NEW SolidWorks® Plastics Injection molding simulation for designers of plastic parts and injection molds. Evaluate the manufacturability of parts and molds while designing for form, fit, and function. For Plastic Part Designers Part designers get rapid feedback on how modifications to wall thickness, gate locations, materials, or geometry can affect the manufacturing of their part For Mold Designers Quickly create and analyze single, multi-cavity, and family mold layouts, including sprues, runners, and gates. Getting the Right Results The Results Adviser provides practical design advice and troubleshooting tips to help diagnose and solve potential problems.

1. SolidWorks Plastics Feature Matrix
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Feature
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SolidWorks Native File Support ▪ ▪
Associative with SolidWorks ▪ ▪
SolidWorks-embedded ▪ ▪
PLASTICS MATERIAL DATABASE
4,000+ Commercial Plastics ▪ ▪
Customizable ▪ ▪
MESHING
Automatic ▪ ▪
Boundary Mesh (shell) ▪ ▪
Solid 3D Mesh ▪ ▪
Global Refinement ▪ ▪
Local Refinement ▪
SIMULATION CAPABILITIES
Filling Phase (1st stage injection) ▪ ▪
Packing Phase (2nd stage injection) ▪
Automatic Gate Location(s) ▪ ▪
Instantaneous Filling Pattern Visualizer ▪ ▪
Runner Balancing ▪
Sink Mark Analysis ▪ ▪
MOLD GEOMETRY SUPPORT
Sprues and Runners ▪
Hot & Cold Runners ▪
Runner Design Wizard ▪
Multi-Cavity Molds ▪
Family Molds ▪
ADVANCED ANALYSIS
Co-Injection ▪
Multi-Shot ▪
Insert Overmolding ▪

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Feature
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ADVANCED ANALYSIS
Gas-Assist ▪
Fiber Analysis ▪
Reaction Injection Molding (RIM) ▪
Birefringence ▪
Valve Gates (sequential injection) ▪
RESULTS
Fill Time ▪ ▪
Pressure at End of Fill ▪ ▪
Temperature at End of Fill ▪ ▪
Flow Front Temperature ▪ ▪
Shear Stress ▪ ▪
Frozen Layer Fraction at End of Fill ▪ ▪
Cooling Time ▪ ▪
Ease of Fill ▪ ▪
Velocity Vectors ▪ ▪
Weld Lines ▪ ▪
Air Traps ▪ ▪
Sink Marks ▪ ▪
X-Y Plots ▪ ▪
Clamp Force ▪ ▪
Cycle Time ▪ ▪
Dynamic Results Adviser ▪ ▪
Results Adviser Help ▪ ▪
Central Temperature at End of Fill ▪
Average Temperature at End of Fill ▪
Shear Rate ▪
Volumetric Shrinkage ▪
Temperature at End of Cooling ▪
REPORT GENERATION
Microsoft® Word ▪ ▪
Microsoft® PowerPoint ▪ ▪
HTML ▪ ▪