Autodesk Moldflow Insight Fundamentals

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

Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

English

Course Length: 40 Hours

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What you'll learn

It’s All About Flow
Gate Placement
Molding Window
Gate and Runner Design
Meshing

Materials
Fill and Pack Analyses
Results
Reports

Course Description

The Introduction to Autodesk Moldflow Insight Fundamentals is a 40-hour course that gives you an understanding of polymer flow and how it relates to part quality and introduces you to Autodesk Moldflow Insight.

In It’s All About Flow, learn how polymers flow and how the Moldflow design philosophy is used to address polymers characteristics. In Gate Placement, find out where and why gates should be placed where they are and how Moldflow can help with gate placement.

In Molding Window, discover the primary processing conditions used in injection molding and how to optimize them. In Gate and Runner Design, learn how to model and analyze the runner system for injection molding—including valve gates.

In Meshing, discover the different mesh types used in Moldflow and how to create a good mesh. In Materials, familiarize yourself with specific polymer characteristics and polymer-related molding defects, and learn how to find materials to use in a Moldflow analysis. In-Fill and Pack Analysis, find out how to run filling and packing analyses and what results are available.

In Results, discover how to result from plot properties and how to manipulate them. Molding problems and results guidelines are also discussed. And finally, in Reports, learn the methods of sharing results from Moldflow to others on your team.

Course Outline

Autodesk Moldflow Insight Fundamentals Course Outline

It’s All AboutFlow

Introduction
How Plastic Fills a Mold
Key Mold Settings
Moldflow Flow Concepts
Moldflow Design Philosophy

Gate Placement

Introduction
Flow Concepts
Number of Gates
Position Gates

Molding Window

Introduction
Analysis Inputs
Viewing Results

Gate and Runner Design

Introduction
Flow Concepts
Gate Design
Modeling Feed Systems
Manual Creation
Runner Balancing
Valve Gates

Meshing

Introduction
Types of Mesh
Importing
Generate Mesh
Mesh Evaluation
Closer Inspection
Manual Mesh Repair

Materials

Introduction
Material Properties
Materials Database

Fill and Pack Analyses

Introduction
Fill Inputs
Fill Results
Pack/Hold Control
Pack Results

Results

Introduction
Plot Type
Plot Properties
Results Display
Basic Symptoms
Molding Problems
Guidelines
Guidelines 2

Reports

Introduction
Create Reports
Export Files
Communicator

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.