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SOLIDWORKS Plastics Standard

SOLIDWORKS Plastics Standard: The Go-To for Plastic Part Engineers

A Must-Have in SOLIDWORKS CAD

SOLIDWORKS Plastics Standard shines as a crucial tool within the SOLIDWORKS CAD environment. It enables mold designers and engineers to foresee manufacturing flaws. They do this by simulating the injection molding process early in part and mold design. This proactive method does more than just dodge design mistakes. It redefines efficiency, optimizes resources, and opens doors to innovation in plastic part production.

Real-Time Simulation in Your Design Flow

Its main advantage is how well it integrates with SOLIDWORKS CAD. This fusion lets engineers deeply analyze part designs without leaving their design software. It makes the workflow smoother. Now, any changes needed for form, fit, and function can be quickly made. This cuts down on development time significantly.

Spot and Stop Manufacturing Flaws

It spots possible manufacturing issues like weld lines, air traps, and sink marks before making a mold. It simulates the flow of melted plastic during injection molding. This early analysis prevents costly mold redo and waste. By predicting these flaws, engineers can make early adjustments. This saves costs and is more effective.

Boost Part Quality and Conserve Resources

The software also fine-tunes part wall thickness, gate locations, and the runner system. These improvements aid the mold’s function and enhance the final part’s quality. By lowering the chance of defects and reducing waste, it ensures efficient use of resources. This supports sustainability goals.

Easy for Engineers

It’s designed for engineers, offering a simple interface and automatic features like mesh generation. Its ease of use, paired with powerful simulation, makes it a valuable asset. Engineers can explore new possibilities in plastic part design with it.

Conclusion

For engineers focused on plastic parts, SOLIDWORKS Plastics Standard is a powerful, user-friendly, and integrated solution. It therefore lets you foresee and prevent manufacturing issues early, saving time and money. It also boosts part quality. Investing in SOLIDWORKS Plastics Standard can greatly benefit your product development, marking it as a key tool for any engineer aiming for efficiency and innovation. For Mold Designers Consider upgrading to SOLIDWORKS Plastics Professional or SOLIDWORKS Plastics Premium for more capabilities.
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Ease of Use

SOLIDWORKS Plastics is fully embedded in SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD for ease of use and data integrity. Using the same user interface (UI) as SOLIDWORKS in toolbars, menus, and context-sensitive right-click menus ensures rapid familiarization. Built-in tutorials and searchable online help aid learning and troubleshooting.

Design Data Reuse

SOLIDWORKS Plastics supports SOLIDWORKS materials and configurations for easy analysis of multiple loads and product configurations.

Materials Database

With 4,000+ commercial thermoplastic grades, you can browse and select the desired from the customizable built-in material library.

Meshing

SOLIDWORKS Plastics includes these meshing features:

  • Wizard for mesh generation and analysis setup
  • Automatic Mesh
  • Local Mesh Refinement
  • Global Mesh Refinement
  • Boundary Mesh (Shell)
  • Solid 3D mesh

Parallel Computing (Multi-core)

The 3D Solver benefits from a multi-core CPU (multiple threads).

Filling Phase (1st Stage Injection)

Predicts how material fills the cavity. Results include distributions of pressure and temperature within the cavity, and detection of potential short shots and weld lines.

Instantaneous Fill Time Plot

Predicts the plastic flow pattern through the cavity at the end of fill.

Sink Mark Analysis

Predicts the depth of sink marks after the part has been ejected and cooled to room temperature.

eDrawings Support

Results can be exported to eDrawing®

Fill Time

Time needed to fill the whole mold.

Ease of Fill

Displays the quality of the injection process with 'confidence of fill' legend.

Results Adviser

User assistant for interpreting results.

Pressure at End of Fill

Displays the maximum pressure to fill the cavity.

Flow Front Temperature

Displays the melt front temperature history.

Temperature at End of Fill

Displays the Cavity Temperature field at the end of fill.

Shear Rate

Displays the shear rate reached at the end of fill to check the injection process quality.

Cooling Time

Estimates cooling time at fill time analysis.

Weld Lines

Displays weld lines formed at locations of the part where two (or multiple) melt fronts meet.

Air Traps

Shows the location where high pressure air may be trapped inside the cavity.

Sink Marks

Displays the location of sink marks.

Frozen Layer Fraction at End of Fill

Displays the fraction of frozen material into the part at end of fill.

Clamp Force

Displays the minimum clamp force for the current injection process.

Cycle Time

Displays the cycle time for the current injection process.

Symmetry Analysis

Avoid simulating both cavities in a symmetrical mold layout, saving computer time for the simulation.

Packing Phase (2nd Stage Injection)

Evaluates the material freezing process in the cavity. Predicts the temperature to evaluate hot spots, gate freeze, and cycle time. Distributions of pressure, stress, and shrinkage results are also available.

Runner Balancing

Determines the runner parameters to balance filling between parts.

Runner Design Wizard

Automates the process of creating common flow control devices and components such as sprues, runners, and gates.

Sprues and Runners

Quickly and easily simulate the impact of the sprues and runners layout.

Hot and Cold Runners

Hot runners are initially filled with hot polymer at the start of the filling simulation.

Multi-cavity Molds

p>Simulates multiple cavities of the same part in the same mold.

Family Molds

Simulates a set of different cavities parts in the same mold.

Mold Inserts

Include the impact of mold inserts on the simulation

Volumetric Shrinkage

Displays volumetric shrinkage distribution at the end of fill or pack.

Density at End of Pack

Displays density distribution at post-filling end to check the pack phase quality.

Exports STL, NASTRAN

Enables you to export part geometry in STL or NASTRAN formats

Export with Mechanical Properties ABAQUS®, ANSYS, DigiMat®

Exports mesh, residual stress, fiber orientation and material data to run non-linear analysis.

Cooling Lines

Simulates the coolant flowing inside for the mold cooling analysis.

Baffles and Bubblers

Specific cooling line for narrow channel into the cavity.

Conformal Cooling Channels

Cooling passageway follows the shape or profile of the mold core or cavity to perform rapid uniform cooling process.

Runner Domain Category

Domain category assigned to the runner allows easy selection for runner's conditions.

Sink Mark Profiles

Displays the location of sink marks and their depth.

Mold Temperature at Cooling End

Displays the mold temperature distribution at cooling end.

Displacement Due to Residual Stress

Displays the displacement distribution due to in-mold stress.

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