SimMold can import a midplane mesh from an external CAD/CAE application. This requires the user to build a midplane mesh. To generate the midplane model the following CAD systems are recommended:
I-deas,
Unigraphics NX,
Hypermesh,
Ansys Advanced Mesher,
MSC Patran,
FEMAP.
Supported mesh formats:
Moldflow (*.mfl),
C-Mold (*.fem),
I-deas (*.unv),
Patran (*.pat),
Abaqus (*.inp),
Ansys (*.ans),
LS-dyna (*.dyn),
Gid (*.msh).
SimMold can be used for thin-walled parts and considers that the flow is mainly two-dimensional although the model can be three-dimensional and has a built-in customizable material database. SimMold educational is free and is the ideal program to teach injection molding simulation. Custom support can be offered to Universities, professors and students.