Description
In this class we will show how to build practical API scripts using the API in the Moldflow Insight software product. We will explore concepts such as functions and error checking. The class will introduce the API functionality and conventions through a series of scripts that highlight common tasks completed with the API. Key areas covered will include building a custom report generator, modifying geometry, modifying analysis inputs, running simulations, and interfacing with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint. We will take some time to explain the data formats stored with the Study (.sdy) file. This knowledge is invaluable to API users wishing to change property data guidelines on buildings. We will also discuss high-performance scripts. The lab will consist of a mixture of lectures and hands-on exercises to ensure that we cover the theoretical and practical aspects of building API scripts. Some programming knowledge is preferred, but not required.
Key Learnings
- Discover how to build real-world applications with the Simulation Moldflow Synergy API
- Discover a new report generator written using the API
- Discover how data can be manipulated and stored in the Study (.sdy) file
- Discover how data is stored in the Study (.sdy) file
Speaker
David AstburyDavid Astbury has over 30 years’ experience in the fields of rheology, injection molding, software development, and quality assurance. He is the principle author of many optimization technologies within the Autodesk Moldflow software suite, including automatic injection time, molding window, design of experiments, runner sizing and balancing, gate location optimization, and process optimization. Recognising that to fully maximise part quality and to optimise cycle time for an injection mold you cannot look at only the filling and packing phases; you need to also look at the cooling phase as well optimal cooling line placement is critical is a key component of this. David and a team of engineers are currently developing software to automaticaly place and optimise cooling channels within the mold David is an expert programmer and Autodesk Moldflow API expert, and has produced many API scripts and examples to assist customers with integrating to external structural and optimization systems, producing custom results and reports, automating common tasks and extending the capabilities of the system. David has recently worked with the Fusion Generative team to enhance the capabilites and performance of the generative structural software and laying down the foundations for a generative fluids simulation.