Inspire Mold is a modern simulation-driven design environment that lets you test, validate, correct, and optimize the design of
injection-molded components.
In Inspire, there are two basic methods of displaying 3D objects on a 2D plane: perspective projection, which takes perspective effects
into account; and orthographic projection, which does not.
In Inspire, there are two basic methods of displaying 3D objects on a 2D plane: perspective projection, which takes perspective effects
into account; and orthographic projection, which does not.
Standard views are a convenient way to rotate your model to a set camera angle. Top, bottom, front, back, right, left,
and several isometric views are available.
Use the Unit System Selector to change the display units used in the user interface. (These can be the same or different
as the modeling units, which are set in the Preferences.)
Most tools on the ribbon include text prompts beneath the tool or guide bar that explain what to do next. These prompts
are a form of user assistance called workflow help.
A controller is provided as a way to try and reach a desired (target) value by means of
a feedback control loop.
Motors and actuators use a controller by default, but have an option on the microdialog
that
allows you to disable the controller.
Types of Controllers
There are two types of controllers available from the Property Editor:
PID
Soft Constraint (available for angle motors and displacement actuators only)
Note: In general it is recommended to use a controller, but if your controller is not
doing what you want, try turning it off. The selected profile function will be used
directly with no feedback loop involved.
PID Controller
PID is a conventional Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) control scheme. If the
controller does not respond the way you expect, you can adjust the gains in the Property
Editor:
Proportional Gain
Integral Gain
Derivative Gain
Soft Constraint Controller
A soft constraint is not a conventional controller, but more like a mathematical constraint
with some violation allowed. (That is why it is a soft constraint, as opposed to a hard
constraint which allows no violation.)
You can change the behavior of a soft constraint by adjusting the factors in the Property
Editor:
Proportional Factor
Derivative Factor
Example
This plot shows a case of a soft constraint controller overshooting the desired
step-dwell-step profile function.