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Molding Setup
Use Quick Mode or Advanced Mode, depending on your needs, to define the parts, materials, runner system, and tooling for the molding simulation.
Quick Mode
Define a part and its material for a quick molding simulation.
Materials
Assign, modify, import and export materials through the Materials dialog.
Example Exercise and Reference
Learn about material properties and walk through the steps to modify an existing material and save it as a new material.

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Parametric Modeling
Create 2D sketches, surfaces, and solids with construction history and variables.
Molding Setup
Use Quick Mode or Advanced Mode, depending on your needs, to define the parts, materials, runner system, and tooling for the molding simulation.
- Quick Mode
  Define a part and its material for a quick molding simulation.
  - Part Cavity
    Use the Part Cavity tool to designate, automatically detect, and reorient the part cavities in your model geometry.
  - Materials
    Assign, modify, import and export materials through the Materials dialog.
    - Assign Materials
      Assign materials from the Materials Database when designating the mold cavity.
    - Create Materials
      Customize a material and add it to the My Materials database.
    - Import/Export Materials
      Import or Export materials from the Materials dialog.
    - Add Fibers to a Material
      Customize a material to include fibers and fiber orientation data.
    - Material Properties
      View and edit thermal, rheological, mechanical, and PVT properties for materials.
    - Example Exercise and Reference
      Learn about material properties and walk through the steps to modify an existing material and save it as a new material.
    - Using the Altair Material Data Center
      Explore, search, and compare materials using a modern web interface and download material data in your current application, as PDFs, or solver cards.
  - Gating
    Use the Gating tools to optimize gates, create virtual gates, designate predesigned gates, designate valve gates, or designate an injection point.
  - Molding Window
    Use the Molding Window to calculate the optimal Mold Temperature, Melt Temperature, and Fill Time for the model.
- Advanced Mode
  Define the parts, materials, runner system, and tooling for the molding simulation.
Molding Analysis
Run an injection molding analysis to minimize defects and prevent manufacturing problems.
Mold Material Reference
Download the Mold Material Reference Manual to learn how to create new materials in Inspire Mold.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Example Exercise and Reference

Learn about material properties and walk through the steps to modify an existing material and save it as a new material.

The following PDF shows you how you can use fitting data and material properties to create new materials in Inspire Mold. An exercise at the end provides you with the material properties that you can apply to an existing material to create Vydyne R543H BK02, a popular material made by Ascend Polymers.

Mold Material Reference Manual