Chapter 4: Fluent Materials Processing Workspace

You are able to simulate various types of polymer material processes (for example, extrusion and blowmolding) within the Fluent Materials Processing workspace environment.

This chapter describes the Fluent Materials Processing workspace. Information is organized into the following sections:

Related Videos

  • Overview of the Fluent Materials Processing Workspace

  • Demonstration of the Fluent Materials Processing Workspace

Note:  There are several tutorials and several examples available that illustrate how to use the workspace.

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