Create/Edit Valve Gate Controller dialog

The Create/Edit Valve Gate Controller dialog is used to set up the valve gate controllers according to your actual setup.

To access this dialog, click (Boundary Conditions tab > Feed System panel > Valve Gate Controller > Create/Edit).

The table lists all the controllers you have created and provides a means to view and edit them

Dialog element	Explanation
Controller Name	Name that was assigned to the controller to differentiate it from other valve gate controllers. Select the controller and then click Edit to save under a different name.
Type	Instant: the valve gate opens instantly. Variable Speed: the valve gate is programmed to open in a velocity controlled manner.
Initial State	The initial state of a valve can be either Opened or Closed.
Trigger	Valve gates can be opened and closed based on different triggers: Time Flow front - The default point of control is the gate node, but this can be changed to a specified node if you prefer. Once the valve gate has opened, subsequent triggers are programmed by time. Pressure - The default point of control is the gate node, but this can be changed to a specified node if you prefer. %Volume Ram position - For multiple barrel thermoplastics injection molding, this refers to the ram position of the barrel associated with the hot gate to which the valve gate controller is attached. Though a valve gate is associated with its upstream barrel automatically by the software, make sure the ram position triggers are within the moving range of the ram speed profile set for the barrel, otherwise the valve gate may not open and/or close as expected. This column identifies which option was selected for each controller. Click View/Edit to change to a different trigger.
Trigger location	For Flow Front or Pressure only options, displays the node or the valve gate where the trigger applies.
Open At	Identify the condition for the valve gate to open. The unit depends on the type of the trigger. Click to unfold the sub rows of a multi open/close valve gate.
Close At	Identify the condition for the valve gate to close. The unit depends on the type of the trigger. Click to fold the sub rows of a multi open/close valve gate.
Opening delay	For Flow Front only. Displays the amount of time you want to wait after the flow front has passed by the control point before opening the valve gate.
New	Clicking the New button opens a dialog where you can create and define the properties of a new valve gate controller.
Highlight	Clicking the Highlight button changes the color of the valve gate, to help you identify where it is being used.
Edit Select only one controller at a time to view or edit.	The Edit button takes you to the View/Edit Valve Gate Controller dialog, where you can view all the details of the valve gate controller programming, and change them where appropriate. If you change them, we recommend that you save the valve gate controller under a new name, to avoid confusion later when reviewing the results.
Delete	This button deletes the selected valve gate controller(s) from the table. Select a valve gate before clicking the delete button.
Create Copy	This button copies the selected valve gate controller(s) and creates a row in the table beneath each controller that is selected. The new controller(s) is given the same name as the original controller, with a number, in brackets, appended to the end. This number increments for each subsequent controller that is created from that same original controller. Click View/Edit to change to change the name of the controller.
OK	This button saves the changes you have made to the valve gate controller, then closes the dialog.
Cancel	Clicking this button closes the dialog without saving any changes.