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Compression Molding
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.
Jobs panel options
Use the left panel to edit, add, and manage the jobs in your project.

Compression Molding
- Compression molding overview
  Use SimForm to perform a thermal cooling analysis for your plastic compression 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.
  - Projects page interface
    The SimForm entry page called projects allows you to create, manage, and track projects.
  - Jobs page interface
    On the jobs page, you can create jobs, upload your CAD file, set up, run, view results and compare simulations.
  - Jobs panel options
    Use the left panel to edit, add, and manage the jobs in your project.
- 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.
- 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

Jobs panel options

Use the left panel to edit, add, and manage the jobs in your project.


Option	Description
Jobs list	Lists the jobs in the project. Each job allows you to evaluate specific design parameters.
Add a job	Opens the Add a new job window to create a new job.
Job panel	Displays the job title, description, and status.
Job card options
Edit Job	Opens the Edit job window that lets you edit the job information such as the job title and description. You can also delete or upload CAD files if the job is not submitted.
Cancel	Appears after submitting the job. Interrupts the solving process before its status changes to In Progress.
<Status>	Displays the job status. Not submitted—Before the job is submitted for solving. In progress—During the solve. Completed—Once the solve is finished.
Compare Jobs	Appears when the solve of two or more jobs are completed. Displays the results of two jobs side-by-side to compare them.
Solver Info	Appears when the job solve is completed. Opens the Channel summary window that displays the flow rate values of the cooling channels.
Solver Warning	Appears when the job solve is completed and the solver generates a warning. Opens the Solver Warning window containing the warning messages from the solver.
Estimated Cooling Time	Appears when the job solve is completed. Displays the estimated cooling time range in seconds.
Panel visibility options
Close side panel	Collapses the left panel.
Open side panel	Expands the left panel.