To work with meshes from a third party
Models meshed by a third-party need to be checked to ensure compliance with Autodesk Moldflow Insight - Solvers and ensure the best results.
There are several formats that are imported that already contain meshes. All of these formats support midplane models - some support 3D and Dual Domain.
Synergy supports the following formats:
Legacy formats:
- IDEAS universal (.unv).
- ANSYS (.ans).
- Nastran bulk data (.bdf).
- PATRAN neutral (.pat, .out).
Import your third-party mesh by clicking
(Home tab > Import panel > Import).Assign element properties to the part, mold block, insert, and so on.
For Dual Domain meshes, use the Imprint tool to improve the compliance to the Quality standards.
For surface meshes, run Mesh statistics choosing triangles as element type, to give an overview of the potential defects of the mesh.
For 3D meshes, ensure that mesh refinement meets Moldflow requirement, by checking if 3D Mesh (xxxx elements) is checked in the study Tree.
Figure 1: Study tree in the Study panel
If 3D Mesh (xxxx elements) is not checked, it means that there is insufficient refinement through the thickness. Double click 3D Mesh (xxxx elements) in the study Tree, to see where the refinement problem is. Remesh as necessary to solve the problem.