Mold-flow & process simulation
Set up injection-molding or process simulations and extract fill, warp and cycle results.
20 project-authored proposals · taxonomy v1.1 · 0 new benchmark runs. Verifiers and partial-credit rules below are designs, not executed results.
- Typical applications
- Moldex3D · Autodesk Moldflow
- Class GUI-need label
G3· GUI-only
Task proposals · 20
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R07.02.01.03-T01 Moldflow Insight: Fill+Pack+Cool+Warp from a process spec
Original instruction
Open study input/housing_230.sdy in Autodesk Moldflow Insight 2025. Apply input/process_spec.json (melt/mold temperatures, ram-speed profile, V/P at 98%, packing profile, coolant settings), run Cool (FEM)+Fill+Pack+Warp, and write the 9 listed results (fill time, max pressure, clamp force, cycle time, max warpage, etc.) to output/results.json.
- Platforms
win· Windows- Applications
- Autodesk Moldflow Insight
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & forms- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro applong· Long-horizon- Proposed difficulty
- 4 / 5
Proposed verifier
Each numeric field within ±1% of hidden reference from the same mesh/material. Fallback partial credit: grader reads the saved study's process settings (via Moldflow Synergy result/export read-only) and checks each parameter. Synergy API scripts are disabled for the agent.
Proposed partial credit
40% process parameters match spec; 60% nine results (≈6.7 each).
R07.02.01.03-T02 Moldflow: V/P switchover change and clamp-force delta
Original instruction
Duplicate the solved study input/cap_base.sdy, change the velocity/pressure switch-over from 98% to 95% filled volume, rerun Fill+Pack, and report the change in maximum clamp force (tonnes) and in part weight (g) to output/delta.json.
- Platforms
win· Windows- Applications
- Autodesk Moldflow Insight
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & forms- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro app- Proposed difficulty
- 3 / 5
Proposed verifier
New study exists with V/P 95% and all other settings identical (settings diff); deltas within ±2% relative of reference. Synergy macros and COM automation are disabled for the agent and the studymod/runstudy CLI tools are absent from its PATH, so studies must be edited in Synergy.
Proposed partial credit
40% settings changed only at V/P; 30% clamp delta; 30% weight delta.
R07.02.01.03-T03 Moldex3D: gate location B fill time and weld lines
Original instruction
In Moldex3D Studio, open input/bezel.mvj, move the gate from location A to candidate B (coordinates in input/gates.json, same gate geometry), regenerate the runner mesh, run Filling, and report fill time and number of weld lines on the cosmetic face.
- Platforms
win· Windows- Applications
- Moldex3D Studio
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clickgeom· Precise geometryvis· Visual judgment- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro app- Proposed difficulty
- 3 / 5
Proposed verifier
Project's gate entity at B ±0.1 mm; fill time ±2%; weld-line count on face group 'Cosmetic' matches reference (exact). Moldex3D API/macros disabled.
Proposed partial credit
30% gate moved and meshed; 30% fill time; 40% weld-line count.
R07.02.01.03-T04 Moldflow Adviser: best gate location and molding window
Original instruction
In Moldflow Adviser (Fusion simulation extension), run Gate Location and Molding Window analyses on input/clip.stl with PP Moplen HP500N. Report the recommended gate node coordinates and the preferred melt and mold temperatures.
- Platforms
win· Windowsmac· macOS- Applications
- Moldflow Adviser · Fusion
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
click· Point & click- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro app- Proposed difficulty
- 2 / 5
Proposed verifier
Gate location within 3 mm of reference recommendation; preferred temperatures ±2 °C; material grade exact in study. Moldflow Adviser automation and Fusion's Scripts and Add-Ins are disabled for the agent, so gate and window must be found interactively.
Proposed partial credit
20% material; 40% gate location; 40% temperatures.
R07.02.01.03-T05 Moldex3D: balance a 4-cavity family mold by runner sizing
Original instruction
input/family4.mvj has a 4-cavity family mold filling unevenly. Adjust only the secondary runner diameters (4–8 mm, 0.5 mm steps) so all cavities fill within 2% of each other in time, keeping total shot volume within +5%. Report diameters and per-cavity fill times.
- Platforms
win· Windows- Applications
- Moldex3D Studio
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & formsvis· Visual judgment- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro applong· Long-horizon- Proposed difficulty
- 5 / 5
Proposed verifier
Grader reruns Filling with the saved runner geometry: max cavity fill-time spread ≤ 2%; diameters on the 0.5 mm grid; shot volume within limit; no other geometry changes. Moldex3D's Python API and batch-run utilities are disabled for the agent's license, so the model must be edited in Moldex3D Studio.
Proposed partial credit
20% runner edits valid; 50% balance (scaled to a 2 pct spread); 30% shot volume constraint.
R07.02.01.03-T06 Moldflow: redesign cooling to cut cycle time 10%
Original instruction
For input/tray_cool.sdy, modify the cooling circuits (add baffles/bubblers, reroute channels within the mold-plate envelope, 8–12 mm diameters) so cycle time drops ≥ 10% while max part temperature at ejection stays ≤ 85 °C and coolant Reynolds ≥ 10,000.
- Platforms
win· Windows- Applications
- Autodesk Moldflow Insight
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clickgeom· Precise geometryvis· Visual judgment- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro applong· Long-horizon- Proposed difficulty
- 5 / 5
Proposed verifier
Grader reruns Cool (FEM)+Fill+Pack: cycle-time reduction ≥ 10%, ejection temperature limit, Reynolds per circuit, channels within envelope and ≥ 8 mm from part surface. Synergy macros and COM automation are disabled for the agent and the studymod/runstudy CLI tools are absent from its PATH, so studies must be edited in Synergy.
Proposed partial credit
40% cycle-time reduction (scaled); 25% temperature limit; 20% Reynolds; 15% geometric constraints.
R07.02.01.03-T07 SolidWorks Plastics: eliminate a short shot
Original instruction
SolidWorks Plastics predicts a short shot for input/thin_lid.SLDPRT (ABS). Fix it by changing only process settings (melt temp within the material window, injection pressure limit, fill time) so the part fills completely; report the settings and fill time.
- Platforms
win· Windows- Applications
- SolidWorks Plastics
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & forms- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro app- Proposed difficulty
- 3 / 5
Proposed verifier
Grader reruns the study: 100% fill, settings inside material window, geometry unchanged (hash); reported fill time ±3%. SolidWorks macros are disabled for the agent and no scripting host on its VM can reach the COM API, so the study must be set up interactively.
Proposed partial credit
30% within material limits; 50% full fill; 20% fill time reported.
R07.02.01.03-T08 Moldex3D: fiber-orientation warpage for two gate layouts
Original instruction
For input/bracket_gf30.mvj (PA66-GF30), run Fill+Pack+Cool+Warp with fiber orientation for the existing single gate and for a two-gate layout per input/gates2.json. Report max total warpage and the improvement percentage.
- Platforms
win· Windows- Applications
- Moldex3D Studio
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & formsgeom· Precise geometry- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro applong· Long-horizon- Proposed difficulty
- 4 / 5
Proposed verifier
Two runs present with fiber module enabled; second gate placement ±0.1 mm; warpages within 3% of references; improvement computed correctly. Moldex3D's Python API and batch-run utilities are disabled for the agent's license, so the model must be edited in Moldex3D Studio.
Proposed partial credit
20% fiber module; 20% second layout; 60% two warpage results and improvement.
R07.02.01.03-T09 Moldflow: swap material grade and report pressure change
Original instruction
In input/knob.sdy, replace the material with 'Covestro Bayblend T65 XF' from the Moldflow database (exact grade), keep process settings at the grade's recommended values, rerun Fill, and report max injection pressure and its change.
- Platforms
win· Windows- Applications
- Autodesk Moldflow Insight
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & forms- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro app- Proposed difficulty
- 2 / 5
Proposed verifier
Study material ID equals the exact grade; process temperatures at grade recommendations; pressure within ±2% of reference. Synergy macros and COM automation are disabled for the agent and the studymod/runstudy CLI tools are absent from its PATH, so studies must be edited in Synergy.
Proposed partial credit
40% exact grade; 20% process defaults; 40% pressure result.
R07.02.01.03-T10 Moldflow: fix mesh diagnostics before a 3D analysis
Original instruction
input/gear_housing.sdy's 3D mesh fails diagnostics (aspect ratio > 50, 14 inverted elements, < 6 elements through some thin walls). Remesh/repair so diagnostics pass (max aspect ≤ 30, 0 inverted, ≥ 6 layers in walls ≥ 1 mm) and run Fill.
- Platforms
win· Windows- Applications
- Autodesk Moldflow Insight
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clickvis· Visual judgment- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro app- Proposed difficulty
- 3 / 5
Proposed verifier
Grader's mesh statistics from the study: thresholds met; Fill analysis completed; fill time within 3% of reference (reference from a clean mesh). Synergy macros and COM automation are disabled for the agent and the studymod/runstudy CLI tools are absent from its PATH, so studies must be edited in Synergy.
Proposed partial credit
50% mesh diagnostics pass; 30% Fill runs; 20% result plausibility.
R07.02.01.03-T11 Moldex3D: sequential valve-gate timing to move a weld line
Original instruction
input/door_panel.mvj has 3 valve gates causing a weld line on the visible zone 'Class-A'. Set cascade (sequential) valve opening times so no weld line forms in Class-A, keeping fill time ≤ 3.0 s and max pressure ≤ 120 MPa.
- Platforms
win· Windows- Applications
- Moldex3D Studio
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & formsvis· Visual judgment- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro applong· Long-horizon- Proposed difficulty
- 5 / 5
Proposed verifier
Grader reruns Filling with saved valve timings: zero weld-line nodes in Class-A group; fill time and pressure limits met. Moldex3D's Python API and batch-run utilities are disabled for the agent's license, so the model must be edited in Moldex3D Studio.
Proposed partial credit
50% no weld line in Class-A; 25% fill-time limit; 25% pressure limit.
R07.02.01.03-T12 SolidWorks Plastics: sink-mark estimate on a thick boss
Original instruction
Run Fill+Pack in SolidWorks Plastics on input/handle.SLDPRT (PC) and report the maximum sink-mark depth on the cosmetic face and which boss causes it; then change the boss core-out depth parameter in the part to bring sink below 0.03 mm.
- Platforms
win· Windows- Applications
- SolidWorks Plastics · SolidWorks
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & formsvis· Visual judgment- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro app- Proposed difficulty
- 3 / 5
Proposed verifier
Initial sink value ±5% and boss ID correct; modified part reruns with sink ≤ 0.03 mm; only the core-out parameter changed. SolidWorks macros are disabled for the agent and no scripting host on its VM can reach the COM API, so the study must be set up interactively.
Proposed partial credit
30% initial sink and location; 50% fixed below limit; 20% only intended parameter changed.
R07.02.01.03-T13 Moldflow: two-shot overmolding of TPE onto PP
Original instruction
Set up an overmolding study for input/grip_overmold/ (PP substrate shot 1, TPE overmold shot 2 with given gates) in Moldflow, run Fill+Pack for both shots with shot-1 thermal history, and report shot-2 fill time and max substrate temperature during shot 2.
- Platforms
win· Windows- Applications
- Autodesk Moldflow Insight
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & forms- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro app- Proposed difficulty
- 3 / 5
Proposed verifier
Study type Overmolding with correct component assignments and materials; results within ±3% of reference. Synergy macros and COM automation are disabled for the agent and the studymod/runstudy CLI tools are absent from its PATH, so studies must be edited in Synergy.
Proposed partial credit
40% overmolding setup; 30% shot-2 fill time; 30% substrate temperature.
R07.02.01.03-T14 Moldflow: gas-assisted injection core-out length
Original instruction
For input/handle_gas.sdy, set up gas-assisted injection (gas entrance at the given node, 20% short shot, gas delay 0.5 s, pressure profile from spec), run, and report gas penetration length and residual wall thickness at the mid-section.
- Platforms
win· Windows- Applications
- Autodesk Moldflow Insight
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & forms- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro app- Proposed difficulty
- 3 / 5
Proposed verifier
Process type gas-assisted with listed parameters; penetration length ±5%; wall thickness ±0.1 mm vs reference. Synergy macros and COM automation are disabled for the agent and the studymod/runstudy CLI tools are absent from its PATH, so studies must be edited in Synergy.
Proposed partial credit
40% gas setup; 30% penetration; 30% wall thickness.
R07.02.01.03-T15 FLOW-3D CAST: gravity sand casting fill and porosity hotspot
Original instruction
Set up gravity sand casting of input/bracket_a356.stl with the gating in input/gating.stl in FLOW-3D CAST: A356 at 720 °C, silica sand mold, fill + solidification. Report total solidification time and the location (XYZ) of the highest shrinkage porosity.
- Platforms
win· Windows- Applications
- FLOW-3D CAST
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & formsvis· Visual judgment- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro applong· Long-horizon- Proposed difficulty
- 4 / 5
Proposed verifier
Workspace settings checked (process template, materials, temperatures); solidification time ±5%; porosity hotspot within 5 mm of reference. The agent has no shell or text editor outside FLOW-3D CAST, and the workspace must be saved by CAST (app metadata checked), not a hand-edited prepin file.
Proposed partial credit
30% setup; 30% solidification time; 40% hotspot location.
R07.02.01.03-T16 AutoForm: deep-drawn cup thinning below 20%
Original instruction
In AutoForm Forming, set up a deep draw of input/cup_die.igs with DC04 blank Ø180 × 1.0 mm. Tune blank-holder force (constant, 50–300 kN) and draw-bead restraint so maximum thinning < 20% with no splits or wrinkling flagged on the FLD. Report BHF and thinning.
- Platforms
win· Windows- Applications
- AutoForm Forming
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & formsvis· Visual judgment- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro app- Proposed difficulty
- 4 / 5
Proposed verifier
Grader reruns the saved simulation: max thinning < 20%, formability plot free of 'split'/'risk of split' and 'wrinkles' above threshold; BHF in range. The agent VM has no shell or scripting host and AutoForm batch mode is disabled for its license, so the simulation must be set up in the AutoForm GUI.
Proposed partial credit
30% setup; 40% thinning target; 30% FLD clean.
R07.02.01.03-T17 Ansys Additive: distortion prediction and compensated STL
Original instruction
In Ansys Additive Print, simulate the LPBF build of input/bracket_ti64.stl (Ti-6Al-4V, given supports and 60 µm layers), then export a distortion-compensated STL so the predicted as-built shape deviates ≤ 0.1 mm from nominal.
- Platforms
win· Windows- Applications
- Ansys Additive Print
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & forms- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro app- Proposed difficulty
- 4 / 5
Proposed verifier
Grader re-simulates with the compensated STL: max deviation vs nominal ≤ 0.1 mm (scaled credit to 0.3 mm); first simulation's max distortion reported ±5%. PyAdditive and the Additive server API are not reachable from the agent VM (no Python), so both simulations must be run from the Additive Print GUI.
Proposed partial credit
20% initial distortion reported; 30% compensated STL exported; 50% residual deviation.
R07.02.01.03-T18 Moldex3D: time to ejection temperature
Original instruction
Run Cool+Fill+Pack in Moldex3D for input/cover_pp.mvj with the given cooling layout and report the time when 95% of the part volume is below the ejection temperature (from the material), plus the hottest region at that time.
- Platforms
win· Windows- Applications
- Moldex3D Studio
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clickvis· Visual judgment- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro app- Proposed difficulty
- 3 / 5
Proposed verifier
Analysis sequence correct; time within 3% of reference; hottest region within 5 mm of reference location. Moldex3D's Python API and batch-run utilities are disabled for the agent's license, so the model must be edited in Moldex3D Studio.
Proposed partial credit
30% analyses run; 40% time; 30% hotspot.
R07.02.01.03-T19 Moldflow DOE: three-factor warpage minimisation
Original instruction
Run a Moldflow DOE (Taguchi L9) on input/frame_doe.sdy varying melt temp, mold temp and packing pressure (3 levels from input/doe_levels.json), Fill+Pack+Warp, and report the setting with minimum max warpage and the main-effect ranking.
- Platforms
win· Windows- Applications
- Autodesk Moldflow Insight
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & forms- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro applong· Long-horizon- Proposed difficulty
- 4 / 5
Proposed verifier
DOE study with 9 runs at the specified levels; best setting exact; warpage within 3%; factor ranking matches reference. Synergy macros and COM automation are disabled for the agent and the studymod/runstudy CLI tools are absent from its PATH, so studies must be edited in Synergy.
Proposed partial credit
30% DOE configured; 40% best setting; 30% ranking.
R07.02.01.03-T20 Moldflow: export a five-plot results report
Original instruction
From the solved study input/lens_holder.sdy, create a Moldflow report with five plots (fill time, pressure at V/P, weld lines, volumetric shrinkage, warpage magnified 10×) at the specified view orientation, and export it as output/report.pptx.
- Platforms
win· Windows- Applications
- Autodesk Moldflow Insight · PowerPoint
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clickvis· Visual judgment- Work product
WP03· Visual layout- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro appmultiapp· Multi-app- Proposed difficulty
- 2 / 5
Proposed verifier
PPTX has ≥ 5 slides with images; each image matched (SSIM ≥ 0.85) against grader-rendered reference plots for the named result and view; captions name the result. Synergy macros/COM automation and PowerPoint VBA are disabled for the agent, so plots must be exported from Synergy's report wizard.
Proposed partial credit
20% PPTX exported; 80% five correct plots (16 each).
Mapped research references
Existing benchmark-to-class links from the research catalog. They are not record-level annotations, executions or product endorsements.