Moldflow Autodesk Software Partner
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Moldflow Insight Packages
| Standard | Premium | Ultimate | ||
| · In-depth simulation of plastic injection molding · Polymer flow, mold cooling, and part warpage prediction · Meshing and process parameter controls | · Includes Insight Standard, plus: · Simultaneous solving capacity · Advanced mold heating and cooling processes · Process optimization | · Includes Insight Premium, plus: · Simulation for specialized molding processes · Optical performance prediction |
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| Solver Capacity | Simultaneous local solving (max) | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Remote solving capable | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Cloud solving | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Meshing | Dual Domain | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 3D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Midplane | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| CAD interoperability | CAD solid models | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Parts | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Assemblied | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Application Programming Interface (API) | Command Line API Compatibility | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| User Interface API Compatibility | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Solver API Compatibility | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Simulation advisers | Design advice | |||
| Design adviser | ||||
| Result adviser | ||||
| Cost adviser | ||||
| Simulation capabilities | Filling | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sink marks, air traps, and weld lines | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Molding window | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Gate location | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Shared views (requires active Moldflow Subscription) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Packing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Cooling | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Warpage | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Fiber orientation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Cold and hot runners | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Runner balancing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Valve Gates | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Venting analysis | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Heating elements | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Cartridge heating | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Insert overmolding | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| In-mold label | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Two-shot overmolding | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Core shift | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Transient mold cooling or heating | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Crystallization analysis | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Design of experiments (DOE) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Conformal cooling | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Rapid temperature cycling | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Induction heating | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Wire sweep, paddle shift | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Molding processes | Thermoplastics injection molding | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Coolant flow analysis | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Powder injection molding (PIM) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Resin transfer molding (RTM) and structural reaction | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Injection molding (SRIM) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Rubber, liquid silicone injection molding | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Multi-barrel thermoplastic injection molding | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Multi-barrel reactive molding | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reaction injection molding | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Thermoplastics overmolding | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reactive overmolding | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Microchip encapsulation | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Underfill encapsulation | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Thermoplastics injection-compression molding | ✓ | |||
| Thermoplastics injection-compression overmolding | ✓ | |||
| Reactive injection-compression molding | ✓ | |||
| Thermoplastics compression overmolding | ✓ | |||
| Reactive compression molding | ✓ | |||
| Gas-assisted injection molding | ✓ | |||
| Microcellular injection molding with and without core back | ✓ | |||
| Reactive microcellular injection molding | ✓ | |||
| Co-injection molding | ✓ | |||
| Bi-injection molding | ✓ | |||
| Chemical Blowing Agent (CBA) | ✓ | |||
| Chemical foam molding (including polyurethane foaming) | ✓ | |||
| Birefringence | ✓ | |||
| Databases | Thermoplastic materials | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Thermoset materials | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Molding machines | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Coolant materials | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Mold materials | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Software interoperability | Autodesk Helius PFA (Advanced Material Exchange) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Autodesk Nastran (FEA) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Abaqus (FEA) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| ANSYS (FEA) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| LS-DYNA (FEA) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| CODE V (Birefringence): None | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Autodesk VRED (defect visualization) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Elysium CADdoctor for Autodesk Moldflow | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Included software & services | Autodesk Helius PFA | ✓ | ||
| Autodesk Moldflow Communicator | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Autodesk Fusion 360 (requires active Moldflow or Fusion 360 Subscription) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Autodesk Vault | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Autodesk Moldflow Design |
Moldflow Adviser Packages
| Premium | Ultimate | ||
| · Analyze manufacturability of your design · Evaluate the presence of air traps and weld lines · 3D analysis for parts with varying thickness | · Includes Adviser Premium, plus: · Mold filling, packing, and cooling guidance · Causes of warpage · Fiber orientation · Runner balancing and cavity layout |
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| Solver Capacity | Simultaneous local solving (max) | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Remote solving capable | |||
| Cloud solving | |||
| Meshing | Dual Domain | ✓ | ✓ |
| 3D | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Midplane | |||
| CAD interoperability | CAD solid models | ✓ | ✓ |
| Parts | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Assemblied | |||
| Application Programming Interface (API) | Command Line API Compatibility | ||
| User Interface API Compatibility | |||
| Solver API Compatibility | |||
| Simulation advisers | Design advice | ||
| Design adviser | |||
| Result adviser | |||
| Cost adviser | |||
| Simulation capabilities | Filling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sink marks, air traps, and weld lines | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Molding window | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Gate location | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Shared views (requires active Moldflow Subscription) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Packing | ✓ | ||
| Cooling | ✓ | ||
| Warpage | ✓ | ||
| Fiber orientation | ✓ | ||
| Cold and hot runners | ✓ | ||
| Runner balancing | ✓ | ||
| Valve Gates | |||
| Venting analysis | |||
| Heating elements | |||
| Cartridge heating | |||
| Insert overmolding | |||
| In-mold label | |||
| Two-shot overmolding | |||
| Core shift | |||
| Transient mold cooling or heating | |||
| Crystallization analysis | |||
| Design of experiments (DOE) | |||
| Conformal cooling | |||
| Rapid temperature cycling | |||
| Induction heating | |||
| Wire sweep, paddle shift | |||
| Molding processes | Thermoplastics injection molding | ✓ | ✓ |
| Coolant flow analysis | |||
| Powder injection molding (PIM) | |||
| Resin transfer molding (RTM) and structural reaction | |||
| Injection molding (SRIM) | |||
| Rubber, liquid silicone injection molding | |||
| Multi-barrel thermoplastic injection molding | |||
| Multi-barrel reactive molding | |||
| Reaction injection molding | |||
| Thermoplastics overmolding | |||
| Reactive overmolding | |||
| Microchip encapsulation | |||
| Underfill encapsulation | |||
| Thermoplastics injection-compression molding | |||
| Thermoplastics injection-compression overmolding | |||
| Reactive injection-compression molding | |||
| Thermoplastics compression overmolding | |||
| Reactive compression molding | |||
| Gas-assisted injection molding | |||
| Microcellular injection molding with and without core back | |||
| Reactive microcellular injection molding | |||
| Co-injection molding | |||
| Bi-injection molding | |||
| Chemical Blowing Agent (CBA) | |||
| Chemical foam molding (including polyurethane foaming) | |||
| Birefringence | |||
| Databases | Thermoplastic materials | ✓ | ✓ |
| Thermoset materials | |||
| Molding machines | |||
| Coolant materials | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Mold materials | |||
| Software interoperability | Autodesk Helius PFA (Advanced Material Exchange) | ||
| Autodesk Nastran (FEA) | |||
| Abaqus (FEA) | |||
| ANSYS (FEA) | |||
| LS-DYNA (FEA) | |||
| CODE V (Birefringence): None | |||
| Autodesk VRED (defect visualization) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Elysium CADdoctor for Autodesk Moldflow | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Included software & services | Autodesk Helius PFA | ||
| Autodesk Moldflow Communicator | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Autodesk Fusion 360 (requires active Moldflow or Fusion 360 Subscription) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Autodesk Vault | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Autodesk Moldflow Design | ✓ | ✓ |
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