Solver API tab dialog

The Solver API tab dialog enables you to use your own material data in solver calculations.

This feature is supported for the 3D Flow solver only, for Fill, Fill+Pack, Standalone Pack and Cool (FEM) analysis sequences, and thermoplastic viscosity calculations.

Widget	Explanation
Viscosity model	There are two options for the viscosity model: Standard viscosity model (from material data). This is the default, and calculates viscosity using the Moldflow viscosity model and data from the Moldflow material library. User viscosity model (from MoldflowUserFunctions). Select this option if you have your own data and viscosity model, you have created your own C function for the solver to call, you have compiled a shared library object, and you have copied it into the binary directory of your Insight installation, typically C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Moldflow Insight 20xx\bin.
Parameter text This entry becomes available only if you select User viscosity model (from MoldflowUserFunctions).	Entering information into this dialog box is optional. However, it is particularly useful if you have a set of analyses and want to vary some parameter/s in the set. The interface function SolverUtilityHb3dViscosityGetConfig is provided so you can read the text string from your own code. Enter a maximum of 256 characters. Examples of when you might use this include: to store parameter values in the study, that your code can access. to store file names. to add text to describe an aspect of the particular study file.

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Explanation

Viscosity model

There are two options for the viscosity model:

Standard viscosity model (from material data).
This is the default, and calculates viscosity using the Moldflow viscosity model and data from the Moldflow material library.
User viscosity model (from MoldflowUserFunctions).
Select this option if you have your own data and viscosity model, you have created your own C function for the solver to call, you have compiled a shared library object, and you have copied it into the binary directory of your Insight installation, typically C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Moldflow Insight 20xx\bin.

Parameter text

This entry becomes available only if you select User viscosity model (from MoldflowUserFunctions).

Entering information into this dialog box is optional. However, it is particularly useful if you have a set of analyses and want to vary some parameter/s in the set.

The interface function SolverUtilityHb3dViscosityGetConfig is provided so you can read the text string from your own code. Enter a maximum of 256 characters.

Examples of when you might use this include:

to store parameter values in the study, that your code can access.
to store file names.
to add text to describe an aspect of the particular study file.