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Defining cooling channels
In design projects, if your model contains cooling channels, you must define the components that represent them so the solver can identify them.
Channels card options
The Channels card lets you assign components as channels to allow the SimForm app solver to identify them.

Injection Molding
- Injection molding overview
  Use SimForm to perform a thermal cooling analysis for your plastic injection mold designs. These analyses help you identify hot spots on the plastic part and develop cooling layouts to improve the part quality and reduce cycle times.
- Setting up a simulation workflow
  You can set up and run a SimForm project by uploading your CAD file, categorizing components, selecting materials, and running simulations.
- Navigating the app interface
  The SimForm interface allows you to create and access projects and jobs, as well as add and manage users and account credits.
- Using projects and jobs
  Use projects and jobs in SimForm to manage and organize your mold design tests.
- Setting up a simulation
  Use the setup page to categorize and define your model components properties for the solver to identify them.
- Defining mold properties
  Defining mold properties based on your analysis type ensures that the SimForm solver correctly identifies the mold components in your CAD model and considers their material properties in the thermal analysis.
- Defining plastic part properties
  Categorize your plastic part components and define their materials to allow the SimForm app solver to identify them.
- Defining cooling channels
  In design projects, if your model contains cooling channels, you must define the components that represent them so the solver can identify them.
  - Channels card options
    The Channels card lets you assign components as channels to allow the SimForm app solver to identify them.
  - Categorize channels using body selection
    You must categorize the bodies representing the cooling channels in your mold design model to enable the SimForm solver to identify them.
  - Categorize channels using face selection
    You can extract cooling channels, modeled as holes drilled into the mold bodies, by selecting the faces representing them to enable the SimForm solver to identify them.
- Running a simulation
  When running a simulation, the solver relies on specific assumptions and automated processes to ensure accurate and efficient results.
- Viewing results
  The results page allows you to view and explore the thermal analysis results of your job after its simulation is completed.
- Tutorials
  These examples are designed to help you become familiar with some of the major features available in SimForm.
- Glossary

Channels card options

The Channels card lets you assign components as channels to allow the SimForm app solver to identify them.


Option	Description
Display options	Hide—Hides the components categorized in the card. Show—Displays the hidden components categorized in the card.
Selection mode	Specifies the selection mode. Bodies Lets you define the cooling channels that are modeled with explicit physical bodies in your CAD model. Faces Lets you define the cooling channels that are modeled as holes drilled in the mold bodies.
Inlet/outlet selection mode	Activates the inlet and outlet selection mode that lets you designate surfaces as either inlets or outlets. You must define one inlet and one or more outlets for each channel in your model.
Detect baffles automatically	Allows the software to automatically categorize the baffles included in the channel. When you disable Detect Baffles Automatically, you must add the baffles manually.
Add	Assigns each body or face in the selection of your model to one cooling channel. The channels are named Channel 1, Channel 2, and so on.
Channels list	Available when you categorize channels. Opens the categorized channels list. When you select a channel from the list, the name of the bodies that define the channel body and baffles are displayed. Channels options: Display channel—Shows the categorized channel in the display window for verification. Add body—Adds the additional body selections to the channels that consist of multiple bodies in the body selection mode. Pick channel face—Adds the additional face selections to the channels that consist of multiple faces in the face selection mode. Add baffle— Allows you to add baffles manually. Add face—Lets you add a selected face to a channel body in the face selection mode. Remove face—Lets you remove a selected face from a channel body in the face selection mode. Baffle options: Repair baffle—Allows you to repair the baffle by selecting edges and creating new faces to close the openings in the baffle surface in the face selection mode. Edit baffle—Allows you to edit the baffles by adding or removing existing faces from your model.
Inlet temperature	Specifies the inlet temperature of the cooling liquid.