SOLIDCast Documentation
Downloadable pdf versions of this documentation is available on the workbooks page.
- SOLIDCast UNIT 1: Overview of the Simulation Process
- SOLIDCast UNIT 2: System Installation and System Considerations
- SOLIDCast UNIT 3: Setting System Parameters
- SOLIDCast UNIT 4: Selecting the Casting Alloy
- SOLIDCast UNIT 5: Cooling Curves and Volumetric Change Curves
- SOLIDCast UNIT 6: Customizing Curves for Cast Irons
- SOLIDCast UNIT 7: Selecting Mold Materials
- SOLIDCast UNIT 8: Heat Transfer Coefficients
- SOLIDCast UNIT 9: Importing STL Files
- SOLIDCast UNIT 10: Basic Geometric Shapes
- SOLIDCast UNIT 11: Revolved and Extruded Shapes
- SOLIDCast UNIT 12: Display Controls
- SOLIDCast UNIT 13: Generating a Mesh
- SOLIDCast UNIT 14: Weight Calculations
- SOLIDCast UNIT 15: View Factor Calculations
- SOLIDCast UNIT 16: Running a Simulation
- SOLIDCast UNIT 17: Plotting Results Using Iso-Surfaces
- SOLIDCast UNIT 18: Plotting Results Using Cut Planes
- SOLIDCast UNIT 19: Plotting Results Using CastPic
- SOLIDCast UNIT 20: Output Criteria: Solidification Time
- SOLIDCast UNIT 21: Output Criteria: Critical Fraction Solid Time
- SOLIDCast UNIT 22: Output Criteria: Material Density Function
- SOLIDCast UNIT 23: Output Criteria: Temperature Gradient
- SOLIDCast UNIT 24: Output Criteria: Cooling Rate
- SOLIDCast UNIT 25: Output Criteria: The Niyama Criterion
- SOLIDCast UNIT 26: Output Criteria: Hot Spots
- SOLIDCast UNIT 27: Output Criteria: Custom Criterion
- SOLIDCast UNIT 28: Importing Model Files
- SOLIDCast UNIT 29: Planes of Symmetry
- SOLIDCast UNIT 30: Priority Numbers: Intersecting Shapes
- SOLIDCast UNIT 31: Void Material
- SOLIDCast UNIT 32: Mold Filling
- SOLIDCast UNIT 33: Modeling Considerations by Process
- SOLIDCast UNIT 34: Capturing and Printing Images
- SOLIDCast UNIT 35: Model Editing
- SOLIDCast UNIT 36: Editing the Project Tree
- SOLIDCast UNIT 37: Making Movies
- SOLIDCast UNIT 38: Components: The Import/Export Function
- SOLIDCast UNIT 39: Mirroring Results
- SOLIDCast UNIT 40: Cloning a Model
- SOLIDCast UNIT 41: FCC Custom Criterion
- SOLIDCast UNIT 42: Tilt Pour
- SOLIDCast UNIT 43: Low Pressure Permanent Mold Casting
- SOLIDCast UNIT 44: Cooling Channels in Permanent Mold Casting
- SOLIDCast UNIT 45: Riser Design Wizard
- SOLIDCast UNIT 46 SOLIDCast Utilities
- SOLIDCast UNIT 47: Gating Design Wizard
- SOLIDCast UNIT 48: Using Thermocouples
- SOLIDCast UNIT 49: Common Errors
- SOLIDCast UNIT 50: Queue Viewer
- SOLIDCast UNIT 51: Modeling Heat Treat Processes
- SOLIDCast Unit 52: Simulation Results Viewer
FLOWCast and OPTICast Documentation
- FLOWCast UNIT 1: Overview and Quick Start Guide
- FLOWCast UNIT 2: System Installation and System Considerations
- FLOWCast UNIT 3: Setting
- FLOWCast UNIT 4: The FLOWCast Toolbar
- FLOWCast UNIT 5: The File Menu
- FLOWCast UNIT 6: The Models Menu
- FLOWCast UNIT 7: The Graphics Menu
- FLOWCast UNIT 8: The Settings Menu
- FLOWCast UNIT 9: The Help Menu
- FLOWCast UNIT 10: Display and View Controls
- FLOWCast UNIT 11: The Display Tab
- FLOWCast UNIT 12: The Filling Tab
- FLOWCast UNIT 13: The Status Tab
- FLOWCast UNIT 14: The Anim Tab
- FLOWCast UNIT 15: The Pathlines Tab
- FLOWCast UNIT 16: Flow Simulation Strategies
- OPTICast UNIT 1: Overview of the Optimization Process
- OPTICast UNIT 2: System Installation and System Considerations
- OPTICast UNIT 3: Setting Up an Optimization Run
- OPTICast UNIT 4: Selecting Geometric Design Variables
- OPTICast UNIT 5: Creating Linked Geometric Design Variables
- OPTICast UNIT 6: Putting Limits on Model Data
- OPTICast UNIT 7: Setting Process Constraints
- OPTICast UNIT 8: Setting the Objective Function
- OPTICast UNIT 9: Simulation Parameters
- OPTICast UNIT 10: Advanced Optimization Parameters
- OPTICast UNIT 11: Running the Optimization
- OPTICast UNIT 12: Reviewing Optimization Results
- OPTICast UNIT 13: Optimization Strategies