MAP bridges the gap between injection molding simulation and advanced FEA of fiber reinforced engineering plastics via nonlinear micromechanical material modeling.

MAP is fully integrated within DIGIMAT’s multi-scale modeling process. MAP is an accurate, efficient, robust and flexible software tool used to transfer the fiber orientation, residual stresses and temperature between dissimilar injection molding and structural analysis meshes where they can be used by DIGIMAT-MF to FEA interfaces (ANSYS, LS-DYNA, Abaqus, ...) to perform state-of-the-art nonlinear multi-scale analysis.

• Two mapping methods:

            - Shell mapping
            - Continuum mapping

• Supported elements :

            - First order tetrahedron and triangular shell elements for donor meshes
            - First order hexahedron and quadrangular shell elements for receiving meshes, in                   addition to first order tetrahedron and triangular shells

• 5 Mapping Methods of :

            - Fiber orientation predicted by Moldflow Mid-Plane, Moldflow 3D and SigmaSoft
            - Initial stresses predicted by Modflow Mid-Plane and Moldflow 3D
            - Temperature field predicted by Moldflow 3D

• 2 through thickness mapping methods for shell elements:

            - Allows you to reduce the number of layers in your FEA analysis with respect to the               number of layers present in the original injection molding mesh

•  Post-Data processing:

            - Visualize tensorial data
            - Synchonized post-processing

• Nokia: "The use of DIGIMAT and MAP enables Nokia to combine process and structural simulation in order to take manufacturing into account. This leads to a higher confidence in analysis results and a more realistic product optimization", Niels Dam Lerke, Simulation Specialist, Nokia Denmark A/S