MDL 5.3 Release Notes
Moldflow Design Link 5.3 (MDL 5.3) provides a geometry data translation interface between Moldflow’s range of simulation products and leading CAD systems using standard file formats such as IGES, STEP, Parasolid, Pro/ENGINEER, SolidWorks 2006, and Catia V5 part files. MDL 5.3 can be used to import CAD model geometry directly into both Moldflow Plastics Advisers™ (MPA™) and Moldflow Plastics Insight™ (MPI™).
Enhancements in this release
All kernels have been updated to the specifications in the table below. This release also contains bug fixes in the NURBS surface translation for all kernels. Also the mesh generator has been updated to the latest version available at Moldflow.
The current supported file types and versions are:
File type Versions
Parasolid all versions up to 17.1
Pro/ENGINEER all versions up to and including Wildfire3
Catia V5 versions 6 to 16
SolidWorks 2006 SLDPRT files only