MoldSimulator - Tutorial 1
Simple simulation by importing from DXF
In this tutorial you'll learn how to import projects in DXF format and how to perform a simple simulation, in order to analyse a cross section.
1. Importing the cross-section
Startup MoldSimulator;
Go to the menu File->Import;
Look for the file “example1.dxf”, in the folder “Samples\mold_simulator”;
Press the OK button in the dialog that just popped up; you should see something like this:
In “Elements”
tab, press “create section element” button
and create two section elements ad shown in the following picture:
Using
button, it is possible to move section elements. For this kind of
operations vertex snap feature is very useful; it is automatically
activated when dragging cursor over vertices.
Go to the tab “Materials”;
Click on the button“Library”;
In the library window click on "ISO 10351";
In the field "Material type" select "Bricks";
Press OK to confirm;
Press on the basket button:
Click
on a point inside the vertical wall, to flood fill with the Brick
material:
Go back to the material library, in the tab ISO 10351, select "Concrete", and press "OK";
Click on the basket button, and flood fill the ceilings with concrete:
In the box “Material Properties” click “Adiabatic”, and again with the bascket, flood fill the parts that were left empty:
Press on the tab “Boundary”;
Click on the button assign boundary condition, select the external wall boundary condition and click on the walls lines in contact with the external environment; repeat the operation but this time using the internal wall boundary condition:
Click on the tab “Simulation”;
Click on the menu “File->Save” to save the project in the desired location;
Notice how you can switch between the different types of visualization.