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Moldflow STL Expert 3.0

By Marcia Swan, Moldflow Corporation

For anyone who works with solid models, whether for CAE analysis or other tasks, Moldflow STL Expert 3.0 provides powerful technology that lets users view, measure, refine, and correct solid surface models imported from popular CAD/CAM/CAE systems. The program outputs high quality stereolithography (STL) models, which can then be used for Moldflow Plastics Advisers^TM (MPA^®) and Moldflow Plastics Insight^TM (MPI^®) analyses, or any other application that uses STL as input.

New features included in the Moldflow STL Expert 3.0 release bolster user productivity and eliminate time-consuming model preparation tasks.

Enhanced mesh repair tools

A complete suite of mesh repair tools, including global node merging, swap/remesh edges, remesh areas, insert, move, and align nodes, orient individual or groups of elements, and fill holes are introduced in this release. These tools allow users to optimize their meshes more efficiently.

Dynamic model diagnostics and statistics

A diagnostics window provides a quick overview of the model and serves to highlight potential problems. It also dynamically updates the status of these problems as they are resolved.

STL Wizard enhancements

The STL Wizard walks users through a series of steps to automatically repair the five common STL mesh problems. The "remove overlap" feature has been enhanced to detect and repair partially overlapping elements or intersecting elements.

Enhanced CAD interfaces

Moldflow STL Expert 3.0 supports Moldflow Design Link 3.0, a geometry data translation interface that allows the direct import of native Pro/ENGINEER part files as well as Parasolid, STEP, and IGES file formats.

Hardware support

Moldflow STL Expert 3.0 supports Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/NT 4.0, as well as Silicon Graphics IRIX 6.5, SUN Solaris 2.7 and 2.8, Hewlett Packard HP-UX 10.2 and 11.0, and IBM AIX 4.3 UNIX platforms.

For more information about Moldflow STL Expert, visit www.moldflow.com or contact your local Moldflow representative