Thermoplastics material dialog appears detailing the material properties.
- Select the Rheological Properties tab, then click Plot Viscosity to view the range of viscosity measurements available for this material.
Note: Click
Examine Result from the bottom left hand corner of the dialog, then click on a specific point on the graph to determine its value. - Click Close to return to the Thermoplastics material dialog
- Click OK and Finish to select this material. Novarex 7025GRU20NK: Mitsubishi Group is now listed in the Study Tasks pane as the material and will be used in subsequent analyses.