SOLIDWORKS Plastics Essentials Training
Predict and Mitigate Manufacturing Defects
OVERVIEW
PREREQUISITES: We recommend completing SOLIDWORKS Essentials and having a fundamental knowledge of plastic materials, plastic part design, and/or injection mold design. Mechanical design experience, experience with WINDOWS® operating system, and access to SOLIDWORKS Simulation Plastics software.
DESCRIPTION: In SOLIDWORKS Plastics Essentials, you'll learn how to perform a basic fill analysis, create reports, detect short shots, use the Plastics Material Database, add custom materials, and more.
LESSON PLAN
Lesson 1:
User Interface & Workflow
- SOLIDWORKS Plastics Add-in
- User Interface
- Boundary Conditions
- Basic Fill Analysis
- Reports
Lesson 2:
Mesh Quality
- Mesh Types
Lesson 3:
Detecting Short Shots
- Short Shots
Lesson 4:
Injection Location
- Injection Location Considerations
- Batch Manager
Lesson 5:
Custom Materials & Reporting
- Plastics Material Database
- Adding a Custom Material
- Mechanical Properties
- Summary and Report
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