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Model Setup
Designate and analyze casting parts, set gravity direction and mold opening direction, define runner system, and configure casting components.
Components
Identify predefined components, or create virtual components (cores, chillers, risers, sleeves, overflows, the mold, coolers, and filters).
Cooler
A cooling system is used in high-pressure die casting to provide heat dissipation and to maintain a constant temperature relative to the mold. This helps ensure tension-free cooling of the cast parts.
Add/Edit Cooler
If you haven't designed any coolers in a CAD tool, you can create and edit virtual coolers in Inspire Cast.

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Model Setup
Designate and analyze casting parts, set gravity direction and mold opening direction, define runner system, and configure casting components.
- Cast Part
  Define and analyze the casting parts, and set gravity direction.
- Runner System
  Define the runner system for the model.
- Components
  Identify predefined components, or create virtual components (cores, chillers, risers, sleeves, overflows, the mold, coolers, and filters).
  - Core
    A core is used to create the interior shape of a model. It is commonly used in sand casting, but it can also be used in other processes.
  - Chiller
    A chiller is used to accelerate the solidification in a specific area of a metal casting mold.
  - Riser
    A riser is a reservoir of material built into the mold to prevent porosity resulting from shrinkage.
  - Sleeve
    A sleeve is a sand component that is placed around a riser.
  - Overflow
    Overflows are cavities in the die that act as vents for air to escape and as traps for excess metal flow.
  - Squeeze Pin
    Squeeze pins can help prevent porosity in a finished part by compressing a particular region of the molten metal during its solidification.
  - Mold
    A mold contains the cast part and any casting components.
  - Cooler
    A cooling system is used in high-pressure die casting to provide heat dissipation and to maintain a constant temperature relative to the mold. This helps ensure tension-free cooling of the cast parts.
    - Add/Edit Cooler
      If you haven't designed any coolers in a CAD tool, you can create and edit virtual coolers in Inspire Cast.
    - Designate Components as Cooling Systems
      Identify any cooling systems you've already designed in a CAD tool.
  - Filter
    A filter is a casting component applied to the gating system to catch impurities and to have flow control over the liquid as it passes through it.
  - Shot Sleeve
    In High Pressure Die Casting, a shot sleeve is a piston sleeve that advances the liquid in the chamber to the mold.
  - Crucible
    In Gravity Tilt Pour Casting, the crucible is the vessel in a vacillation machine that administers the liquid to the mold.
  - Stalk
    In Low Pressure Die Casting, a stalk is a riser tube through which molten material is forced into the mold.
Cast Analysis
Run a casting analysis to minimize defects and prevent manufacturing problems.
Casting Benchmark Manual
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Design Explorer
Evaluate designs by using geometric variables and applying a design-of-experiments (DOE) or optimization method. We recommend fully constraining your sketch when sketch variables are used in the design exploration.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Add/Edit Cooler

If you haven't designed any coolers in a CAD tool, you can create and edit virtual coolers in Inspire Cast.

You need to create a mold before you can create coolers.

Click the Casting tab.
Click the Components icon.
On the Cooler icon, click Add/Edit Cooler.
Sketch the cooling lines.
1. Click to create each point of the cooling lines. The points must be positioned on a single surface.
2. You can resize a line by entering a length.
Tip: To create a perpendicular line, hold down Shift while clicking.
Right-click to create the cooler.
The cooler channels are created and moved close to the casting model.
To edit the cooler, click it and use the microdialog options to define the position, material, temperature, radius, flow rate, start time, and end time.
Optional: To create more coolers, repeat steps 4–6.
Right-click and mouse through the check mark to exit, or double-right-click.

To edit a cooler, click the Add/Edit Cooler tool, and then click the cooler.

Microdialog Options

Define the position, material, temperature, and diameter of the cooler.


Option		Description
Move		Click to move the cooler.
Material		Select the material.
Temperature		Enter the temperature.
R		Enter the radius.
Flow rate		Enter the flow rate provided by the machine.
Cooling start time		Enter time to delay start after filling starts.
Cooling end time		Enable to enter time to deactivate cooling line. Note: Cooling will continue until the end of the simulation if no end time is specified.