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Appendix E

C-MOLD Shrinkage & Warpage User's Guide

Launching Analyses from the Keyboard

As mentioned in Chapter 3 of this book, experienced users may decide to launch C-MOLD analyses from the keyboard, rather than from the control panel. There are two ways to launch C-MOLD analyses from the keyboard, as follows:

These two methods are described in the following sections of this appendix.

Launch With Command-Line Arguments

The first method is to use the launcher with command-line arguments that directly specify the analyses to be performed. To do this, type one of the following:

cmlaunch analysis_list design_name dir BATCH

or

cmlaunch analysis_list design_name dir ONLINE

where:

For example, to execute C-MOLD Integrated Shrinkage & Warpage Analysis for injection molding, type:

cmlaunch shrinkagewarpage design1 /cmold/cases ONLINE

This command launches a shrinkage and warpage analysis for the design design1. The input files reside in the directory /cmold/cases. The analysis is run online, with output from the analysis displayed on the screen. Note that the directory specification above provides the full pathname; do not use the shorthand notation '.' or '..' on Unix systems.

Create a Launch Execution File

The second method is to create a launch execution file that contains analysis launch commands, and then submit this execution file as a command-line argument for the launcher. To do this, type one of the following:

cmlaunch dir run_file BATCH

or

cmlaunch dir run_file ONLINE

where:

The run_file contains one or more lines, with each line specifying the analyses to be executed, for example:

analysis_list_i design_name_i dir_i

where:

For example, to execute C-MOLD Integrated Shrinkage & Warpage Analysis for the above design, using an execution command file, proceed as follows. First create an execution command file (run_file), say, exec.file, using a text editor. This file should contain the following line, that specifies shrinkage and warpage analysis:

shrinkagewarpage design1 /cmold/cases

Then execute the analysis, by typing:

cmlaunch /cmold/cases exec.file ONLINE

The command file (run_file) is assumed to have been created in the directory /cmold/cases in the above example. Note that the command file and the input files for the analyses do not need to reside in the same directory. Note also that, when launching several analyses on several designs that are stored in different directories, each line in the command file would specify the name of the analyses to be run, the design name and the directory in which the input files for that design are stored.

List of Analyses

Table E-1 shows the C-MOLD analysis names that can be included in analysis_list. Analyses documented in this user's guide are highlighted in bold type.

Table E-1. List of Analyses
filling/ez  filling 
runnerbalancing  fillingwithfiber 
fillingandpostfilling  fillingandpostfillingwithfiber 
coolantflow   cooling 
fillingandcooling  fillingandcoolingwithfiber 
shrinkagewarpage  serviceloading 
gasassisted  reactivematerial 
coinjection  blowmolding 
thermoforming  i/c-pf 
i/c-sw  i/c-andcooling 


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