Part Surface (Midplane) dialog-Mold Properties

The Mold Properties tab of this dialog is used to specify the properties of the mold blocks in contact with the select elements or regions of type Part surface (Midplane).

To access this dialog, select the triangle elements in a Midplane mesh, click (Geometry tab > Properties panel > Edit), or right-click and select Properties from the context menu, then select the Mold Properties tab.

Dialog element	Explanation
Cavity/core side assignment	This option relates to the temperature boundary condition for a Fill+Pack analysis.
Mold material	Specifies the mold material in contact with the selected model feature. The available options are: Use global setting in advanced options Select this option if you do not want to specify a local mold material in contact with this model feature. Select a different top mold material Select this option if you want to specify a local mold material, different to the mold material specified in the advanced options, in contact with the top side of this model feature. Select a different bottom mold material Select this option if you want to specify a local mold material, different to the mold material specified in the advanced options, in contact with the bottom side of this model feature. Select different top and bottom mold materials Select this option if you want to specify a local mold material, different to the mold material specified in the advanced options, in contact with the top and bottom side of this model feature. Note: The top and bottom side of a Midplane element corresponds to the blue and red faces respectively in the Mesh Orientation diagnostic display. Selecting a different mold material is a simple way to model the interface between the part and a mold insert, but you will get more accurate heat transfer results by modeling the insert as a separate volume.

Dialog element

Explanation

Cavity/core side assignment

This option relates to the temperature boundary condition for a Fill+Pack analysis.

Mold material

Specifies the mold material in contact with the selected model feature.

The available options are:

Use global setting in advanced options

Select this option if you do not want to specify a local mold material in contact with this model feature.

Select a different top mold material

Select this option if you want to specify a local mold material, different to the mold material specified in the advanced options, in contact with the top side of this model feature.

Select a different bottom mold material

Select this option if you want to specify a local mold material, different to the mold material specified in the advanced options, in contact with the bottom side of this model feature.

Select different top and bottom mold materials

Select this option if you want to specify a local mold material, different to the mold material specified in the advanced options, in contact with the top and bottom side of this model feature.

Note:

The top and bottom side of a Midplane element corresponds to the blue and red faces respectively in the Mesh Orientation diagnostic display.
Selecting a different mold material is a simple way to model the interface between the part and a mold insert, but you will get more accurate heat transfer results by modeling the insert as a separate volume.