3DEXPERIENCE PLASTICS
Optimize plastic part & mold tooling designs faster than ever
Validate and Optimize
3DEXPERIENCE PLASTICS simulates how melted plastic flows during the injection molding process to predict manufacturing-related defects on plastic parts in the fully CAD-integrated, cloud-compute environment of the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform. Users can quickly evaluate manufacturability while they design, to eliminate costly redesigns, improve part quality, and accelerate time-to-market. Plastic part designers can analyze and modify designs while optimizing for form, fit, and function. Mold tool designers can optimize the feed system and cooling circuit designs. Specialist users can link to structural and process apps to tackle advanced workflows.
3DEXPERIENCE PLASTICS is built to handle complex mold layouts, runner systems, and cooling line layouts, providing you the detailed simulation analytics of complicated and costly manufacturing processes. You will be able to optimize design, materials, and process parameters and minimize cycle time, manufacturing, and rework costs.
“We chose a
3D
EXPERIENCE Works Simulation solution because it’s cloud-based, which supports our remotely located engineering organization, works seamlessly with SOLIDWORKS design data, and incorporates the Abaqus Explicit solver, which is best suited for the types of simulation studies that we need to conduct on our parts, which can involve hyperelasticity, creep, fatigue, and contact.”
– Thomas Morgan
Design Engineer
HIGHLIGHTS
Full-Featured Plastic Injection Solver
- Simulate filling, packing, mold cooling, and warpage phases of injection-molded plastic products
- Simulate advanced plastics manufacturing processes, including part insert overmolding, multi-shot overmolding, thermoset material molding, and powder metal injection molding (PIM)
- Run simulations independently using restart
- Analyze single-cavity, multi-cavity, and family mold layouts, including sprues, runners, and gates
- Analyze hot- and cold-runner systems
- Evaluate valve gated hot-runner systems
- Analyze mold cooling line layouts
Easy Workflows & Flexible Inputs
- Guided user interface with automated meshing allows for easy analysis setup
- Select contributing parts for cavities, injection system, and cooling system
- Integration with 3D EXPERIENCE CATIA Mold & Tooling app to directly access analysis-ready cooling layouts and runner systems
- Exclude runner and part geometry from warp analysis
- Access thermoplastic, thermoset, mold material, and mold coolant databases
- Access the gate location adviser tool to obtain suggestions for gate placements
- Import cooling line layouts and runner systems designed in any CAD system
- Includes 8 cores of local/cloud computing access, with credits-based access to cloud HPC
High-Impact Analytics
- Detect weld lines, air traps, and sink marks defects
- Estimate cooling time, cycle time, clamp tonnage, and shot size
- Evaluate the benefits of using localized mold cooling inserts
- Visualize filling animation
- Results for pressure, temperatures, shear rates, shear stresses, and many more critical aspects of the manufacturing process
- Share results in a web browser on the 3D EXPERIENCE Platform
Performance Trade-Offs
Leverage a sophisticated performance trade-off tool to compare results based on goals such as cooling time, warp displacement, and clamp force.
Feature Matrix
OPTION
OPTION
OPTION
Product Feature
Product Feature
Product Feature
Product Feature
Product Feature
Product Feature
Product Feature
Product Feature
Product Feature
Product Feature
Product Feature
CASE STUDY
Learn how Morgan Polymer Seals accelerated their seal development to meet electric vehicle market demand with 3D EXPERIENCE Works Simulation.
Products
3DEXPERIENCE PLASTICS CORE PRODUCTS
-
Plastic Injection Engineer
- A PLM-integrated plastic injection simulation tool with cloud compute included.
- Key Features:
- Guided simulation setup with automated meshing
- Simulate filling, packing, cooling, warpage, overmolding, and more
- Thermoplastic, thermoset, mold material, and mold coolant databases
- Gate location advisor tool
- CATIA Mold & Tooling integration
- Import cooling line layouts and runner systems from any CAD system
- Includes 8-core cloud/local compute - Typically used by:
Plastic part designers concerned about manufacturability. -
3DEXPERIENCE PLASTICS ADD-ONS
CAD Connector
- Work with native CAD data in your PLM system.
- Minimize FEM rework after CAD iterations.
- For SOLIDWORKS, CATIA, Inventor, Creo, and more.
Cloud/Local Compute Tokens
-
Traditional compute licensing -- great for consistent utilization.
- Solve time: Unlimited
- CPU core count: Token-limited
- User can have both tokens and credits.
Cloud/Local Compute Credits
-
Flexible compute licensing -- great for burst and/or parallel utilization.
- Solve time: Credit-limited
- CPU core count: Unlimited on local, 4-144 on cloud
- Affordable access to high CPU core counts.
- User can have both tokens and credits.
Learning 3DEXPERIENCE PLASTICS: Goengineer Is Here to Help
Customer Support
Self-Guided Learning
Training Courses
Methodology
Development
More Simulation For You
3DEXPERIENCE FLUIDS
CAD-connected, cloud-computed, high-performance CFD for designers and analysts alike.
Abaqus
The industry-leading nonlinear FEA tool for complex assemblies, materials, interactions, and multiphysics.
CAE CONSULTING Services
Not ready to purchase and learn simulation yourself? Meet with our CAE consulting team to discuss short- or long-term projects we can help with.
Additional Resources
Take Advantage of GoEngineer’s Extensive Knowledge Base and Resources
Find a Solution
Our robust Knowledge Base contains over 12,000 resources to help answer your product design questions. From basic CAD questions to in-depth guides and tutorials, find your solution here. Find a Solution
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Improve your skills with professional training and certifications in SOLIDWORKS, CAM, 3D Printing, and 3D Scanning offered four ways: self-paced, online, on-site, or in-classroom. Certified Training Courses
BLOG
#1 Technical Resource Worldwide - Right at your fingertips. Search or browse through hundreds of SOLIDWORKS tips & tricks, additive manufacturing product developments, announcements, how-to guides, and tutorials. Blog
YouTube Channel
Our YouTube channel hosts hundreds of educational tutorials, product demonstrations, recorded webinars, and best practices for all of our products and services. GoEngineer's YouTube Channel
ONLINE STORE
Order 3D printing materials and consumables, enroll in SOLIDWORKS training classes, and buy official GoEngineer gear directly from our online store. Online Store
WEBINARS
Our engineering webinars are hosted by some of the top experts in the industry. They are always recorded, always free, and always offer a live Q&A. WEBINARS
3D Printing Services
Need to 3D print a part? Our Additive Manufacturing experts will 3D print your part and deliver it to you using the latest technology on one of our professional FDM, PolyJet and SL 3D printers. 3D Printing Services