Vents
Use the Vents icon to define vents that enable gases to escape from the part and mold.
Location: Foaming ribbon, Vents icon

Click the
satellite icon that appears when you hover over the Vents tool to display a table of
all vents in your model.
Add Line Vents
Add line vents to enable gases to travel along the part and escape from the parting line of the mold.
Add Point Vents
Add point vents to enable gases to escape from around the part and through the exterior of the mold.
Vents Table
You can review, modify, and work with point vents in the Vents table.
Click the
satellite icon on the Vents tool to display the table.
The table shows the current coordinates and radius or dimensions for each vent. Use the dropdown menu to select squared vents or circular vents.

Column 1 numbers the vents in the order that you added them. The Location column pinpoints the vent at X, Y, and Z coordinates. For round vents, the Radius column displays the vents' radii. For squared vents, the X, Y, and Z columns display the vents' dimensions. When a row is selected, you can use the microdialog to edit the corresponding vent.
Click the
icon to export vents to a .csv or .txt file.
Click the
icon to import vents from a .csv or .txt file.