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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.