Standalone Pack analysis (Concept)

The Standalone Pack analysis is used for molds that are not expected to have any difficulty in filling. This analysis is generally used for very thick parts, where the packing phase is a higher priority.

Running a Standalone Pack analysis can reduce the time needed to run an analysis on a very large 3D model.

Several assumptions are made at the beginning of a Standalone Pack analysis:

The entire part is at melt temperature. Only the outside elements have a mold temperature.
There is no initial pressure-the entire cavity has the initial pressure of the packing profile.
There is no initial velocity.

Note: The Standalone Pack analysis does not consider a molding window when analyzing the part.

You would use this analysis when you have a part that will fill with a low pressure, and when you want to see the effect of the packing pressure on volumetric shrinkage and other results from the packing phase. You can run multiple Standalone Pack analyses with different packing profiles to compare results.