To run a preconditioning analysis

To run a preconditioning analysis, the preconditioning data need to be specified.

The preconditioning analysis is supported for reactive molding processes. These instructions assume that you have set up your analysis appropriately, according to the requirements for the molding process you have selected. If this is not the case, search for the appropriate molding process in the help and follow the setup procedures you find there. To run a preconditioning analysis:

1. Click (Home tab > Molding Process Setup panel > Process Settings).
2. Click Next, if necessary, until you reach the page with the Preconditioning analysis option.
3. From the Preconditioning analysis drop down menu, select Perform preconditioning analysis.
4. Click Edit data.
5. Enter data in all the elements in the Preconditioning data dialog, then click OK.
6. Click Next until you reach the final page of the Process Settings Wizard, then click Finish.

Note: For reactive compression molding, the data can be specified in either the Process Settings or in the elements, themselves. When the data is specified in Process Settings, the code uses contact conditions to automatically apply temperature boundary conditions.