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Model Setup - Dispensing Ribbon
Set up your part, nozzles, materials, tooling and process parameters prior to analysis.
Nozzle
Use the Nozzle icon to define a path or stationary set of injection points for the nozzle to release the foaming material into the mold.
Import Nozzles
Import nozzle data from an existing .csv or .txt file.

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Model Setup - Foaming Ribbon
Set up your foam part, nozzles, materials, tooling and process parameters prior to analysis.
Model Setup - Dispensing Ribbon
Set up your part, nozzles, materials, tooling and process parameters prior to analysis.
- Fluid Part
  Use the Fluid Part tools to designate or create the fluid parts in your model geometry.
- Nozzle
  Use the Nozzle icon to define a path or stationary set of injection points for the nozzle to release the foaming material into the mold.
  - Add/Edit Nozzles
    Add or edit a nozzle system that includes travel paths or stationary points for releasing the material into the mold, nozzle size, injection direction, mass flow rate, and material-flow start and end times.
  - Import Nozzles
    Import nozzle data from an existing .csv or .txt file.
  - Designate Prefill Parts
    Designate a model part as pre-dispensed adhesive. Define the part's material type and initial temperature.
- Materials
  Review, create, import, export, modify and assign materials through the Materials dialog.
- Tooling
  Use the tools in the Tooling sub-ribbon to designate housing components, designate inserts, and create vents.
- Moving Parts
  Designate housing parts on the model as moving parts.
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Run an analysis to minimize defects and prevent manufacturing problems for a foam part design.
Dispensing Analysis
Run an analysis to minimize defects and prevent manufacturing problems for a fluid part design.
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Import Nozzles

Import nozzle data from an existing .csv or .txt file.

Ensure that you have a properly formatted .csv or .txt file for your model. You can import material temperature, nozzle radius, mass rate, start time, plane normal, nozzle direction, and nozzle position, including hold times, move times, nozzle velocity, and whether the nozzle will inject material while holding or moving.

Click the Import Nozzle icon.
Select the .csv or .txt file that contains the nozzle data for your model.
The nozzle data are added to your model.
Double right-click to confirm the path.

Click the Nozzle tool

to edit imported nozzle data.