SOLIDWORKS Plastics: Simulation Setup Guide

Learn how to setup a basic mold filling analysis using SOLIDWORKS Plastics 2021. In this video we will run the Flow or Fill portion of the molding cycle to predict the mold fill of a plastic bezel.

Note that the 2020 and 2021 versions of SOLIDWORKS Plastics received significant user interface enhancements. The process for older versions will be a similar workflow but with a substantially different user interface.

SOLIDWORKS Plastics Standard allows the prediction of common molding defects such as short shots / partial fills and knit lines / weld lines. It also enables quickly testing different variations of the geometry through configurations, testing different polymers, and predicting performance of different gate or injection locations and clamp tonnage required.

File used in this video (SOLIDWORKS 2021 Version): https://www.dropbox.com/s/303y7tx144j1gae/plastics-analysis.SLDPRT?dl=1

Presented by Ryan Navarro

0:00 Introduction
0:35 Preparing model for analysis
0:59 Loading SOLIDWORKS Plastics Add-in
1:40 Creating a new Study
2:17 Specifying a Polymer
4:00 Setting an Injection Location (Gate Location)
4:30 Optional: Specify Clamp Force Direction
5:00 Creating a Mesh
6:15 Run Flow (Fill) analysis.
7:34 Interpreting Results
10:25 Duplicate Study - Testing a Variation
11:05 Learning resources

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