Acceptable Formats (files are listed in preferential order)
Acceptable CAD Formats For Moldflow® Request: (native 3D CAD files are IDEAL)
- SolidWorks (.sldprt)
- Pro/Engineer (.prt)
- CATIA (.model)
- Unigraphics (*.prt)
- SDRC I-DEAS (*.mf1, *.mf2, *.arc)
- IGES files (.iges/.igs)
- Other Suitable Formats: Parasolid (.x_t), STEP (.step/.stp)
- STL (.stl) - Files should be supplied with a native iges file
- MSC/PATRAN Neutral (*.out, *.pat)
- MSC/PATRAN Database (*.db)
Acceptable Mesh Formats+
- Moldflow Files (*.mfl)
- C-Mold Files (*.fem)
- HyperMesh (*.hm, *.udm)
- SDRC I-DEAS Simulation Universal File (*.unv)
- Patran Mesh (*.pat, *.out)
- Nastran Mesh (*.nas)
- Ansys Files (*.ans, *.dat, *.cdb)
+Use triangular elements when generating mesh
Information Transmission: Acceptable methods for sending electronic information are:
- E-mail is the preferred method (use a compression utility such as PKZIP [*.gzip, *.tar, *.zip] or standard UNIX compression [*.Z] to reduce file size). E-mail files to: design.santoprene@exxonmobil.com
- CD-rom
- FTP site
Mail Files to:
Advanced Elastomer Systems
388 S. Main Street
Akron, OH 44311
®Moldflow is a registered trademark of Moldflow Corporation.
