Posts Tagged ‘2012’

Fiber Orientation in Plastic Part Designs – Autodesk Moldflow 2012

Want more information after viewing this video? Be sure to visit www.autodesk.com and www.SIMSquad.com. In order to reduce weight and improve fuel economy, automotive manufacturers are increasingly replacing metal parts with plastic parts that are reinforced with long glass fibers. The orientation of the glass fibers is critical to the overall performance, shape, and dimensions of the plastic parts. Thus, simulation is an invaluable tool in allowing designers to optimize their designs to maximize the benefits of using long glass fibers. Autodesk developed the industry’s first capability to predict the orientation of long fibers in collaboration with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the US Department of Energy on the prestigious FreedomCAR program. Autodesk® Moldflow® 2012 software helps to more accurately predict the orientation of short and long glass fibers, which are critical to the overall performance, shape, strength, and weight of plastic parts. Accurate fiber orientations help improve the prediction of process-induced mechanical properties and subsequent shrinkage and warpage predictions. Perform amazing simulations with Autodesk® Moldflow® 2012 software.
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What’s New – Autodesk Simulation 2012

Want more information after viewing this video? Be sure to visit www.autodesk.com and www.SIMSquad.com. Fly-In Text New User Interface The new user interface for Autodesk® Simulation 2012 software provides an intuitive and task-oriented workflow, aimed at improving overall productivity. A central and easy-to-navigate toolbar organizes common tasks in a manner that follows the typical simulation workflow. Functionality is presented based on the task at hand, which improves accessibility of commands and reduces the time taken digging through menu systems. Tooltips and toolclips help new users get up to speed quickly on what each command does and how they should be used. Fly-In Text: Geometry Modification With Autodesk® Simulation 2012, you can use Autodesk® Inventor® Fusion to modify or simplify geometry more quickly and easily, helping to optimize designs as fast as possible. Make iterative design changes without redefining materials, loads, constraints, or other simulation data by working with the native CAD format, exchanging geometry and related data directly with Autodesk® Inventor® Fusion. By simply clicking and dragging, you can easily modify and update CAD geometry — helping to consider a greater number of design variations and further optimize designs based on the behavior predicted with the Autodesk® Simulation® software. Fly-In Text: Autodesk Inventor Parameter Modification Dimensions associated to parts within Autodesk® Inventor® can be reviewed and manipulated

top view of the stack mold process
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Moldflow Adviser 2012 Demonstration

Demonstration of How to Analysis a Plastic Injection Molding Process in Autodesk Moldflow Adviser 2012

This example shows how Preactor 300 FCS is used in an injection moulding machine application where the changeover time is dependent on material colour, resin type and tool. The number of staff for changeover tasks is a constraint as well as tools. The application also uses transfer batching between moulding and packing operations. (Note: This demo was completed with a Preactor 10 configuration in Preactor 11.)
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