Part designers using Autodesk Inventor or Inventor LT CAD software have the option to use the new Autodesk Moldflow Adviser Design plug-in (formally Project Krypton from Autodesk Labs) to evaluate their plastic part designs directly within the native CAD environment. Part designers can evaluate manufacturing feasibility, cost efficiency and environmental impact concurrently with product development as the design evolves.
This plug-in highlights potential design problems directly on the CAD model and provides immediate feedback on design manufacturability, cost efficiency, and on the environmental impact of the plastic material. Fill patterns, undercuts, poor draft angles, weld lines and sink marks are represented on the model, and these are updated almost instantly as design parameters are altered in the model.
These capabilities allow designers to react quickly to address identified issues and optimize their designs. Just because you may not be the Moldflow user in your company, it does not mean you cannot use this utility. It simply means that you can do some preliminary checks in Inventor before the Moldflow users get their hands on the model.
Here is a video on the use of Moldflow Advisor in Autodesk Inventor 2012. Be sure to check out my complete write up in the newest issue of AUGI World magazine here - January AUGI World Magazine.
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