{"id":41841,"date":"2025-10-09T16:47:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T11:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/?p=41841"},"modified":"2025-10-23T09:44:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T04:14:23","slug":"reduce-process-time-while-simulating-family-multi-cavity-molds-using-cyclic-or-symmetry-condition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/reduce-process-time-while-simulating-family-multi-cavity-molds-using-cyclic-or-symmetry-condition\/","title":{"rendered":"Reduce process time while simulating family\/multi-cavity molds using Cyclic or Symmetry condition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/best-practices-with-solidworks-plastics\/\">Plastics<\/a> Injection molding, the critical task lies when you are simulating a family or multi-cavity molds to optimize the process and ensure high-quality production. But, these simulations becomes at times, time-consuming based on the complexity. Simulating each cavity individually involves computationally challenging in terms of time and resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/best-practices-with-solidworks-plastics\/\">SOLIDWORKS Plastics<\/a> Simulation, we can reduce the time involved without any compromise in accuracy using the Symmetry or cyclic condition. These options come in handy when you require to work with circular or radial mold cavities (cyclic) or while focusing on a geometrically symmetric mold cavities (symmetry) by focussing on a fraction of the mold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Benefits of using Cyclic\/Symmetry Conditions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reduced Simulation analysis run time \u2013 cuts down computation time by up to 50 \u2013 75%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Less memory and CPU usage &#8211; allowing us to faster iterations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accurate results with less effort \u2013 it accurately replicates the mold behaviour without requiring entire geometry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Does not require the entire mold geometry to be created<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to apply Cyclic\/Symmetry conditions in SOLIDWORKS Plastics:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The steps to apply the cyclic\/symmetry conditions in the boundary condition are simple and similar. Once you recognize the family or multi-cavity mold, you can apply this condition to create and analyse cavity and runner layouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After specifying the cavity, runner system and in the <a href=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/best-practices-with-solidworks-plastics\/\">Plastics study<\/a>, under the boundary conditions, you can specify either symmetry or cyclic condition.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-66.png\" alt=\"Reduce process time while simulating family\/multi-cavity molds using Cyclic or Symmetry condition\" class=\"wp-image-41842\" style=\"width:420px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-66.png 702w, https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-66-300x165.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Firstly, under the Symmetry option, we can specify the type of geometry condition i.e. along solid body or along sketch-based runner. Also, in addition to one symmetry plane input, we can select another plane selection for 2<sup>nd<\/sup> symmetry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Cyclic condition, we are required to provide an axis and no. of components to create pattern of mold cavity.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-67.png\" alt=\"Reduce process time while simulating family\/multi-cavity molds using Cyclic or Symmetry condition\" class=\"wp-image-41843\" style=\"width:432px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-67.png 940w, https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-67-300x98.png 300w, https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-67-768x251.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Once this is done, we can run the plastic simulation study after meshing. Then to validate the results of symmetry or cyclic mold cavities, we can enable the option of \u201cdisplay symmetric results\u201d and go through the same.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-69.png\" alt=\"Reduce process time while simulating family\/multi-cavity molds using Cyclic or Symmetry condition\" class=\"wp-image-41845\" style=\"width:432px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-69.png 940w, https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-69-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-69-768x245.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>So, in this article, we have seen how we can employ the cyclic and symmetry conditions for scenarios such as simulating family or multi-cavity molds. This is a powerful way to reduce process time, optimize resources and maintain accuracy.&nbsp; By applying these conditions, mold designers and engineers can improve simulation by accelerating design cycle &amp; improving productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you wish to know more about <a href=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/best-practices-with-solidworks-plastics\/\">SOLIDWORKS Plastics<\/a> Simulation, do reach out to us at <a href=\"mailto:marketing@ckonnect.in\">marketing@ckonnect.in<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Author:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:16% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"659\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Media-4-Copy-1.jpg\" alt=\"Author picture\" class=\"wp-image-41981 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Media-4-Copy-1.jpg 659w, https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Media-4-Copy-1-300x287.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Ramesh Aravind is a Customer Success Associate based out of Chennai, Tamil Nadu.\u00a0 He has completed Master\u2019s in Engineering with specialization in Industrial Metallurgy. He had joined Conceptia Konnect team in August, 2022 and has a good experience in SOLIDWORKS &amp;\u00a0<strong>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE Works solutions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Plastics Injection molding, the critical task lies when you are simulating a family or multi-cavity molds to optimize the process and ensure high-quality production. But, these simulations becomes at times, time-consuming based on the complexity. Simulating each cavity individually involves computationally challenging in terms of time and resources. 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