SOLIDWORKS Plastics brings easy-to-use injection molding simulation directly to the designers of plastic parts and injection molds, as well as advanced CAE analysis. It simulates how melted plastic flows during the injection molding process to predict manufacturing-related defects on parts and molds. You can quickly evaluate manufacturability while you design, to eliminate costly mold rework, improve part quality, and accelerate time to market. A Results Adviser provides troubleshooting steps and practical design advice to help diagnose and avoid potential problems.
Features | SOLIDWORKS PLASTICS | ||
CAD INTEGRATION | Standard | Professional | Premium |
SOLIDWORKS Native File Support | |||
Associative with SOLIDWORKS | |||
SOLIDWORKS-embedded | |||
PLASTICS MATERIAL DATABASE | Standard | Professional | Premium |
4000+ Commercial Plastics | |||
Customizable | |||
MESHING | Standard | Professional | Premium |
Automatic | |||
Boundary Mesh (shell) | |||
Solid 3D Mesh | |||
Global Mesh Refinement | |||
Local Mesh Refinement | |||
SIMULATION CAPABILITIES | Standard | Professional | Premium |
Filling Phase (1st stage injection) | |||
Packing Phase (2nd stage injection) | |||
Automatic Gate Location(s) | |||
Instantaneous Full Time Plot | |||
Runner Balancing | |||
Sink Mark Analysis | |||
Symmetry Analysis (New!) | |||
MOLD GEOMETRY SUPPORT | Standard | Professional | Premium |
Runner Design Wizard | |||
Sprues & Runners | |||
Hot & Cold Runners | |||
Multi-Cavity Molds | |||
Family Molds | |||
Cooling Lines | |||
Baffles & Bubblers | |||
Conformal Cooling Channels | |||
Mold Inserts | |||
ADVANCED SIMULATION CAPABILITIES | Standard | Professional | Premium |
Co-Injection | |||
Multi-Shot | |||
Insert Overmolding | |||
Gas-Assist | |||
Fiber Analysis | |||
Reaction Injection Molding (RIM; Thermosets) | |||
Birefringence | |||
Valve Gates (sequential injection) | |||
Venting Analysis (New!) | |||
Cooling Line Analysis | |||
Conformal Cooling Analysis | |||
Warpage Analysis | |||
RESULTS (PARTIAL LISTING) | Standard | Professional | Premium |
eDrawings Support (New!) | |||
Fill Time | |||
Ease of Fill | |||
Results Adviser | |||
Nominal Wall Thickness Adviser (New!) | |||
Pressure at End of Fill | |||
Flow Front Temperature | |||
Temperature at End of Fill | |||
Shear Stress | |||
Shear Rate | |||
Cooling Time | |||
Weld Lines | |||
Air Traps | |||
Sink Marks | |||
Sink Mark Profiles | |||
Frozen Layer Fraction at End of Fill | |||
Clamp Force | |||
Cycle Time | |||
Volumetric Shrinkage | |||
Mold Temperature at Cooling End | |||
Displacement due to Residual Stress | |||
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Pressure Control Engineer, T3 Energy Services 5 days ago
SOLIDWORKS is the best and preferred solution for oil and Gas equipment product design. It has all in one package integration with CAD, Simulation and Flow Analysis. This CAD Operation requires minimum duration of training to get hands on.