For the calculation in SIGMA, „PP“ must be set in the material data under material type and, if not already present, the MFI value of the original material must be inserted.

Figure 1: Entering the material type and MFI in SIGMA

After the process has been calculated, the user can create a custom graphic and select the various settings (scaling, colour, etc.) as usual.

Figure 2: Creation of a user-defined graphic in SIGMA for material removal

Afterwards, the created graphic can be selected in the toolbar.

Figure 3: Exemplary visualisation of the material removal of polypropylene in SIGMA