About CAD modifications
Modify your CAD geometry and save your modifications, to include them as variables in a parametric optimization study.
To investigate the impact of modifying a CAD face, or group of faces, create a CAD Modification and include it in a Parametric Study. This variable includes the set of CAD faces to be modified, coupled with the type of modification to be applied (move in the normal direction, or move along a specified vector).
The Parametric Study builder recognizes the changes you make with the CAD geometry editing tools, as variables. Enter a value or range of values that define the distance and/or direction that you wish to move the selected CAD faces. The Parametric Study Optimization routine then creates a study for each value of each variable, meshes the new geometry and runs the specified analysis to provide you with information about how best to optimize your design.
CAD modifications are recognized as variables in the parametric study builder for the following analysis sequences:
- Fill
- Fill + Pack
- Fill + Pack + Warp
and for the following molding processes:
where
represents 3D
represents Dual Domain
| Molding Process | Mesh Type |
|---|---|
| Thermoplastics Injection Molding | |
| Thermoplastics Overmolding | |
| Multiple-Barrel Thermoplastics Injection Molding | |
| Powder Injection Molding | |
| Gas-assited Injection Molding | |
| Thermoplastics Injection-Compression Molding | |
| Thermoplastics Compression Molding | |
| Reactive Injection-Compression Molding | |
| Reactive Compression Molding | |
| Thermoplastics Microcellular Injection Molding | |
| Thermoplastics Injection-Compression Overmolding | |
| Thermoplastics Compression Overmolding | |
| Reactive Molding | |
| Microchip Encapsulation | |