Archive notice: This article was originally published on July 3, 2009. Links and embedded videos are preserved as part of the historical record.
Autodesk is introducing a new release of Moldflow, a solution for simulating and optimising plastic injection-moulding processes. The planned second release of Autodesk Moldflow 2010, part of Autodesk’s Digital Prototyping solutions, offers higher productivity, greater calculation accuracy, and optimised interoperability with Inventor and other established CAD applications.
According to the company, the injection-moulding simulation software is among the first in the CAE market to combine the benefits of data-processing performance with powerful GPU technology to perform complex calculations at twice the speed. Customers benefit from greater accuracy in their plastics simulations through significant improvements to 3D mesh-analysis quality for parts and assemblies. Native support for Autodesk Inventor and a wide range of other CAD models facilitates Moldflow integration into the product-design and development process.
Features:
Speed: a 3D flow analysis uses hardware advances by employing multiple CPU cores. Multithreading technology accelerates analysis times in Autodesk Moldflow Insight and Adviser by a factor of two, depending on the model. According to the manufacturer, further speed gains in Autodesk Moldflow software result from its being the first plastics-simulation software to use NVIDIA Corporation’s innovative GPU technology in combination with multiple CPU cores when creating analysis calculations.
CAD integration: Autodesk has further improved multi-CAD application support in Moldflow Insight. CAD models created or modified with Autodesk Inventor can now also be imported directly into Moldflow Adviser and Moldflow Insight. According to Autodesk, Moldflow Insight users can additionally import an assembly either wholly or partially in a single step. After importing the CAD model, users have full control over the meshing process and can refine the surface mesh wherever greater detail is required while leaving another area coarser.
Precision: improvements in meshing technology for 3D models enable more accurate predictions for plastics designs and processes, Autodesk explains. For example, better mesh quality is possible at transitions between thicker and thinner areas, in corners, and along the edges of a plastic part.
Further Links:
- More information
