Tutorial: Filling Analysis

Tutorial Level: Beginner Complete a resin transfer molding analysis.

In this tutorial you will learn how to submit a run starting with a model which is already organized.
  • Import the geometry
  • Identify the parts
  • Launch HyperXtrude solver to run Inspire Resin Transfer Molding analysis
  • Post process the results

Open the Tutorial Model

Before you begin, copy the file(s) used in this tutorial to your working directory.
  1. From the menu bar, select File > Open.
  2. Browse to your working directory, select curved-plate.x_t, and click Open.


Select Materials

  1. From the Resin Transfer Molding ribbon, click the Materials tool.
  2. Ensure that you are using the default material data for this analysis.


  3. Click OK to confirm.

Identify the Parts

  1. Click the Part icon.
  2. Select parts in the model, and select the materials in the microdialog.


  3. Right-click and mouse through the check mark to exit, or double-right-click.

Identify Injection Point

  1. Click the Process Data icon.
  2. Click the Injection icon.

  3. Select the injection face.


  4. Right-click and mouse through the check mark to exit, or double-right-click.

Identify Vents

  1. Click the Process Data icon.
  2. Click the Vent icon.

  3. Select the vent faces.




  4. Right-click and mouse through the check mark to exit, or double-right-click.

Submit the Job for Simulation

  1. Click the Analysis icon.

  2. Specify the parameters of the analysis process.
  3. Click Run.

View Simulation Results

  1. When the analysis is complete, double-click the name of the run to review simulation results in the Analysis Explorer.
  2. Select Result Type to review.

  3. Click the Play button in the Animation ribbon.