Specify how the mold surface temperature varies over time.
To launch this dialog, select the area to be profiled on the surface of the model. Right-click the selected area and select Properties from the menu that appears. On the Part Surface Properties tab, select Profile from the drop-down menu in the Mold surface temperature pane and click Select. Click Edit from the dialog that appears.
Up to 50 pairs of time/temperature data can be used to specify the required profile.
| Dialog element | Explanation |
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| Mold surface temperature profile | Specifies the mold temperature value to be assigned to the selected element(s).
The specified mold temperature values will override the values set in the Process Settings Wizard and on the Temperature control tab of the Process controller dialog accessed via the Advanced Options. |
| Mold surface temperature controller: Top | The
Mold surface temperature controller: Top box is used to select and/or edit the predefined temperature profiles.
The drop-down box contains a list of previously used profiles. Select the profile and, if required, edit and rename the profile to be applied to the selected area of the model. The Edit button allows you to modify the selected profile. The Select button allows you to select a profile to be edited, exported, searched or displayed. Note: The term
Top refers to the blue side of a Midplane mesh or the outer surface of a Dual Domain or 3D mesh.
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- When defining a profile, the time component must be entered in ascending order.
- A profile can have temperatures that increase and decrease, but if the temperature drops below the transition temperature (
) of a thermoplastic material, it must remain below this value for the rest of the profile.
- The title entered in the Name text box will be used in the Select mold temperature controller dialog when allocating a profile to an area.