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The functionality comparison between Creo Mold Analysis (CMA) and Creo Mold Analysis Lite version (Free version)

Modified: 20-Jun-2024   


Applies To

  • Creo Parametric 3.0 M010 to 11.0
  • PTC Creo Mold Analysis (CMA)

Description

  • The functionality comparison between Creo Mold Analysis (CMA) and Creo Mold Analysis Lite version (Free version)
  • The functionality comparison between Creo Mold Analysis (CMA) and Creo Mold Analysis Foundation (CMAF) (Free version) 
  • Some commands are grayed out during the use of CMA (Crero Mold Analysis) like OPTIONAL SIMULATIONS and MESH ELEMENT SIZE in Analysis Setup window
  • Only a limited list of materials are available (complete list isn't available)
  • Materials types missing in the Material Library tab
  • In Creo Mold Analysis Report , in Result Advisor – Air trap page show: The result preview is not available in Creo Mold Analysis Lite version. Upgrade your version to see the result.
  • What license is needed to access Air trap, volumetric shrinkage and fiber orientation results in CMA
  • Analysis results are totally greyed out in CMA
  • The number of gate can only be selected as 1 in the automatic gate creation dialog, it is not allowed to set multiple gates.
  • The list of materials for Mold Analysis is very small
    • In previous versions, there were 100's of materials to choose from
  • Unable to get all Mold Analysis results
  • When using CMA, the only results function available is the Melt Front Time
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