Autodesk Moldflow Adviser

This course introduces you to Autodesk Moldflow Adviser, and gives you an understanding of polymer flow and how it relates to part quality.

Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

English

Course Length: 32 Hours

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What you'll learn

It’s All About Flow
User Interface Overview
Analysis Workflow
Materials
Design Adviser Analysis
Gate Placement

Molding Window
Evaluating the Part Design
Reports
Gate and Runner Design
Pack and Warp Overview
Cooling Modeling and Analysis

Course Description

Autodesk Moldflow Adviser The Complete Guide gives you an understanding of polymer flow and how it relates to part quality and introduces you to Autodesk Moldflow Adviser. This course is designed to use all learning styles from the text, audio, video, interactivity, quizzes and practical “Let Me Try” examples.

Course Outline

Autodesk Moldflow Adviser Course Outline

It’s All About Flow

It is all about Flow – Introduction
How Plastic fills a mold
Key molding settings
Moldflow Flow Concepts

User Interface Overview

User Interface Overview – Introduction
Adviser’s User Interface Components
Working in Adviser

Analysis Workflow

Analysis Workflow – Introduction
Optimizing the Part Filling
Optimizing the Fill and Pack of the Mold
Optimizing the Part’s Warpage

Materials

Materials – Introduction
Material Properties
Materials Database

Design Adviser Analysis

Design Adviser Analysis – Introduction
Analysis setup
Results

Gate Placement

Gate Placement – Introduction
Flow Concepts
Number of gates
Position gates

Molding Window

Molding Window – Introduction
Analysis inputs and results

Evaluating the Part Design

Evaluating Part Designs

Reports

Reports – Introduction
Create reports
Export files
Communicator

Gate and Runner Design

Gate and Runner Design – Introduction
Flow Concepts
Gate design
Modeling feed systems
Runner Sizing

Pack and Warp Overview

Pack and Warp Overview – Introduction
Packing Analysis
Packing Results
Shrinkage
Warpage Analysis
Warpage Results

Cooling Modeling and Analysis

Cooling Modeling and Analysis – Introduction
Cooling modeling
Cooling Overview
Cooling Analysis
Effect of Cooling on Packing and Warpage

Navigation Strategies

Beginners: Complete the course in order from beginning to end. Once any topic is completed, you will have full access to it at any time for one year after registration, to use as a resource.

Intermediate/Advanced Users: Use the course as a flexible resource tool to find what you need, whenever you need it. Try the assessment tests first, if you get 80%+ you can move to the next level, if you get less than 80% you should complete the lecture. This gives you a pre and post-assessment score, which can be used to track your skills improvements.