Process Settings Wizard dialog - Shrink Settings

This page of the Process Settings Wizard, which can be accessed by clicking (Home tab > Molding Process Setup panel > Process Settings), is used to specify the filling phase simulation related process settings for the selected analysis sequence.

Note: Some of the items listed below may not be available on the current dialog. This is dependent on the analysis technology, molding process and analysis sequence selected.

Dialog Property	Comment
Consider mold thermal expansion	Select this check box if you want Warp or Stress analysis to consider the effect of mold thermal expansion on the warpage and/or molded-in stress levels in the part.
Use mesh aggregation and 2nd-order tetrahedral elements	Mesh aggregation is a technique which assumes that the tetrahedral mesh of your part is only two elements thick. Setting this option makes all tetrahedral elements second-order. To control settings more precisely, turn off this checkbox and click Advanced options.
Use GPU card if available	Specifies whether you want numerical calculations to be performed on a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) card when running an analysis. The use of a GPU card on a machine with sufficient memory can result in a siginicant reduction in analysis time.
Number of threads for parallelization	Select one of the drop-down options to configure parallel computation. This will improve solution speed, especially for large models.
AMG matrix solver selection	The AMG solver improves the speed of the analysis by using progressively coarser mesh grids for computations. Select On to enable the Algebraic Multigrid (AMG) matrix solver. Select Off to disable the AMG solver. The use of a GPU card is coupled with the AMG solver. Choosing to use a GPU card over-rides selecting the Off option, the AMG solver will still be used.