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Autodesk Moldflow Adviser
Overview
- Understanding the AutoCAD workspace and user interface
- Using basic drawing, editing, and viewing tools
- Organizing drawing objects on layers
- Inserting reusable symbols (blocks)
- Preparing a layout to be plotted
- Adding text, hatching, and dimensions
Duration
2 Days
Who will Benefit?
Design Engineers, Process Engineers, Tooling Engineers, new users of Moldflow Plastic Adviser & any staff who need to understand how part & mould design can affect final part quality & cost & are interested in designing parts, not only for function, but also for ease of manufacture, thus enabling parts of acceptable & consistent quality to be produced cost effectively.
Course Style & Method
The course combines the theory of plastics injection moulding, Moldflow’s unique design principles & learning how to run the simulation software & interpret results. The majority of the time is devoted to practice sessions on the computer using exercises & the on-line tutorials.
Day 1
- Recommended for Part Design Engineers using AMA Design &/or AMA Advanced
- Moldflow Design Principles & Philosophy
- User interface review
- Customising the workspace / Using the Job Manager
- Customising the databases
- Quick Fill-Pack-Warp analysis
- Model import & suitability
- Gate location analysis
- Moulding window analysis
- Part filling analysis
- Evaluating the part design
- Evaluating cost of alternative materials
- Evaluating thickness changes
- Evaluating weld lines & sink marks
- Reducing material & production costs
- Pack & Warp analysis, Part distortion results
- Automatic report generation
Day 2
- Recommended for Part & Tooling Engineers using AMA Manufacturing and/or AMA Advanced
- Pre-requisite is attendance of Day 1
- Modelling runners
- Single cavity, Multi-cavity & Family mould modelling
- Runner Adviser & runner balancing analysis
- Modelling cooling circuits
- Evaluating cooling circuit design changes
- Performance & Cooling Circuit Adviser analysis
- Advanced modelling tips
Scheduled Dates
| Date | Course | Duration | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| May | |||
| 22 May 2012 |
Moldflow Adviser Design |
1 day | Longbridge, UK |
| 23 May 2012 |
Moldflow Adviser Advance |
2 days | Longbridge, UK |