Warp Analysis tab dialog

The Warp Analysis tab dialog is used to specify input values for a Warp analysis.

Note: Different inputs are available depending upon the molding process and mesh type you have chosen.

Restriction: A Warp analysis can be performed only when you have selected an analysis sequence that includes the Compressible solver and a material that includes pvT properties data.

Note: Warp analysis inputs can be specified on the Warp Settings page of the Process Settings Wizard.

Warpage analysis type	Allows you to select the type of Warp analysis to run.
Stress result(s) to output	Specify which laminate-based stress-related results the solver will output.
Consider gate surface and cold runners?	Specifies whether cold runners and/or gate surface elements, if present in your model, are taken into consideration during Warp analysis.
Consider mold thermal expansion	Select this check box if you want Warp analysis to consider the effect of mold thermal expansion on the warpage and/or molded-in stress levels in the part.
Consider corner effects	Select this option if you want the Warp analysis to calculate and account for deformations due to mold-restraint induced differential shrinkage.
Matrix solver	Select the equation solver to be used in the Warp analysis.
Include tetrahedral cold runners	Specifies whether tetrahedral cold runners, if present in your model, are taken into consideration during Warp analysis.
Use mesh aggregation and 2nd-order tetrahedral elements	Controls whether 3D Warp analysis should employ mesh aggregation. This makes little difference for Warp analysis but produces a result more quickly.
Interface to other structural analysis	This option controls whether 3D Warp analysis outputs the initial stress tensor before performing the analysis. This initial stress tensor can then be used in another warpage analysis program.
GPU options	Specify whether you want numerical calculations to be performed on a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) card when running a 3D Warp analysis. The default setting is Automatic; the solver automatically uses the GPU if one is available.
Number of threads for parallelization	Specify the number of threads to be used for parallel solution.The default setting is Single thread (No parallelization).
Use AMG matrix solver	The AMG solver improves the speed of the analysis by using progressively coarser mesh grids for computations.