Learn About Inspire Cast’s Analysis Options

Summary

Learn about new analysis options in Inspire Cast, including compute deformation for stress and deformation calculations. Explore trimming analysis to understand mechanical behavior post-trimming. Set mold opening by time or temperature and analyze thermomechanical results like temperature evolution, solid fraction, and displacements. Ensure Von Mises values don't exceed material yield limits. Observe deformation patterns during demolding and analyze microporosity, modulus, and shrinkage in the trimming stage.

Takeaways

• 🔧 To analyze a model in Inspire Cast, click the play button on the analyze icon.
• 📊 The 'compute deformation' option calculates stresses and deformations during solidification analysis.
• 🎚️ A slider bar appears for setting the solver to 'fast' or 'robust', with 'default' recommended for most cases.
• 🔩 The 'trimming analysis' option allows analyzing the mechanical behavior of parts after trimming.
• ⏱️ Specify the mold opening time either by time or temperature before running the analysis.
• 📈 Thermomechanical analysis results include temperature evolution, solid fraction, and solidification time.
• 📏 Displacements, stress tensor components, and Von Mises results indicate part integrity and potential failure points.
• 🚫 Ensure Von Mises stress values do not exceed the material's yield limit.
• 🔍 Using animation settings can help visualize deformation patterns more clearly.
• 🗜️ During demolding, constraints are lifted, allowing for different displacement and stress behaviors.
• 🔄 In the trimming stage, results for displacements, stresses, and bond lines are available, showing the final part shape.

Q & A

What is the purpose of clicking the play button on the analyze icon?

The purpose is to initiate the analysis process once the model is ready.

Where can the 'compute deformation' checkbox be found in the analysis window?

It can be found under the 'analysis type' section on the 'stages' tab.

What does enabling the 'compute deformation' option do?

Enabling this option calculates stresses and deformations in addition to other results available as part of a solidification analysis.

What is the function of the slider bar that appears when 'compute deformation' is enabled?

The slider bar allows users to set up the solver for either a fast or robust analysis.

What is the default solver option recommended for most cases?

The default option is recommended for most cases.

What does the 'trimming analysis' option allow Inspire Cast to perform?

It allows analyzing the parts' mechanical behavior when runners and overflows are trimmed.

How do you specify when the mold will open in the analysis?

You can specify when the mold will open either by time or by temperature.

What results are included in the thermomechanical analysis?

Results include temperature evolution, solid fraction, solidification time, displacements, stress tensor, its different components, and the Von Mises result.

What does the Von Mises result indicate?

The Von Mises result indicates whether the part will yield or break, and it's important that these values do not exceed the yield limit of the material.

How can the deformation pattern be more easily seen?

By using the animation settings to increase the deformation factor.

What are the constraints on the part's deformation during the thermomechanical analysis in the demolding stage?

During the demolding stage, the mold limits the part's deformation, and this constraint no longer applies after the demolding stage.

What results can be found in the trimming stage?

Results in the trimming stage include displacements, stresses, and bond me's results.

What does the final shape of the part look like after the trimming stage?

The final shape of the part is illustrated after removing the runners and overflows in the trimming stage.