CAD to Moldflow

 

St. Hua and partner companies have a wide CAD interfacing capability and are able to communicate via most popular CAD software packages and interface standards.

A Moldflow simulation is generally based on a triangular finite element mesh. The mesh is created over a CAD representation of the product and forms a geometric mathematical description of the part. A wide range of CAD interfaces enable St. Hua to import a CAD solid model and create a uniform FEA mesh over the entire surface of the product.

St. Hua have extensive experience with all Moldflow mesh types including:

 

Fusion Mesh

Fusion- Dual Domain - Ideal for basic filling analysis.

Initial results delivered very quickly. Works well on parts with uniform wall thickness.



 

Midplane mesh

Midplane- More complex model conversion from CAD than either 3D or Fusion mesh, but very detailed results and extensive capability. Our favorite for complex filling cooling & warpage analysis jobs including fibre orientation.

 

 

3D tetrahedral mesh

3D Mesh- Based on a Tetrahedral mesh for true 3D simulation through the part thickness. Ideal for analysing parts with a wide variation in thickness. The simulation shows results through the entire part thickness, predicts jetting and is excellent for Gas Injection simulation.

 


Outsource your FEM mesh requirements

Complexity- Our engineers are able to convert the most complex CAD geometries into sophisticated FEA models for both Moldflow or other Finite Element Analysis simulation programs.

 

 

CAD Interface Capability:

St. Hua employ Moldflow Design Link ( MDL ) for direct interface from CAD formats including: STEP, IGES, STL and PARASOLIDS. Other programs such as Altair Hypermesh expand our capability for producing complex mesh geometries from almost any CAD format.

  • Pro/Engineer V18 V19 V.20 2000i ......2000i2, 2001, WF1,WF2(.prt)
  • Unigraphics V14/V15/V16 File V17/V18/V19/NX1/NX2/ NX3(.prt)
  • STEP AP203/204 File (.stp)
  • Parasolid File V10/V9.1 V11\12\13\14\15 (.x_b) (.x_t)Cadkey (.prt, .cdk) Solid edge (.par)Inventor (.ipt)
  • SolidWorks 98/98/99/2000/1/2/3/4/5/6 File (.prt).
  • ACIS File (.sat)
  • SDRC Ideas V6 and V7/8/9/NX10
  • Catia file V4, V5, V5R16 (*.CATPart, *.model, *.asm, *.CATProduct)

FEA Interface Capability:

  • Patran, *.pat
  • Nastran, *.nas and *.bdf
  • Ansys Prep 7, *.ans
  • Ideas Univeral File *.unv
  • C-Mold *.CMF files

Moldflow Plastic Adviser, Moldflow Mpi, Mold flow communicator and Mold Adviser are Mould flow software products for simulating the injection molding of plastic materials. Moldflow is the registered trademark Moldflow Corporation & Moldflow Europe ltd as advised in many trade magazine publications

 

 

 

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