Assign Materials

Materials are assigned from the Materials Database when the mold cavity is designated.

  1. Use the Designate Part Cavity or the Auto Configure Components tool to indentify the part cavity.

  2. Use the microdialog options to define the material type, polymer and temperature.
    Option Description Note
    Click the Materials Viewer to examine the material's thermal, rhealogical, mechanical, PVT and fiber properties. You can use the Material Viewer to modify an existing material, save it with a new name, and access it from the My Materials tab.
    Select a material type.  
    Select from common polymers of your chosen material type.  
    Enter the temperature of the material.