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Chapter 2
2. Icon
Overview This chapter explains the composition and icon.
Contents 1. Screen configuration
2. Icon
- 1) Home Menu
- 2) Pre Menu
- 3) Post Menu
- 4) Tool Menu
- 5) View Menu
- 6) Model Window Menu
- 7) Option Menu
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2-1 Screen configuration.
Tool bar
Main window &
Property window Result view
Command
window
< Full Screen >
Model
Tool bar : Frequently used icons
Command window : Analysis process control window
Main window & Result view : Model or mesh, analysis result, temperature
graph view window
Property window : Color of model or transparency control window
Sensor window: Sensor and marker graph function etc..
Flow window : Flow analysis result check window step by step
Solid window : Solidification analysis result check window step by step
Ingate window : Ingate setting check window
Model window: Info. of model and shape input window
Mesh window : Material and temperature of model input window
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2-2 Icon
1) HOME Menu
1. File
New Create Project
Open Project Open project
Save Project Save the current project
Open Result Open analysis result
New Result Create new result window
2. Zoom & Rotate
Zoom All Zoom full screen
Zoom Region Zoom selected region
Zoom Object Active when select model
Rotate Rotation view direction
Zoom In&Out Zoom In&Out by mouse wheel button
Move Move screen
X+ X+ 10 ° rotation on the basis of the X axis direction
X- X- 10 ° rotation on the basis of the X axis direction
Y+ Y+ 10 ° rotation on the basis of the Y axis direction
Y- Y- 10 ° rotation on the basis of the Y axis direction
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Z+ Z+ 10 ° rotation on the basis of the Z axis direction
Z- Z- 10 ° rotation on the basis of the Z axis direction
3.Set pos
View Top View direction from Top
View Front View direction from front
View Right View direction from right
View Back View direction from back
View left View direction from left
View Bottom View direction from bottom
View Iso 45°screen on the basis of the X,Y,Z axis
In Iso view, 90° rotation window on the basis of Z
View Iso2
axis
In Iso view, 180° rotation window on the basis of Z
View Iso3
axis
In Iso view, 270° rotation window on the basis of Z
View Iso4
axis
4. Render Mode
Render Show Rendering model
Out edge Show out edge line of model
All edge Show all edge of model
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2) PRE Menu
1. Process
Add Stl Model Add STL Model file
Set Entity View info. of Model and modify color
Generate Mesh Generate mesh
Set M.P. Set material property
Set Ingate Set ingate
Set sensor Set sensor
Set Solver Set solver
2. Solver
Run Solver Run solver
Resume Solver Run solver again
Pause Solver Pause solver
Stop Solver Stop solver
3) POST Menu
1. Flow result
Temp. Show flow temperature result
Solid Fraction Show flow Solidification ratio
Static Press Show static press result
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Total Pressure Show total press result
Filling Start
Start time to filling of molten metal about mesh cell
Time
Filling End
End time to finishing of molten metal about mesh cell
Time
Filling Time Difference time of molten metal between the start time
Difference and end timel
Vector Display the direction and velocity about the section
Display the direction and velocity of molten metal about
Con. Vector
the section
Path Marker Trace the flow position of molten metal
Void Marker Trace the gas in molten metal
Unfilled Check un filling part of molten metal
Actual Shape View as actual shape
Draw Graph View sensor graph
2. Solid Result & Post Value
Temp. View the solidification temp. result
Time View the solidification time result
Temp. Gradient View the temp. gradient result
Niyama View niyama result
Shrinkage View shrinkage result
Liquid Display liquid during solidification
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Actual Shape View as actual shape
Draw Graph View sensor graph about solidification
Set PostValue Designate the range of value in window
4) Tool Menu
1. Clip
Reset Clip View section
Multi Clip Section several view
Clip X- View X- direction section
Clip X+ View X+ direction section
Clip Y- View Y- direction section
Clip Y+ View Y+ direction section
Clip Z- View Z- direction section
Clip Z+ View Z+ direction section
View Model View model
Model Line View model section outline
Result Line View result section outline
View Mold View mold
Plane Line View section plane line
Pick Ingate Pick ingate
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Pick Sensor Pick sensor
2. Ani & Report
Play View the result in order
Record Save the result as Avi or picture
Back Back to first step
Next Go to next step
Start Back to first step
End Go to final step
Option Set the Avi saving option
PPT Report Make simulation result report by PPT
Copy Image Capture screen image (Ctrl + C)
5) VIEW Menu
1. Tool Windows
Main View main window
Model View model window
Property View model property window
Mesh View mesh window
Ingate View ingate setting window
Sensor View sensor setting window
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Flow View flow result window
Solid View flow solidification window
Output View Output window
2. Window
Toggle Status Bar View toggle status bar
Workspace View workspace
Cascade Windows Arrange the cascade windows
Tile Windows Arrange width long window
Tile Windows Arrange height long window
Switch Window Select the result window
6) Model Window Menu
Add STL File Add STL file
Delete STL File Delete STL file
Make Mold Make Mold
Export STL File Save STL file
Rotate Axis Rotate for the axis
7) Option Menu
Option Open option window
About Program info.
