Molding Window analysis
The Molding Window analysis is used to calculate the best preliminary process settings for your study.
This analysis quickly provides you with recommendations for the injection time, mold temperature, and melt temperature to use as preliminary inputs for a Fill+Pack analysis.
How it works
The Molding Window analysis uses the part geometry and the selected material and injection location to run a series of calculations, varying the process settings each time.
Specified process ranges and limits may also be used, if selected.
For each of these calculations, the Molding Window analysis checks whether certain results are achieved and then recommends the injection time and the temperature zones to mold your part. The analysis shows the feasible and preferred molding zones, and also shows which process settings will result in the highest quality molding.
Injection time range
The Process Settings Wizard provides an option that allows you to specify how the Molding Window analysis chooses the range of fill times to scan to determine the optimum molding window. The following options are available:
Automatic:
The most appropriate injection time range with which to run the analysis is determined. If you choose this method, run the analysis,and display results, the results will focus on the preferred window (displayed in green), if one exists. If a preferred molding window does not exist, the results will span the wide range (displayed in green, yellow, and red).
Wide:
The analysis is run across the widest possible range of injection times. If you choose this method, run the analysis, and display results, the results will span the full range (displayed in green, yellow, and red). within which to run optimization analyses.
Refined:
A suitable injection time range is determined, based on the mold and melt temperature ranges, and then the analysis is run within that range. If you choose this method, run the analysis, and display results, the results will focus on the preferred window (displayed in green), if one exists. If a preferred molding window does not exist, the results will focus on the feasible window (displayed in yellow), if one exists.
Specified:
Enables you to enter a specific injection time range.