Generate 3D Mold Mesh tool

This panel is used to define and create a finite-element 3D mesh for a mold imported into, or created in Autodesk Simulation Moldflow Insight .

Not all tabs are visible all of the time. Different tabs will be visible depending on how you have generated your mold.

General settings

Mesh Now	Starts the mesher
Job Manager	Opens the Job Manager dialog so you can monitor the tasks

Surface tab (only when generating a surface mesh for a Mold Surface)

External mold surface edge length:	Specify a target value for the mold mesh external element edge length. Default: 3.6mm
Internal mold surface edge length:	Specify a target value for the mold mesh internal element edge length. Default: 1.8mm
Check contact interfaces between internal bodies	Make sure this box is checked if you have mold inserts, part inserts or cores, to ensure that the contact interfaces between all internal components are checked, prior to meshing the mold.

General tab (only when creating the 3D mold mesh)

Global edge length	Specify a target value for the mold mesh element edge length. Default: 1.8mm
Merge tolerance	Specify the minimum distance between nodes. Nodes closer together than this value will be merged. Default: 0.1mm

Tetra tab

Minimum number of layers between external and internal mold surfaces	Specify the minimum number of layers you would like through the mold. The more layers you specify, the more accurate the temperature, but the longer the analysis will take. Default: 6
Mesh size gradation ratio from internal to external surfaces	Specify the change in size of the mesh as a ratio, from the coarser (larger mesh) outside surface, to the finer (smaller mesh) inside surface. Default: 1.5
Maximum allowed edge length through thickness near external surface (Mold Surface wizard only)	Specify the maximum edge length near the external mold surface, to determine the coarseness of the mold mesh. The mesh size will gradually change from this value to the value specified for the edge length near the internal mold surface.
Maximum allowed edge length through thickness near internal surface (Mold Surface wizard only)	Specify the maximum edge length near the internal mold surface. This value should always be less than or equal to the edge length at the external mold surface.
Maximum allowed edge length through thickness (CAD/STL mold only)	Specify the maximum edge length through the mold, to determine the coarseness of the mold mesh.

Note: Any mesh option marked with * can be saved as part of a workspace default.