- Access
- On the Mold Layout tab, click Mold Shrinkage
, or On the Core/Cavity tab, click Part Shrinkage
.
- Set tab
- Specifies the shrinkage values that you set manually.
- Coordinate System
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- Mold_CSYS
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Selects the mold coordinate system.
- Part_CSYS
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Selects the part coordinate system.
- Specify UCS
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Selects a user coordinate system.
- Material and Shrink Value
- The name of the selected polymer material and its generic shrinkage value appears in the fields. The shrinkage value is taken from the material database.
- Shrink Percentage
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- Isotropic
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Select this check box if you want the shrinkage values to be equal in all directions. When the Isotropic check-box is selected, only one of the X, Y, Z fields is available as the shrinkage is the same in all directions.
- X, Y, Z
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Replace with the following: To describe shrinkage that is different in each of the three principal directions, enter the value in the appropriate field. If you select the Isotropic check-box, only one field is active because the shrinkage is the same in all directions.
Position column (U or V), and the corresponding value in the Value column.
- Suggest tab
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- Packing Profile
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There are two types of packing profiles available.
- % End of fill pressure controls the packing pressure relative to the pressure at the end of fill.
- Absolute pressure controls the packing pressure by using absolute values.
Select the type of packing profile you want to use from the drop-down list. Enter your profile in the table.
Plot button. You can also set an Automatic cooling time or a specific time for all analyses to use.