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Compression Molding
Setting up a simulation
Use the setup page to categorize and define your model components properties for the solver to identify them.
Setup verification list
The verification list allows you to make sure that all required elements are defined for solving your model.

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.
- 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.
  - Setup verification list
    The verification list allows you to make sure that all required elements are defined for solving your model.
  - Setup display window options
    The setup display window shows the CAD model in 3D and contains a toolbar for selection and view manipulation.
  - Setup right panel options
    On the setup page, use the setup right panel cards to assign your model components to their category. This allows the SimForm solver to correctly identify the mold components in your CAD model and consider their material properties in the thermal analysis.
- 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

Setup verification list

The verification list allows you to make sure that all required elements are defined for solving your model.

When the model setup is complete, click Submit Job to start the model solving process. This button becomes available when the job setup of your model is complete. Hovering over it opens a verification list of all the required elements that you must define to solve the job.

In the verification list, the following status indicators are used:

Element is correctly defined.
Element is missing a required definition.

The following table lists the required setup elements to be defined to solve a job.


Option	Description	Detailed help topic
Mold Group: Element	Displayed for a design project with the basic mold mode disabled. You must select a component of your model and assign it in a mold group card to identify it as a part of the mold.	Define the mold for a design project
Mold Group: Material	Displayed for a design project with the basic mold mode disabled. You must define one material for each mold group.	Define the mold for a design project
Basic Mold Material	Displayed for a design project with the basic mold mode enabled. You must define the basic mold material.	Define the basic mold
Mold Material	Displayed for feasibility project. You must define the mold material.	Define the mold for a feasibility project
Plastic Part: Element	You must select a component of your model and assign it in the Plastic Part card to identify it.	Define plastic part properties
Plastic Part: Material	You must define the plastic part material.	Define plastic part properties
Channel <N>: Missed Inlets	Displayed for a design project when you categorize a channel. You must define one channel inlet for each defined channel. <N> indicates the channel number in which an inlet has not been properly defined.	Categorize channels using body selection Categorize channels using face selection
Channel <N>: Missed Outlets	Displayed for a design project when you categorize a channel. You must define the channel outlets for each defined channel. <N> indicates the channel number in which an outlet has not been properly defined.