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New in

Version 9.0

New features in Cadmould® 9.0

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Contents

Contents .......................................................................... ii

List of figures ................................................................ iii

1 New features ............................................................. 4

1.1 GUI – Direct Manipulation in geometry explorer ..... 4 1.2 User defined quality attributes ................................ 4 1.3 Measuring devices .................................................. 4 1.3.1 Flatness measuring device .................................. 5 1.3.2 Roundness 2D measuring device ........................ 5 1.4 New features in the Foam module .......................... 5 1.4.1 New Foam dialog ................................................. 5 1.4.2 New optional result “Gas Volume Fraction” ......... 7 1.5 Temperature control ................................................ 7 1.5.1 Selection Mode “Whole Channel” ........................ 7 1.5.2 Saving process parameters of cooling systems .. 8 1.5.3 Calculating the flow rate for a specified pressure

loss ....................................................................... 8 1.6 New features for Cadmould

® 3D-F Server Client.... 8

1.6.1 New transfer modes for the results files............... 8 1.6.2 Enhanced reliability: tab “General” removed from

“Batch SC” ............................................................ 9 1.6.3 Changes to the simulation status display ............ 9 1.6.4 Simplified login to the Cadmould

® server ............. 9

1.7 Software dongle support for greater flexibility ....... 10 1.8 New Zoom Mode ................................................... 10 1.9 New material data base entries: Updated material

database ............................................................... 10

2 Improvements and Facilitations ........................... 10

2.1 Improved 3D T-Box ............................................... 10 2.2 Shrinkage and warpage in the 2-component

process when component 2 is an elastomer ........ 10 2.3 Simplified material adoption for molded-on multiple

components ........................................................... 10 2.4 2-component projects: Adopting material data from

the premolding project .......................................... 10 2.5 2-component projects: Different paths for each

shot ....................................................................... 10 2.6 2-component projects: Positioning of the

premolding ............................................................ 10 2.7 Insert projects: Entering the insert data ................ 11 2.8 Insert projects: Anisotropic inserts ........................ 11 2.9 Automatic plausibility checks on large

deformations ......................................................... 11 2.10 Wall temperature is shown after being calculated

with Cadmould® 3D-F Cool ................................... 11

2.11 Deleting the list stops ongoing batch calculations 11 2.12 Batch jobs in later Windows versions ................... 11 2.13 Simplified entries for the result value range .......... 11 2.14 Entering and then optimising user defined quality

attributes ............................................................... 11 2.15 Consistent use of the term “Process time” ............ 11 2.16 New allocation of measurements in Varimos ........ 11 2.17 Initialising batch jobs containing special characters11 2.18 Quality attributes remain valid outside of the

tolerance ............................................................... 11 2.19 Automatic cutting of sprues ................................... 11 2.20 3D T-Box calculations with retained mesh ............ 11

2.21 Fibre view scaling ................................................. 11 2.22 Flow direction arrow scaling .................................. 11 2.23 Window positioning inside the available screen

display areas ......................................................... 12 2.24 Special characters in reports ................................ 12 2.25 Numbering of nodes and elements now unique ... 12 2.26 “Longest Flow Path” result .................................... 12 2.27 Improved filling pattern .......................................... 12 2.28 Improved IGES line import .................................... 12 2.29 Improved weld line visualization ........................... 12 2.30 3D function for Cool .............................................. 12 2.31 Simple material changeover from anisotropic to

isotropic in 3D Structural FEM calculations .......... 12 2.32 Undo for hot runner import .................................... 12 2.33 The correct required cooling time shown when a

too short cooling time is set .................................. 12 2.34 Feasibility analysis ................................................ 12 2.35 Remark when calculating shrinkage and warpage

of fibre reinforced plastics without a Fiber licence 12 2.36 Improved trimming function on sprue segments ... 12 2.37 Simplified input of filling time or flow rate variation13 2.38 Detection of components connected with runner

channels ................................................................ 13 2.39 Car TXT in Cadmould

® Rapid .......................... 13

2.40 Information on Batch Fluctuation button in conjunction with Varimos

® .................................... 13

2.41 DOE2 file ............................................................... 13 2.42 Link to DeskArtes for file and path names

containing blanks .................................................. 13 2.43 Results packer for clients ...................................... 13 2.44 New designations for the wall temperature modes13


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List of figures

Fig 1 – Geometry explorer ....................................................... 4 Fig 2 – Configuring a user defined quality feature ................... 4 Fig 3 – Dialog “User-defined quality attribute” ......................... 4 Fig 4 – Dialog “Measuring DevicesMeasuring Devices Dial

GaugeDial Gauge” ..................................................... 5 Fig 5 – “Flatness” measuring device in the dialog “Measuring

DevicesMeasuring Devices Dial GaugeDial Gauge” ................................................................................... 5

Fig 6 – “Roundness 2D” measuring device in the dialog “Measuring DevicesMeasuring Devices Dial GaugeDial Gauge” ..................................................... 5

Fig 7 – New Foam dialog ......................................................... 5 Fig 8 – Expert Mode in the new Foam dialog .......................... 6 Fig 9 Physical foaming variations in the new Foam dialog ...... 6 Fig 10 Chemical foaming in the new Foam dialog ................... 7 Fig 11 Chemical foaming variation in the new Foam dialog .... 7 Fig 12 – Activating the option “Gas Volume Fraction” ............. 7 Fig 13 Option “Select Complete Channel” on the dialog “Edit

Geometry Tools Copy” .................................. 8 Fig 14 Saving individual temperature control circuits .............. 8 Fig 15 – Calculating the flow rate through individual

temperature control circuits for a specified pressure loss ............................................................................ 8

Fig 16 – Transfer modes for all simulation jobs ....................... 8 Fig 17 – Transfer modes for single simulation jobs ................. 9 Fig 18 – Increased reliability: the option “General” removed

from the client’s Network Jobs Server Console .......... 9 Fig 19 – Status of 3D T-Box simulations ................................. 9 Fig 20 – Status colours of individual simulation jobs ............... 9 Fig 21 Tab “User Management” ............................................ 10


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1 New features

1.1 GUI – Direct Manipulation in geome-try explorer

The menu “View Options Visibility” has been im-

proved in order to provide a better handling of all simula-

tion components. All the constituents of a simulation pro-

ject are now visualised in a hierarchical tree structure.

Fig 1 – Geometry explorer

The user can now show and hide the various compo-

nents of his simulation like moldings, inserts, hot and cold

runner channel segments and temperature control chan-

nels and channel segments either separately or in their

group.

It is now easier to identify each of the components. On

mouseover their names in the visibility tree the compo-

nents are highlighted in the drawing area of Cadmould®.

This applies to both individual segments and segment

groups like e.g. complete cooling circuits.

1.2 User defined quality attributes

In addition to the standard quality features provided in

previous Cadmould® versions, also user defined quality

criteria can now be defined for all of the results of a simu-

lation project. The user can now track and analyse auto-

matically any simulation result available. This provides

also the option of automatically optimizing all simulation

results in Varimos®.

To use this feature, first click the button in the menu

“Edit Quality Features” to create a user defined quality

criterion.

The window “User-defined quality feature” now opens

where every simulation result can be defined as a local

quality attribute at every location on the part. CTRL + left

click selects the location where the quality feature is to be

measured. This is then marked with a red pin on the part.

Fig 2 – Configuring a user defined quality feature

Previously defined user defined quality features can be

edited by clicking any field in the row of the feature. The

dialog “User-defined quality feature” re-opens and lets

the user edit both the type of observed result and the

location where the quality attribute is to be measured.

User-defined quality features can be configured for both

defined simulation times and particular filling levels or

relative times during the packing pressure phase. The

option “Time” in the dialog “User-defined quality feature”

allows configuring the type of time definition.

Fig 3 – Dialog “User-defined quality attribute”

The user can, for instance, define the quality feature at

the end of a process with varying filling time or packing

pressure duration without having to specify the exact

process point in advance.

1.3 Measuring devices

The dialog “Edit Geometry Measuring Devices”

presents enhanced measuring devices on the tab “Dial

Gauge” that now comply with ISO standard 1101 re-

quirements. Cadmould® now lets the user define and

analyse his measurements in compliance with this stand-

ard.



Fig 4 – Dialog “Measuring DevicesMeasuring Devices Dial

GaugeDial Gauge”

1.3.1 Flatness measuring device

With respect to the “Flatness” measuring device, this

modification means that the measurement is now defined

as a function of the distance between two planes. These

then approach each other along the normal to the surface

to be measured until they touch the surface of the meas-

ured part. The button “Selection” highlights the surface to

be measured in a suitable selection mode, e.g. “Bounded

Surface”. Cadmould® then defines the corresponding

normal vector as a function of the face normal to the se-

lected element. The results yielded by the flatness of the

selected surface are then visualised as a diagram and ias

a color plot on the measured surface.

Fig 5 – “Flatness” measuring device in the dialog “Measuring

DevicesMeasuring Devices Dial GaugeDial Gauge”

1.3.2 Roundness 2D measuring device

The “Roundness2D” measuring device defines the

roundness of a circle or arc using the normal vector at

which the roundness is to be measured and one point on

the circle or arc. The roundness of the measured seg-

ment is visualised as a diagram and in colour on the part.

The centre is determined automatically and appears on

the dialog next to the black and white centrepoint circle.

The normal to the circle’s plane appears next to the blue

arrow.

Fig 6 – “Roundness 2D” measuring device in the dialog “Measur-

ing DevicesMeasuring Devices Dial GaugeDial Gauge”

1.4 New features in the Foam module

The Cadmould® 3D-F Foam module now features an

enhanced input dialog and the new, optional result “Gas

Volume Fraction (interior)”. The user can now select

physical or chemical foaming during preprocessing.

These new results provide additional postprocessing

options for designing foam injection molded parts.

1.4.1 New Foam dialog

The Foam dialog in the menu “Simulation Process”

has been thoroughly revised, and now simplifies the

specification of input parameters needed for foam injec-

tion molding.

Fig 7 – New Foam dialog

This can now differentiate between physical and chemical

foaming, and their respective input fields can be enabled

or disabled depending on the foaming agent selected.

The button “Load” lets the user apply the process param-

eters from another simulation project.



1.4.1.1 Physical foaming

Physical foaming initiated with an agent dissolved in the

plastic melt requires details of the agent used and the

mass percentage of the gas before the foaming process-

es can be calculated.

The software comes with the diffusion parameters for the

most common agents carbon dioxide and nitrogen. There

is also an option to modify the data on the tab “Diffusion”.

For this, Expert Mode must first be activated. Expert

Mode is activated automatically when a user defined

foaming agent is used. The diffusion parameters are then

defined by the user himself.

Fig 8 – Expert Mode in the new Foam dialog

The variations in mass percentage of the gas can be

defined for Varimos® when the checkbox on the tab “Var-

iation” has been enabled. Here, the input fields for the

variation range are first blank. The variation is first ap-

plied when a variation value has been entered. Also, with

Expert Mode activated, the number of nuclei per unit

volume can be varied.

Fig 9 Physical foaming variations in the new Foam dialog

Activating “FOAM default packing” on the tab “Blowing

Agent” sets the packing pressure to about 20 % of the

last filling pressure. The duration of the standard packing

pressure is then 0.5 seconds.

Supported by this variation for the parameters mass per-

centage of the gas and number of nuclei, the user can

now integrate the foaming agent’s material parameters

into automatic optimization for the best possible definition

of parameters.

1.4.1.2 Chemical foaming

The simulation of chemical foaming initiated by a master

batch compounded into the polymer melt requires details

on the generated blowing agent, the dosage of the mas-

ter batch, the master batch gas yield, and the blowing

agent content in the master batch. These variables are

then used to calculate the gas mass fraction that is dis-

solved in the polymer and released during the thermal

decomposition of the master batch’s active constituents.

The corresponding input fields appear when the option

“Foaming mode” is switched to “Chemical” on the tab

“Blowing agent”. Here, the field for the gas mass fraction

calculated from the specified variables is locked and

serves solely to check the input parameters.



Fig 10 Chemical foaming in the new Foam dialog

As for physical foaming, the Expert Mode also provides

the diffusion parameters for the foaming agents carbon

dioxide and nitrogen on the tab “Diffusion”. When a user-

defined blowing agent is used, the user can also define

the diffusion parameters on the tab “Diffusion” after acti-

vating Expert Mode.

Fig 11 Chemical foaming variation in the new Foam dialog

The activated option “Vary” also lets the user vary the

dosage of the master batch for Varimos®. Its input field is

first blank. The variation is only applied when a variation

value has been entered. The variation in the dosage of

the master batch is used to calculate the gas mass frac-

tion variation. In this case, the input field for the mass

percentage of the gas is locked. Also, with Expert Mode

activated, the number of nuclei per unit volume can be

varied.

As with physical foaming, the packing pressure is set to

20% of the last filling pressure when “Foam default pack-

ing” has been activated. Here too, the duration of the

packing pressure is 0.5 seconds.

1.4.2 New optional result “Gas Volume Frac-tion”

The foam injection molding simulations can now return

additional results in the form of the gas volume fraction

inside the component in both the filling and packing pres-

sure phase.

Fig 12 – Activating the option “Gas Volume Fraction”

Activating the option “Gas Volume Fraction” on the tab

“Optional Results” under the menu “Simulation Op-

tions” lets Cadmould® save the results each time they are

calculated.

IMPORTANT: Comparing the simulation results with

real parts yields meaningful data only at the end of

the cooling phase when the last packing pressure

result has been calculated, the component has solidi-

fied completely, and the plastic does not expand any

further.

1.5 Temperature control

In Cadmould® 3D-F 9.0, the temperature control calcula-

tions in the modules 3D T-Box and Cool feature an im-

proved selection of cooling circuits, save functions for

temperature control systems, and pressure loss predic-

tions for temperature control systems.

1.5.1 Selection Mode “Whole Channel”

There is now a new option “Select whole channel” that

simplifies the selection of complete temperature control

channels. This option is available on the following dia-

logs:

1. “File Export”,

2. “Edit Geometry Tools”,

3. “Edit Geometry Scale”,



4. “Edit Geometry Transform”, and

5. “Thermal Analysis Options Wall-Temperature

Analysis” on the tab “Inserts”.

Fig 13 Option “Select Complete Channel” on the dialog “Edit

Geometry Tools Copy”

When the option “Select whole channel” is enabled, now

CTRL + left click automatically selects all of the connect-

ed segments when clicking a single temperature control

channel segment. Whole molds can now be processed

with the greatest of ease, and the number of mouse

clicks greatly reduced, particularly when temperature

control is made up of many individual segments or tem-

perature control circuits as is the case with e.g. conformal

cooling systems.

1.5.2 Saving process parameters of cooling systems

Cadmould® 3D-F 9.0 and later can now save in the HCS

format individual cooling channels including all of their

process parameters like flow direction, heat transfer fluid,

flow rate, inlet temperature etc. This simplifies greatly the

handling of complex cooling systems.

Fig 14 Saving individual temperature control circuits

This involves selecting the affected temperature control

channels in the menu “Edit Geometry Heating /

Cooling Channel Circuits” and saving them in the HCS

format with the button . Also, the whole temperature

control system including its process parameters can be

saved under the menu “File Save H/C System”.

Please note that the new HCS format for the cooling

channels exported from Cadmould® 3D-F 9.0 is not

downwards compatible with older Cadmould® versions.

Please contact Simcon Support if you need any assis-

tance.

1.5.3 Calculating the flow rate for a specified pressure loss

Besides calculating the pressure loss for a specified flow

rate through individual temperature control channels,

Cadmould® 3D-F 9.0 and higher can now predict the flow

rate as a result of a specified pressure loss. This option is

available in the menu “Edit Geometry Heat-

ing/Cooling Channel Circuits”. Simply click the button

.

Fig 15 – Calculating the flow rate through individual temperature

control circuits for a specified pressure loss

This first requires the direction of the flow and details on

the cooling medium, supply temperature, and element

length in the temperature control system.

1.6 New features for Cadmould® 3D-F Server Client

1.6.1 New transfer modes for the results files

Besides the option of transferring the results directly par-

allel to simulation from the Cadmould® server to the

Cadmould® client, there is a new option of transferring

the results after they have been calculated from the

Cadmould® server to the Cadmould

® client. This option

can be configured in the menu “Transfer Mode” that

transfers simulation projects from the Cadmould® server

to the Cadmould® client.

Fig 16 – Transfer modes for all simulation jobs

The transfer mode for an ongoing simulation job can be

changed at any time in the program NetManer.exe. The

user can change the transfer mode by clicking the button

after calling the simulation job properties.



Fig 17 – Transfer modes for single simulation jobs

Activating the option “Attempt Direct Access” reduces

greatly the network traffic between server and client. This

requires a storage location for the simulation files (e.g.

.rm1) that both the server and client can access on the

network. The results transferred between the Cadmould®

server and the Cadmould® client can then be stopped

when the server calculates them directly in the storage

location for the simulation project. The Windows user

“SYSTEM” must then be used for this setting on the

server.

Please bear in mind that the simulation project on both

the Cadmould® client and the Cadmould

® server must

have the same path name and allow access by the Win-

dows user on the Cadmould® client and the Cadmould

®

server (“SYSTEM”). This is the case, for instance, when

the project files for simulation on the Cadmould® server

have the network path \\ServerName\CadmouldProject,

and the Cadmould® client user has opened this project on

the same path \\ServerName\CadmouldProject.

1.6.2 Enhanced reliability: tab “General” re-moved from “Batch SC”

In contrast to earlier software versions, the tab “General”

on the Network Jobs Server Console is now available

only directly on the server. This serves to increase relia-

bility in the operation of Cadmould® SC: the client user

can now no longer change inadvertently the general

server configuration.

Fig 18 – Increased reliability: the option “General” removed from

the client’s Network Jobs Server Console

Launching the Network Jobs Server Console from a

Cadmould® client now only presents the tabs “User Man-

agement” and “Jobs”.

1.6.3 Changes to the simulation status display

The status of a 3D T-Box calculation is now shown in the

program NetManager.exe.

Fig 19 – Status of 3D T-Box simulations

The green arrow in front of the project name shows the

calculation status, no matter whether or not the results

are transferred from the Cadmould® server to the Cad-

mould® client. In connection with the option “Batch Fluc-

tuations”, it can be seen here that the calculations have

not ended yet, even when e.g. all results have already

been received for the central point.

The status of successful, but still “unread” server–client

calculations is now depicted in blue in the program Net-

Manager.exe. Clicking the project name changes the

status to “read”, and this is now depicted in green.

Fig 20 – Status colours of individual simulation jobs

If the calculations for a simulation project have encoun-

tered an error, the affected simulation job will continue to

be highlighted in red in the program NetManager.exe.

1.6.4 Simplified login to the Cadmould® server

It is now easier for a new Cadmould® client user to log

into the Cadmould® server. The option “Allow New Users

Automatically” on the Network Jobs Server Console tab

“User Management” is now enabled as standard for

Cadmould® server configurations.



Fig 21 Tab “User Management”

Moreover, the server administrator now adds automati-

cally the Cadmould® server – on successful authorization

– to the list of available Cadmould® servers. Repeated

requests do therefore no longer have to be sent to the

Cadmould® server.

1.7 Software dongle support for greater flexibility

Cadmould® 3D-F 9.0 and later now features the option of

using a software dongle instead of the usual USB dongle

for Cadmould® 3D-F.

Network software dongles come with an additional option

of transferring individual licences temporarily to a particu-

lar computer (so called “licence detachment”). In other

words, individual workplace licences can be used on a

notebook, e.g. for the duration of a business trip, without

the need for a USB dongle or access to the company

network.

If you are interested in this option of software dongles,

please contact Simcon or your reseller. You can upgrade

your existing USB dongle to the more flexible software

dongle.

1.8 New Zoom Mode

The location of the center of zoom has been modified

and now follows the mouse cursor. By that it is easier to

zoom in on particular details by pointing at them with the

mouse.

1.9 New material data base entries: Up-dated material database

Cadmould® 3D-F V 9.0 now comes with 348 new, addi-

tional material data records. The on demand database

has been expanded with 88 materials. In addition, many

material data records have been updated.

2 Improvements and Facilitations

2.1 Improved 3D T-Box

Previous versions of Cadmould® 3D-F T-Box could gen-

erate certain temperature control geometries only to an

unsatisfactory degree and there were errors in the auto

generated mold geometry. This has been improved in the

form of new functions that can convert even complex

geometries free of errors and use these in the mold ge-

ometries.

2.2 Shrinkage and warpage in the 2-component process when component 2 is an elastomer

Shrinkage and warpage can now be calculated for elas-

tomers, also in multi component processes.

2.3 Simplified material adoption for mold-ed-on multiple components

For multi component projects, previous versions adopted

automatically the injection molding material of the pilot

project. In the case of assemblies comprising more than

two parts, however, the premoldings can consist of vari-

ous materials. Now, the component of the pilot project is

first asked for before the materials are adopted. The right

material is selected accordingly. Now multiple overmold-

ed parts can be defined easily as well: the material is

then assigned automatically for all parts in the first over-

molded component.

2.4 2-component projects: Adopting mate-rial data from the premolding project

Material data of the premolding can now be imported

directly from pilot project without having to be exported

first.

2.5 2-component projects: Different paths for each shot

If there were different directories for shot 1 and 2, multi

component simulations output the error that a file could

not be found. Now, different paths can be entered and

processed by Cadmould®.

2.6 2-component projects: Positioning of the premolding

In previous versions, the positions of the first component

in the coordinate system had to be identical for this com-

ponent’s first and second injection. When, however, the

first component has been manufactured in a different

mold and is placed in the mold for the second compo-

nent, its former and new positions in the coordinate sys-

tem mostly differ. Cadmould® now analyses the mesh for

the position of the first component in the first shot and

performs the transformation automatically for the second

shot.



2.7 Insert projects: Entering the insert data

Entering the insert data has now been improved and

simplified. Now there is a safety prompt for every change

that may affect more than one file. Entered values are

now checked and adopted faster, preventing misassign-

ments and crashes.

2.8 Insert projects: Anisotropic inserts

When choosing an anisotropic material for an insert not

having an orientation file, the user is now informed that

this combination cannot be simulated correctly.

2.9 Automatic plausibility checks on large deformations

Extremely large deformations affect the duration of

shrinkage and warpage simulation and the predictive

performance. The simulation is slowed down extremely,

and the results no longer reflect the reality. This may be

the case e.g. when the plastic material in the demolded

part is still liquid or the entered data are implausible.

These calculations are now aborted with an error mes-

sage before further resources are wasted on extreme

results.

2.10 Wall temperature is shown after being calculated with Cadmould® 3D-F Cool

The wall temperatures can now be calculated and shown

without the prior definition of the process parameters.

Temperature control system variants can now be com-

pared more easily without the need to calculate a filling

process first.

2.11 Deleting the list stops ongoing batch calculations

Deleting the batch list now stops also the ongoing jobs. In

previous versions, the currently active jobs continued

running and reappeared on the list after a short time.

2.12 Batch jobs in later Windows versions

Cadmould® Task Scheduler now also supports the new

Windows standard that has existed parallel with the old

standard since Windows Vista. Now, Task Scheduler

Interface 2 is activated automatically in Cadmould® when

the operating system is a compatible Windows version.

2.13 Simplified entries for the result value range

Pressing Enter now applies the top and bottom limit val-

ues entered for the result value range. There is now no

automatic application that could interrupt entries in earlier

versions.

2.14 Entering and then optimising user de-fined quality attributes

Cadmould® can now also interpret the optimization of

user defined quality attributes. Previous versions output

an error message on reading in the optimum.

2.15 Consistent use of the term “Process time”

The term “cycle time” was not used consistently. A modi-

fication has now been introduced. The term “process

time” is now used to mean a defined point in time. “Cycle

time”, on the other hand, means the whole duration of the

cycle excluding any idle times.

2.16 New allocation of measurements in Varimos

The measurements and quality criteria transferred to the

variants of a project for its optimization are now trans-

ferred independently of the project folder’s name. Previ-

ous versions did not allow file names containing umlauts,

e.g. “ä”, “ö”, “ü”.

2.17 Initialising batch jobs containing special characters

The batch file list can now be processed successfully if

project names contain special characters like “%”.

2.18 Quality attributes remain valid outside of the tolerance

The current value for user defined quality criteria now

remain valid when these are outside of the specified tol-

erance limits. In previous versions, the tolerance entered

first had to be large enough to contain all data points.

The limit could then be adjusted after the optimization.

2.19 Automatic cutting of sprues

Two sprue segments that meet are now divided automat-

ically when the point of intersection is updated.

2.20 3D T-Box calculations with retained mesh

The previous mesh is now applied to reduce the compu-

ting times for variants differing only in their process pa-

rameters. Previous versions always created a new mesh.

2.21 Fibre view scaling

The visualization of fibres is now scaled automatically to

the size of the component. For very small components,

the visualised fibres were often relatively too large, poten-

tially hiding the part.

2.22 Flow direction arrow scaling

The flow direction arrows are now scaled automatically to

the size of the elements.



2.23 Window positioning inside the availa-ble screen display areas

There were no checks whether positioned windows were

within the screen display area. As a result, dialogs some-

times opened outside of the screen display area where

the user could not access them. This has been fixed.

2.24 Special characters in reports

The reports now support characters specific to the sys-

tem language set for the country of use.

2.25 Numbering of nodes and elements now unique

The various views of node and element numbers some-

times did not include certain elements and nodes. This

has now been fixed, and the full number is always shown.

Definitions for the shown object data (“View Object

Data”):

The element number shown by “Model – All” is the sum

of all elements involved in parts including the 3D-F ele-

ments.

The node number shown by “Model – All” is the number

of all nodes involved in parts.

“Node” shows two figures separated with “/”. The first is

the node number currently viewed at. The second is the

total number of all nodes including those in the sprue.

“Element” shows two figures separated with “/”. The first

is the element number currently viewed at. The second is

the total number of all elements including the beam ele-

ments in the sprue.

Beam elements and nodes in the temperature control

system exist only during the wall temperature analysis,

and only then are counted with the object data.

The specifications under “Runner Segment” and “H/C

Segment” are used analogously.

2.26 “Longest Flow Path” result

The menu “Results” for the view options now also shows

the longest flow path, even when “Level when filled” has

been enabled.

2.27 Improved filling pattern

The meshing sometimes caused symmetrical parts to be filled asymmetrically. Now, the internal meshing has been improved for symmetrical filling patterns.

2.28 Improved IGES line import

A new function for importing IGES lines has been imple-

mented that can now also import lines that previously

triggered an error.

2.29 Improved weld line visualization

When visualising weld lines, Cadmould® sometimes re-

sponded very slowly, and components could be rotated

only with difficulty. This has been improved for a marked-

ly more direct handling of the component.

2.30 3D function for Cool

A temperature control system generated with the 3D

function could give rise to incorrect elements that conse-

quently could not be visualised properly. This has now

been improved.

2.31 Simple material changeover from ani-sotropic to isotropic in 3D Structural FEM calculations

Calculating the mechanical properties of an anisotropic

material always required an orientation file from the simu-

lation. Now, the properties can be edited manually and its

behaviour set to be isotropic (if desired). Filling simula-

tions therefore become unnecessary.

2.32 Undo for hot runner import

In previous versions, every nozzle segment had to be

deleted separately following the selection of a wrong

nozzle from the hot or cold runner database. Now there is

the button “Undo”, which deletes the whole nozzle im-

ported last. This reduces greatly the editing time needed.

2.33 The correct required cooling time shown when a too short cooling time is set

When a cooling time selected in the process parameters

was shorter than the cooling time actually required, this

set value was shown as the required cooling time at the

end of the simulation. Now, the software shows the value

actually required.

2.34 Feasibility analysis

When initialised without requisite entries having been

defined, the feasibility analysis simply went idle. Now it

shows which conditions are missing.

2.35 Remark when calculating shrinkage and warpage of fibre reinforced plas-tics without a Fiber licence

When fibre reinforced materials are used without a valid

Fiber licence, a remark appears as soon as Shrinkage

and Warpage are enabled in the process parameters that

there is no licence for shrinage and warpage calculations

on fibre reinforced materials.

2.36 Improved trimming function on sprue segments

All intersecting sprue segments are now divided at the

point of intersection.



2.37 Simplified input of filling time or flow rate variation

The correct filling time or flow rate variation depended on

whether input support was enabled or not. Now the cor-

rect variation is always used irrespectively of whether

input support is active or not.

2.38 Detection of components connected with runner channels

Now, also components interconnected with sprue chan-

nels are detected correctly and filled in their correct order.

2.39 Car TXT in Cadmould® Rapid

The function “Convert Car to TXT” was unavailable in

Rapid 8.0. It has now been made available.

2.40 Information on Batch Fluctuation but-ton in conjunction with Varimos®

Activating batch fluctuation for Varimos® variant calcula-

tions raises the computing time to a huge extent. The

user is now informed of this in advance when clicking the

“Go” button.

2.41 DOE2 file

The DOE1 file was always deleted directly after a simula-

tion was initialised. Now, the file is deleted on the genera-

tion of new results. It is retained when calculations are

aborted beforehand.

2.42 Link to DeskArtes for file and path names containing blanks

Now, DeskArtes repairs can also be initialised when the

path contains a blank.

2.43 Results packer for clients

Now, the client installation can also use the results pack-

er Car2Car. This creates a Zip directory from the required

results which can then be provided to e.g. users of the

Cadmould® viewer.

2.44 New designations for the wall tempera-ture modes

The previous designations “Snapshot Element WT” and

“Snapshot Node WT” were not very descriptive. Now the

user can opt for the calculation types “3D Results” and

“3D-F Cool Results” as the alternative designations.

Documents

New in Cadmould - SIMCONnents are highlighted in the drawing area of Cadmould®. This applies to both individual segments and segment groups like e.g. complete cooling circuits. 1.2