About this Course

The Autodesk Simulation Moldflow Insight Advanced Flow training material consists of two training courses: Theory and Concepts, and Practice. 

The Theory and Concepts course discusses the theory, background, and workflows used in Autodesk Simulation Moldflow Insight to teach students to apply Moldflow advanced flow workflows to their parts. In the Practice course students are provided with problems to practice the workflows discussed in the Theory & Concepts guide. Overall, the goal is to teach students to become more efficient at creating digital prototypes, running analyses and interpreting the results for all flow related problems.

Topics include:

• Working with and editing databases.

• Analyzing family tools.

• Analyzing multi-gated parts.

• Optimizing the packing profile to minimize volumetric shrinkage variation in the part.

• Analyzing parts with molded in inserts.

• Analyzing a two-shot sequential molding process

• Running a design of experiments analysis.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Database Management

• Theory and Concepts - Database Management

• Database commands

• Editing a thermoplastic material

• Using personal databases

• Chapter Summary

Chapter 2: Family Tools

• Theory and Concepts - Family Tools

• Family tool analysis process

• Create a study for all parts

• Move parts to tool position

• Determine molding conditions for all parts

• Verifying filling

• Create a family tool study

• Creating the runner system

• Calculate a flow rate

• Run a fill analysis

• Determine the target pressure

• Runner balancing

• Review results

• Review runner sizes

• Verify runner sizes

• Chapter Summary

Chapter 3: Multiple Gates

• Theory and Concepts - Multiple Gates

• Multiple gate considerations 

• Determine if multiple gates are required

• Designing the runner system

• Working with clamp force limits

Chapter 4: Packing Optimization

• Theory and Concepts - Packing Optimization

• Volumetric Shrinkage

• Packing input definitions

• Packing analysis setup

• Using pack profiles

• Optimizing part flow

• Optimizing a packing profile

• Chapter Summary

Chapter 5: Part Insert Overmolding

• Theory and Concepts - Part insert overmolding

• Definitions

• Why analyze a part with inserts?

• Part insert overmolding analysis capabilities

• Part insert overmolding - modeling requirements

• Part insert creation for tetrahedral meshes

• Setting up an overmolding analysis

• Reviewing results for an overmolding analysis

• Chapter Summary

Chapter 6: Two-Shot Sequential Overmolding

• Theory and Concepts - Two-Shot Sequential Overmolding

• Definitions

• Two-shot sequential overmolding

• Chapter Summary

Chapter 7: Design of Experiments (DOE) Analysis

• Theory and Concepts - Design of Experiments (DOE) Analysis

• DOE considerations

• Taguchi DOE experiment type

• Factorial DOE experiment type

• DOE analysis overview

• Running a DOE Analysis

• Interpretation of Variable Influences Results

• Interpretation of Variable Responses Results

• Chapter Summary

Chapter 8: Projects

Appendix A: Molding Window Analysis

• Theory and Concepts - Molding Window Analysis

• Molding window benefits

• Molding window analysis inputs

• Running a Molding Window Analysis

• Molding Window Analysis Interpretation

• Answering questions with the molding window analysis 

Prerequisites:

Autodesk Simulation Moldflow Insight Fundamentals or its equivalent should be completed prior to taking this course. Workflows discussed in this course build on the knowledge of the Fundamentals course.

Course Length: 2 days

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