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SOLIDWORKS Plastics simulation is available in three distinct packages that provide increasing levels of features that optimize plastic part mold design for optimal manufacturability. Eliminate costly mold rework and accelerate time to market. Save time and money with accurate estimates on cycle time, clamp tonnage needed, shot size, material selection and cooling system design. Prevent product warpage and other defects early in the design process.
Inject a measure of assurance into every design to ensure manufacturability and minimize costs.
Which SOLIDWORKS Plastics package is right for you? Let us help you decide.
Product Matrix
| SOLIDWORKS Plastics Standard | SOLIDWORKS Plastics Professional | SOLIDWORKS Plastics Premium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fully embedded and associative interface with CAD | | | |
| Compatible with over 4,000 commercial plastics | | | |
| Automatic meshing with local mesh refinement | | | |
| Filling phase (1st stage injection) | | | |
| Packing phase (2nd stage injection) | | | |
| Automatic gate locations | | | |
| Runner balancing | | | |
| Sink mark analysis | | | |
| Multi-cavity molds | | | |
| Baffles and Bubblers | | | |
| Mold inserts, co-injection, multishot, insert overmolding, gas-assist, fiber analysis, reaction inspection molding, Birefringence, valve gate | | | |
| Cooling line creation and analysis | | ||
| Conformal cooling analysis | | ||
| Warpage analysis | | ||
| Volumetric shrinkage | | ||
| Sink mark profiles | | ||
| Part and mold temperature at the end of cooling | | ||
| Displacement due to residual and thermal stress | |
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SOLIDWORKS Plastics Standard
Ideal for injection molded part designers. It allows you to optimize the manufacturability of plastic parts in the early stages of design. You can predict manufacturing related product defects and eliminate costly mold rework.
- Fully embedded and associative interface with CAD
- Compatible with over 4,000 commercial plastics
- Automatic meshing with local mesh refinement
- Filling phase (1st stage injection)
- Automated gate locations
- Sink mark analysis
Which SOLIDWORKS Plastics package is right for you? Let us help you decide.
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SOLIDWORKS Plastics Professional
Developed for the designers of plastics injection molds. With the ability to handle single as well as multi-cavity molds, the complexity of the end product will not cause delays or manufacturing issues. You can balance the runner systems, estimate cycle time, clamp tonnage and shot size. Avoid costly mold rework and optimize the feed system design for high quality products. In addition to the entire list of features included in the Standard package, the Professional package also gives you:
- Runner balancing
- Multi-cavity molds
- Baffles and Bubblers
- Mold inserts, co-injection, multi-shot, insert over-molding, gas-assist, fiber analysis, reaction injection molding, birefringence, and valve gate
- Volumetric shrinkage
Which SOLIDWORKS Plastics package is right for you? Let us help you decide.
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SOLIDWORKS Plastics Premium
Developed for the plastics injection mold designers that require analysis of the cooling line layouts and part warpage control. This package will help you minimize cycle times, optimize the cooling line design, make the proper material selection and manage the processing parameters to attain the quality and manufacturing productivity you seek. In addition to the entire list of features included in the Professional package, the Premium package also gives you:
- Cooling line creation and analysis
- Conformal cooling analysis
- Warpage analysis
- Sink mark profiles
- Part and mold temperature at the end of cooling
- Displacement due to residual and thermal stress
Which SOLIDWORKS Plastics package is right for you? Let us help you decide.
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