Tutorial MoldWorks 2008

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Petah Tikva 49170 ISRAEL 0 Chapter 1 1 Chapter 2 2 Table of Contents 1-1 2-1 Introduction Getting Started 2.1 Initial Mold Assembly...................................................................... 2-2 2.2 Initial Mold Base ............................................................................. 2-5 2.2.1 Coordinate system of Mold Base Creation ........................................ 2-5 2.2.2 Add Cavity Insert ............................................................................... 2-6 2.2.3 Add Slides .......................................................................................... 2-8 2.2.4 Initial Mold Base Creation ...............................................................2-11 2.3 Creating Standard Components................................................... 2-19 2.3.1 Create Screws ...................................................................................2-20 2.3.2 Create Core Pins (using the ejector menu).......................................2-28 2.3.3 Create Ejector Sleeves ......................................................................2-31 2.3.4 Create a Trimmed Ejector Pin..........................................................2-38 2.4 Cooling System ............................................................................ 2-42 2.4.1 Create a cooling cycle using a 3D sketch. ........................................2-42 2.5 Collision Checking........................................................................ 2-49 2.6 Editing Tools................................................................................. 2-51 2.6.1 Modify Component Position .............................................................2-52 2.6.2 Modify Component Parameters ........................................................2-55 2.6.3 Modify Attributes ..............................................................................2-56 2.6.4 Delete Components...........................................................................2-57 2.6.5 Modifying Plate Assembly ................................................................2-58 2.6.6 Recalculate Components...................................................................2-62 2.6.7 Edit Mold Size...................................................................................2-65 2.6.8 Add Plate ..........................................................................................2-66 2.7 Drawings....................................................................................... 2-69 2.8 Bill of Materials ............................................................................. 2-71 2.9 CNC Output .................................................................................. 2-75 Chapter 3 3 Multi Inserts 3-1 3.1 Layout............................................................................................. 3-2 3.1.1 Create the Core Inserts assembly ...................................................... 3-2 3.1.2 Create the pocket-cutting tool............................................................ 3-6 3.1.3 The Mold Assembly............................................................................ 3-9 3.2 MoldWorks.................................................................................... 3-11 3.2.1 Set the Mold coordinate system. .......................................................3-11 3.2.2 Create New Mold and Add Insert .....................................................3-12 3.2.3 Add Component ................................................................................3-13 Chapter 4 4 Non Standard Mold Bases 4-1 4.1 Based on a Standard Mold Base ................................................... 4-2 4.1.1 Add Stripper Plate. ............................................................................ 4-4 4.1.2 Add Raiser Plates .............................................................................. 4-7 4.1.3 Add an Ejector Retainer Plate. .........................................................4-10 4.1.4 Add an Ejector Plate.........................................................................4-11 4.1.5 Add an Insulation Plate. ...................................................................4-12 4.1.6 Recalculate the Mold ........................................................................4-13 4.2 Based on a SolidWorks assembly................................................ 4-14 4.2.1 Add Leader Pins. ..............................................................................4-17 4.2.2 Add Connecting Screws. ...................................................................4-19 4.2.3 Fix the connecting device to the plates. ............................................4-21 Chapter 5 5 User Components 5-1 5.1 Hot Runner ..................................................................................... 5-2 5.1.1 Description ........................................................................................ 5-2 5.1.2 The Manifold...................................................................................... 5-3 5.1.3 The mold base .................................................................................... 5-4 5.1.4 Add the hot runner nozzles................................................................. 5-5 5.1.5 Edit the hot runner nozzles ...............................................................5-14 5.2 Runner and Gate.......................................................................... 5-16 5.2.1 Creating the runners.........................................................................5-16 5.2.2 Creating the submarine gate.............................................................5-21 5.3 Cooling ......................................................................................... 5-26 5.3.1 Creating the Brass plug baffles component. .....................................5-26 5.3.2 Modify BB-Baffles parameters..........................................................5-30 5.3.3 Creating thread-less pressure plugs component...............................5-31 5.3.4 Creating Connector plugs component ..............................................5-34 5.3.5 Creating Pressure plugs component.................................................5-37 Chapter 6 6 Lifters 6-1 ii MoldWorks2008 Tutorial ..................................................................6.............2 Declaration of the core inserts. 6-2 Adding the Lifters .................1 6.................................. 6-4 iii MoldWorks2008 Tutorial ... MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 1-1 .SLDPRT and the components (in general) Leader Pin-Catalogue Number-Group ID. and the Feature dimensions check box in Annotations Display from Detailing under the Document Properties tab. Also check the Always display text at the same size parameter on the Document Properties tab under Annotation Display in the Tools > Options dialogue box. 3. Plate2. SolidWorks Settings 1. A folder can contain only one mold. We strongly recommend deactivating the Save auto recover info every x changes check box from Backups in the Tools > Option menu under the System Options tab.SLDPRT. 2. We have included comments relating to the mold design process so that the environment and the needs of the mold designer will be clearer to those who are not familiar with the injection mold design process.1 1 Introduction The following Tutorial leads you step by step through the main functionality of MoldWorks.SLDPRT (unless you change the component name through the MoldWorks > Options menu). we recommend that you first copy the folders containing the original files under the Example Files folders to a backup folder. since the names of the standard plate and component parts are in general fixed (albeit that you can change them before creation of the mold through the MoldWorks > Options menu). In order not to corrupt the original files. Under the Views menu deactivate Planes. The plates are named Plate1. Origins and Points. The MoldWorks menus are available in assembly mode only. Each time you run this scenario MoldWorks will save the molds into the assembly files (one per mold) under the Example Files folders along with SolidWorks parts representing the plates and components of the mold. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-1 .2 2 Getting Started The files here can be found in the NewHandle folder under the MoldWorks\Example Files directory. MoldWorks can handle any SolidWorks assemblies or parts no matter how they are created. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-2 . however.SLDASM under the NewHandle folder.1 Initial Mold Assembly ¾ Activate SolidWorks and open the file: Mold. Here we have hidden one of the cavity instances in to show the core.Getting Started 2. CarHandle is an assembly containing the core and cavity inserts as well as the side cores for a part called CarHandle. You will notice that this is an assembly of two instances called CarHandle. This assembly was created through SplitWorks. ¾ Close the part MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-3 .Getting Started ¾ Open the (hidden) part called CarHandle from one of the assembly instances. You will notice that it has the color coding created by the SplitWorks environment. ¾ Close (without saving) the CarHandle assembly.Getting Started ¾ Open the CarHandle assembly. Here you can see the cavity insert with the side cores. ¾ Hide CoreInsert_1 and show CavitInsert_1 (if not visible). MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-4 . 2. Notice that you can rotate the Mold Coordinate System as well as flip its axis. see the position of the parting plane.2 Initial Mold Base 2.Getting Started 2. ¾ Scroll parameter dx to 105 to center the mold.1 Coordinate system of Mold Base Creation MoldWorks enables the user to set up the Mold Coordinate system at any point and with any orientation in the SolidWorks world coordinate system. This allows you to create the mold around the part (inserts) wherever they are positioned. ¾ Click . MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-5 . ¾ Activate MoldWorks > Mold Base > Coordinate System… or Click in the MoldWorks pallet. ¾ Change to top view. ¾ Change to front view. The default Mold Coordinate System is set to Top Plane. ¾ Select Plane1. The Mold Coordinate System PropertyManager appears. ¾ Select the CavityInsert_1-1 and choose Cavity from the drop down list. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-6 . In this case for convenience we do not want the actual part to be included in the mold environment. ¾ Select the CarHandle part from the dialogue and press delete. The Insert In-Place dialogue is opened automatically. cavities and side cores to be included within the mold (can be done after the initial mold has been created as well). ¾ Select CarHandle from the FeatureManager design tree. Performing this before the initial mold creation allows MoldWorks to estimate the mold size according to a set of user modifiable rules.2 Add Cavity Insert The first step in creating a mold base in MoldWorks is the selection of the cores.Getting Started 2. All the assembly parts are selected in one action. ¾ Select CoreInsert_1-1 and choose Core from the drop down list.2. ¾ Activate the MoldWorks > Add User Part… menu or relevant icon . Getting Started The side cores will remain part of the mold with no specific definition. ¾ Click finish. ¾ Click OK to return to the Insert dialogue. This data is written to the part property custom fields and will be reflected in the B. This is another short cut method to automatically create the pockets for the inserts during the initial mold creation sequence. ¾ Click the Solid Pocket icon and select the hidden parts CoreTool_T and CavityTool_T (previously prepared) from the Insert Pockets folder. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-7 . when using the appropriate template file (supplied with the MoldWorks installation under the User folder). When adding the inserts after the initial mold creation you can create pockets with mold tools (same as here) or with cut-extrude tools within the add user part dialogue (which are blanked out at this stage). The reason we add the inserts before the mold is created. Fill the part attribute data with the information in the picture above. You can also add inserts without creating a pocket. ¾ Select CavityInsert_1-1 again and Click the Attribute icon . is to enable the mold estimation utility. The Quantity here (2) is the number of cavity inserts in the mold assembly.M. and use standard SolidWorks tools to cut the relevant plates if necessary.O. Inserts can be added any time after the initial mold has been created as well. Check the ( User Guide to see how to create your own user slide libraries.3 Add Slides Now we define the slides. You can use the browse icon ) to add user slide library folders to the Slide Library. The slide library is user extendable. ¾ Click . ¾ Click on the GibAssemblies under the PCS library. We define them before the mold so that the estimation will take them into account as well. or afterwards. Once a new folder is added the system will always display the new folders unless deleted (the locked folders cannot be deleted through this dialogue). MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-8 .2. to show that they are the standard libraries.Getting Started 2. . Now a dialogue with a list of the slide configurations is displayed. ¾ Activate the MoldWorks > Add Slides… or relevant icon ¾ Click to open the Slide Library. Again slides can be defined before the creation of the initial mold. The default standard slide libraries (under the installation MoldWorks\Slide folder) appear with locks on the left. ¾ Select the face of the first pin as shown in the picture above. .Getting Started ¾ Choose the last configuration as shown in the picture above. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-9 . ¾ Click Now the system requests a face to which the slide must be connected. The Ref Plane1 will be the top face of Plate2 (cavity plate) as soon as the initial mold is created. ¾ Click Finally the Cam Pin Length dialogue appears. ¾ Click ¾ Click . .25 to allow the pin to move out by . MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-10 .e. The slide positioning dialogue now appears. ¾ Change the Stroke parameter to 0. This dialogue allows you to move the slide on the plane of definition or rotate it.25. . so all you have to define Now add the slides on the other four pins use the is the face of the pin.Getting Started .25inch. The Stroke will be defaulted to the last inputted i. . Before the initial mold has been created the only active parameter on this dialogue is the Stroke parameter. Refer to the User Guide for an explanation about the other parameters. ¾ Click The Slide is read in and positioned on the face selected according to the global coordinate system. which have been defined. The other option of Type is Plates Only or Non Standard mold. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-11 . Depending on the units of the current document the selection will show either the metric (mm) catalogues or the inch ones. New catalogues and additional mold components are added from time to time according to the user wish list. In this Tutorial the document is defaulted to mm and so we choose the TRAINING catalogue. NOTICE that the size of the mold is automatically calculated to fit the inserts. You can also create custom mold bases (or dies. jigs and fixtures etc. ¾ Click the select button from the Name: parameter to list the available catalogues.4 Initial Mold Base Creation A number of manufactures all over the world are making standard mold parts for Mold Makers.) by using the MoldWorks>Add Plate… menu or relevant icon (under the User tab). A Mold Base is an initial assembly of mold plates and components that the mold maker can purchase from a commercially available catalogue thereby shortening manufacturing time. The Non-Standard type allows you to create a non-standard mold (modifying the general dimensions) with all the components positioned according to the corners of the general dimension. The New Mold dialogue box appears. on any assembly of standard SolidWorks parts. MoldWorks includes a database of the commonly used catalogues with a selection of the most commonly used mold components.2. Make sure that Type is set to Standard. ¾ Activate MoldWorks>Mold Base> New Mold… or click relevant icon from the MoldWorks pallet.Getting Started 2. We are going to create a standard mold base. S2 = 25. NOTICE that the Catalogue tab stays displayed when the Estimation tab opens. data which is useful from one tab is copied to another if necessary i. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-12 . to see the meaning of ¾ Click on to store these parameters as the new defaults. S3 = 60. In order to simplify the interface we have caused the different tabs to toggle between them. except for the Catalogue tab which remains open all the time. However.e. ¾ Set the following parameters: S1 = 35. T2 = 5 ¾ Click on the parameters. T1 = 5. in the Estimation tab we see the Dimensions: parameter again.Getting Started ¾ Click on the Estimation tab. ¾ Change to right view to see that the mold fits into Plate2 and Plate3. Spacers and Ejector Guide check boxes as well. to see how the inserts fit in the general size.Getting Started ¾ Change to top view. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-13 . ¾ Select the Locating Ring. ¾ Click on the Thickness tab. which may be included in the initial Mold Base. Make sure that the thickness of Plate 3 = 76. ¾ Click on in order to get the graphic help that will help you understand plate name structure. This tab includes optional mold components. (You can change the names through the MoldWorks > Utilities > Options menu) ¾ Click on the Option tab. If the mold doesn’t fit into the machine then MoldWorks will indicate where the problem is. The Injection machine can also be previewed after the mold has been created. ¾ Mark the Display Injection Machine. Here we can see a view of an injection machine with the mold. which contains some standard injection machine data and can be modified to suit your needs. This is an optional step – and can be skipped. MoldWorks indicates the Minimum and Maximum Mold Height as well as the Maximum stroke distance. The Injection machine data is read in from an external Excel file. In this view the mold seems to fit into the injection machine. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-14 .Getting Started Next we will check out the Injection machine. ¾ Click on the Right view. ¾ Click on the Injection Machine button in the Catalogue section of the New Mold dialogue. ¾ Click .Getting Started ¾ Click on the Top view. The injection machine now fits into the mold. ¾ Select Size 2 from the Size: box. ¾ Activate the Right view again just to be sure. initial components and component holes are created. Here we can see there is a problem since the columns go through the plates. Inserts initially defined are added to the mold at the end of the process. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-15 . Initial Mold Base. For each group of components one component part is created positioned and displayed in the first position. which exist within their definitions. the two raisers and the ejector plates are created. This issue will be discussed in subsequent steps. Check that in the SolidWorks FeatureManager design tree the mold plates and component are standard SolidWorks parts positioned in the mold assembly. Component holes are created using the SolidWorks Hole function (whenever possible) in order to take advantage of the hole annotation. The cavity and the slide pockets have been created by the tools. Holes are created with clearance dimensions following the method used by the mold maker to manufacture them. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-16 . The plates of the mold base are mated to allow modifications to propagate throughout the mold. The four basic sketches for the base plates.Getting Started MoldWorks is fully integrated in SolidWorks. the other components of the group are positioned as instances of the first and are in hidden mode. ¾ Activate left view. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-17 . NOTICE that the cam pins have been extended automatically to the top face of Plate2.Getting Started MoldWorks suppresses the displayed geometry before creating the mold base and returns it to its default status at the end of the process. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-18 . Notice that the Mobile Side icon is colored in to show that we have chosen the Mobile Side display configuration to show. The display configurations have been created according to the plates. ¾ Open the Display Configuration folder. ¾ Choose the different configurations and RHM button to Show Only (or Resolve Only). which need to be displayed when adding the various components. ¾ Activate isometric view.Getting Started As soon as a mold is created MoldWorks adds a MoldWorks FeatureManager tab to the SolidWorks Feature Tree Manager in order to organize the MoldWorks information. ¾ Click on the MoldWorks FeatureManager tab. Getting Started 2. Different variations of the component-positioning sketch will be demonstrated later on. You can create it in advance or on the fly. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-19 . The component-positioning sketch can be created in a part document or in the assembly document.3 Creating Standard Components This Chapter will demonstrate the typical method we use in MoldWorks to add standard components. ¾ Click . MoldWorks projects the positioning sketch onto this face. ¾ Activate MoldWorks > Add Component or click the Add Component Icon . The Start Face dialogue box appears. ¾ Click . Make sure that the name of the face is entered into the Selected face text box. ¾ Select the Cap Screw. The Add Component control dialogue box and the Component Library dialogue box appear together. ¾ Select the bottom face of Plate3 as the starting face for the screws.Getting Started 2. Here we define the face from which the components will begin. ¾ Click the Screws tab.3. Actually the positioning sketch for the components can be defined anywhere.1 Create Screws ¾ Click the RHM button on and select Show Only in the MoldWorks FeatureManager Tree. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-20 . The sketch now appears in the Position dialogue box. ¾ Change to normal view. which penetrate an insert. The number of component positioning points is automatically displayed in the dialogue. circles and polygonal lines can be used as well. ¾ Open the sketch palette and create the following sketch. will be duplicated to all its MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-21 . This insures that components. ¾ Close the sketch. The actual positions are calculated from the starting face. The sketch can be on any plane in any part or in the assembly. Make sure that the Duplicate to instances button is activated.Getting Started The Position dialogue box appears. Points. ¾ Change to wire frame mode. (Connect the centers of the corner fillet on one side and dimension 10 from the distance on the other side) This sketch will be used to define the positioning of the fixing screws. It is not mandatory to define it as a rectangle. ¾ Click The Screw parameter dialogue box appears. The component graphic help appears. And the initial preview of the screws at the 4 locations is shown. ¾ Click the See Parameters icon .Getting Started instances. Deactivating this button will create the components ONLY for the specific insert. ¾ Change to front view. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-22 . ¾ Scroll parameter D1 to 10. You may scroll a leading parameter (D1 in this case) defining the standard components from the catalogue. NOTICE that the moment that the screws penetrate the core insert we see their duplication in the preview. This means that we are selecting an M10 standard screw from the catalogue. ¾ Close the graphic help by clicking again. Some of the parameters are of geometrical type (screw diameter) and some of functional type (tapping depth).Getting Started The graphic help defines all the modifiable parameters. You may select a standard component by catalogue number from the Catalogue box. ¾ Click instead) (not a mandatory step you could click on the MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-23 . If you key-in for the leading parameter data which exists in the catalogue it will also be recognized and all the standard parameters will be retrieved. You may also type in alphanumeric data possibly creating non-standard components. Watch how the screws preview changes. ¾ Scroll parameter S1 (Screw Length) to 30. ¾ Click the See Parameters icon . S1 will automatically jump to 40 which is the correct length of the screw using the screw Thread Depth = 1. The system goes back to Add Component dialogue box. ¾ Select one of the core inserts and click on the Measured Length icon . Before creating the screws all the component steps i. "As Is" do it as defined. The component graphic help appears.Getting Started MoldWorks issues a warning message indicating that the actual screw hole is shorter then the screw and allows the option of: “Yes” do the correction (i. Component Selection.e.5 Screw Diameter (this law can be found in the Rules Options tab under the MoldWorks > Options menu. Position Selection and Parameter Selection are available for modification. ¾ Click Back to return to the step dialogue box. “Back” to return to the step dialogue box.) MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-24 .e. Start Face. adjust Offset to push the screw further into the plate and the insert). 0 means that the diameter of the hole for the screw will be 1. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-25 . You can change the default clearance dimension and click the button to save the new values as defaults for subsequent sessions. ¾ Click box. in Plate3 and in the core insert in one step. D1 = 1.5 mm larger the nominal diameter of the screw head. with defined clearance dimensions.5 means that the diameter of the hole for the screw head will be 0. The parameters in this tab define the clearance dimensions for the screw holes. NOTICE the oversize between the component and the hole. in the Add Component dialogue The system creates all the relevant holes encapsulating them in one FeatureManager folder.Getting Started ¾ Click the Oversize tab.0 mm larger then the nominal dimension of the screw. D2 = 0. Getting Started Only one of the screws is displayed (the others are hidden) MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-26 . MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-27 . This icon displays the next step. During the process all the step dialogue boxes are available through the control dialogue box. we call it the control dialogue box. The second level dialogue box (step dialogue box) is used to input the different data needed to accomplish the process. It always has the (Continue) icon at the bottom of the dialogue. This is useful to modify data at any stage before completion of the whole process. while at the same time guiding you through the process. It also contains the (Create). This dialogue box contains the steps needed in order to define the parameters for the specific process (in this case adding the insert to the mold base).Getting Started MoldWorks Unique User Interface This type of dialogue display (2 levels of dialogue box) is the typical unique user interface that is employed in MoldWorks. (Create and New) and (Cancel). MoldWorks unique user interface thus allows you to modify data at any stage of the creation process without having to retrace steps already performed. Clicking one of these icons completes the process. The top dialogue box is displayed throughout the creation process. since we penetrate these bosses with the core pins.3. (We are going to prepare the positioning sketch.Getting Started 2. you can also do this on the fly as before or prepare it at the assembly level) ¾ Select the bottom face of Plate6. ¾ Close the sketch. ¾ Click the RHM button on and select Show Only in the MoldWorks FeatureManager Tree.2 Create Core Pins (using the ejector menu) Now we use the ejector menu to add core pins to create the tapping holes in the core at the end of the bosses. ¾ Select the Ejector tab. ¾ Change to normal view. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-28 . ¾ Exit edit of Plate6. ¾ Delete the Coincident constraints to avoid floating dimension errors in the FeatureManager design tree afterwards. ¾ Change to isometric view. ¾ Create the points connecting the centers of the three bosses of Core Inserts. ¾ Right click on the Plate6 in the FeatureManager design tree and select Edit part. ¾ In the ejector tab select Ejector. This time we’ll prepare the positioning sketch in Plate6 first. ¾ Open a sketch. ¾ Click the RHM button on Mobile Side and select Show Only in the MoldWorks FeatureManager Tree. ¾ Activate MoldWorks>Add Components or click the Add Component icon . NOTICE that the ejector preview changes. Close the graphic help when done.Getting Started . ¾ Select the bottom face of Plate8. ¾ Change to top view. on Add Component dialogue ¾ Click icon box The Start Face dialogue box appears. In the Ejector parameter dialogue box open the catalogue list in order to select the ejector by catalogue number. ¾ Click . ¾ Click The Start face is selected automatically bottom face of Plate6 (since this is an ejector menu). The Position Dialogue box appears. Open the graphic help just to see that you may control the H7 depth. ¾ Zoom to the area of the three bosses. ¾ Click . Ejector holes will be created with a H7 tolerance while the other holes will be created with clearance dimension controlled in the Over Size tab. but we need bottom face of Plate8 since these are core pins and not ejectors and don't move with the ejector plates. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-29 . ¾ Select the sketch that was created (in Plate6). ¾ Select ejector RT 6-100. Zoom to the bosses.so will not appear here). ¾ Click on the attributes icon (The Molding Type. in all relevant plates and the Core Insert_1 instances. Dim2… are calculated only after the component has been created . Select a point on the inner boss Make sure that Length Type is set to Length. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-30 . Dim1. ¾ Click x to close the dialogue. The system creates all the necessary holes.Getting Started ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ Change to front view. NOTICE that the Catalogue Number is automatically the next size. NOTICE that the preview shows the components for both instances of the core. ¾ Click the extract data icon in the parameter dialogue box. Ejector length parameter L is calculated and the ejector preview are fixed according to the new data. ¾ Click in the Add Component Steps dialogue box. ¾ In the ejector tab select Ejector Sleeve. around the previously created core pins. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-31 . The Position Dialogue box appears. ¾ Activate MoldWorks > Add Component or click the Add Component icon . ¾ Change to isometric view. and ¾ Click the RHM button on select Show Only in the MoldWorks FeatureManager Tree.3. The Add Component dialogue box and the Component Library dialogue box appear simultaneously. The Start Face is selected automatically for ejectors.Getting Started 2. as the bottom face of Plate6. ¾ Make sure that the Duplicate Enabled button is activated. ¾ Select the Ejectors tab. . ¾ Click . ¾ Select the previously created sketch in the Plate6 in the FeatureManager design tree or from the screen. ¾ Make sure that the sketch appears in the Position box.3 Create Ejector Sleeves Now we will create ejector sleeves to eject the plastic part at the bosses. ¾ Click The Ejector Sleeve Parameter Dialogue box appears. Getting Started just to see that you may control the H7 depth. In this case the bottom of the bosses is flat so this is the penetration point we need. ¾ Close the graphic help when done. ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ Change to front view Key-in parameter D1 to 10. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-32 . Choose ORT for the Length Type. ¾ Open the graphic help Ejector sleeve holes will be created with a H7 tolerance while the other holes will be created with clearance dimension controlled in the Over Size tab. Make sure that the parameter B1 is 6. This option is used to find the first point of penetration through the insert. Getting Started ¾ Zoom to the bosses (in wire frame mode). NOTICE that the next standard size appears in the Catalogue: parameter (on the dialogue of the previous page) even though the length is given as the exact calculation. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-33 . NOTICE that the ejectors sleeves are duplicated automatically to the other core insert instance. To see the top position of the ejector sleeves. Getting Started MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-34 . Enter 0. We would like to have different clearance dimension (for D1 parameter) in the different plates that the Ejector sleeve goes through. Enter 0. ¾ Select the new inserted value (0.Getting Started Click the Oversize tab.5 in the edit window and Click the Insert After Selected Item button . the second value for the second plate/insert etc. If there are more plates/inserts then oversize values.6).6 in the edit window and Click the Insert After Selected Item button . ¾ Select the existing value (1. then the second last oversize value is MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-35 . The first value is the oversize for the first plate/insert (Plate 6 the ejector plate).00). Click the button if you want the current oversize list to become the default settings for the Ejector Sleeve with leading diameter 10mm. The system creates holes. Click in the Add Component Steps dialogue box.Getting Started used for the rest of the plates/inserts (the last value for the last plate/insert (in this case the core insert). MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-36 . If there are fewer plates/inserts then oversize values then the extra values are ignored. in all relevant plates and the Core Insert. Sleeves are duplicated automatically to the core inserts instances. At this stage you may have an error in the sketch due to the automatic Coincident constraint – edit the sketch to delete these constraints. The values in between are applied to the plates in between successively. The first oversize value is applied to the hole in the first plate. H7 MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-37 . and the last oversize value to the hole in the last plate.Getting Started Here is a diagram showing how the different oversize values affect the holes created. The Position is selected automatically. ¾ Close the sketch.3. Y=0. ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ Click . Define a point at X= 70. and the component parameter dialogue box is MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-38 .Getting Started 2. The Position dialogue box appears Select the top face of Plate3. ¾ Select the Ejector. ¾ In the Ejector tab select Ejector. Open a sketch. ¾ Click displayed.4 Create a Trimmed Ejector Pin ¾ Activate MoldWorks > Add Component or click the Add Component icon . 2-39 MoldWorks2008 Tutorial . ¾ Scroll catalogue to RT 10-100 ¾ Change Length type to Trim. See the catalogue number and the maximum ejector length indicated by the L parameter.Getting Started ¾ Change to front view. NOTICE how the system detects the appropriate ejector length and selects a standard longer ejector. Getting Started ¾ Activate the Ejector Lock icon . ¾ Rotate the ejector lock 90 deg by changing the Rot: parameter. ¾ Select the second lock type as shown in the picture below. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-40 . ¾ Change to the top view and zoom to the ejector preview area. NOTICE that you can override the ejector lock default dimensions and save them as the new defaults for the selected ejector. . MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-41 .K. ¾ Click NOTICE the automatic trim of the ejectors and the slots of the ejector locks at the bottom of the ejector plate. NOTICE the automatic duplication of the ejector with the ejector lock.Getting Started ¾ Change to isometric view. ¾ Click O. 1 Create a cooling cycle using a 3D sketch.4.doesn't have to be exact). We will show how to create a cooling cycle using the new Heat Exchange functionality. ¾ Click on Line and select the right view. First we will create a 3D sketch using the standard SolidWorks tools. Make sure that the Automatic relations in the System Options tab under the Sketch Relations/Snaps section check box is marked. and select Show Only in the ¾ Click the RHM button on MoldWorks FeatureManager Tree. ¾ Click on the 3D sketch icon. OR .Heat Exchange method which allows you to create a cooling system from a series of 2D and/or 3D sketches. . ¾ Select the right face of the Plate3.Using the standard component wizard to create cooling pipes. ¾ Show Isometric view in Wireframe mode. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-42 .Getting Started 2.4 Cooling System There are 2 ways of creating a cooling system in MoldWorks. ¾ Create a point as shown below (halfway between the plate and the insert towards the left side of the insert . 2. and then to just before the screw across the insert) ¾ Select the top view and draw the next 2 segments across the insert and back to approximately the vertical point where the line penetrated the insert from the plate. although the line should pass through the middle of the insert base.Getting Started ¾ Select the front view and draw the 3 segments as shown below. about halfway up. (Again don't bother with exact dimensions. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-43 . Below is an isometric view of the sketch. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-44 .Getting Started ¾ Finally select the front view and finish the sketch as shown below. ¾ Exit the Line menu. In this example we see that one of the pipes is in red meaning that it is in collision with a component. This can also be done after creating the cycle.e. Fix the first and last points to the plate face with the On Surface relation.Getting Started We can now dimension and add relations to the sketch i. Note that if the current view was shaded then MoldWorks will create a temporary transparency to allow you to see the preview of the pipes and components. ¾ Select the Heat Exchange folder under the MoldWorks FeatureManager tree. You can also select this menu from the MoldWorks > Heat Exchange > Insert Cycle… or relevant icon . Depending on the sketch you have created you will now see something similar to the picture below. make sure that the lines are symmetrical and the end points on the same vertical level etc. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-45 . (without exiting the sketch) ¾ Click on the RHM button and select the menu Insert Cycle… If the 3D sketch is still current it will be automatically selected in the Selected sketch(s) parameter box of the Positions tab in the Heat Exchange PropertyManager. You can work with all the pipes showing and the current pipe is highlighted in green. or just with the current pipe showing. ¾ Click on Preview Cycle to show only one pipe. You can activate the Insert Cycle… menu while in the 3D Sketch which will close the sketch and add it to the Heat Exchange Property Manager. making sure that the lines do not cross or come close to the screws or the core pins. If a line segment crosses a part boundary then a o-ring is created. You can change these setting prior to MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-46 .Getting Started If you have a collision at this stage.00 mm and extension 10.1 respectively). Now we are going to browse through the cycle pipe by pipe and adjust the pipe and component definitions.5 and . As you can see the pipe is diameter 10. MoldWorks creates a plug for every pipe and makes a decision based on distance as to which face to extend the pipe. ¾ Select the Cycle tab.00 mm as defined in the settings (for inch documents the settings are . exit the menu edit the 3D sketch and define adjust the lines from the top view as shown in the picture below. The other o-ring appears. ¾ Toggle until the pipe extends to the near side of the plate. ¾ Click on the Right arrow again. Click on the Right Arrow again. Click on the Right Arrow in the Cycle Pipe(s) dialogue to browse to the next pipe.00mm in the Face offset parameter box. In this case choose the both side option. The first pipe in the insert is now displayed.Getting Started entering the PropertyManager by RHM button selection on the Heat Exchange folder and clicking on the Settings… menu. in this case either side or both sides. Next component is a pipe with o-ring. see that the components preview changes. Key-in the Diameter parameter as 8. ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ This means that there is more then one possible solution for the pipe extension direction. and key-in a value of 43. Here we see that the middle button has changed to a warning sign again. Here we see that the middle button has changed to a warning sign. Clicking on the middle button will toggle the preview through the possible solutions. Notice that this pipe is defined in the plate even though the original segment crossed into the insert as well. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-47 . We will create the pipe cycle within the insert with diameter 8mm. Select Connector Type 2 from the Type parameter box. Click on the Right Arrow again.00 mm. Click on the Right Arrow again. Select the Connector icon under the components dialogue and leave the default choice. Click on the Right Arrow again. ¾ Key-in the Diameter parameter as 8.00 mm. Select the Connector icon under the components dialogue. Don't forget to change the diameter to 8mm. Key-in the Diameter parameter as 8. ¾ Click Notice that the same cycle with components is created in the instanced insert as well. You should see the following preview. ¾ ¾ . You can also create the same cooling cycle with the standard add component wizard using the cooling section. the new method that we have shown above is recommended since it creates the hole wizard holes and also the components. Again an ambiguous situation. Select the Position tab and click on Preview Cycle. We will show how to edit the cooling cycle created through this menu under the Editing Tools chapter. and Click on the Right Arrow again. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-48 . choose the near end extension side. however. The editing is far more comprehensive. (You can always click on the left arrow to go back or on the Right Arrow to carry on until you reach the pipe again).00 mm for the final pipe.Getting Started ¾ Key-in the Diameter parameter as 8.00 mm. Getting Started 2. ¾ Activate MoldWorks > Utilities > Collision or click the Collision icon access the Collision Detection dialogue box. ¾ Scroll Safety Distance to 6. ¾ Select Plate3 from the FeatureManager design tree or click on the geometry. MoldWorks does not distinguish between “planned” collisions of cooling pipes and “mistakes”. ¾ Click Go. pipes. inserts and plate faces. to In this case the collision is also detected between cooling pipes. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-49 .5 Collision Checking With this menu you can check collision or thin walls between components. ¾ Click Close Part. ¾ Click the transparency icon to facilitate showing the collision areas. toggles between showing the areas in collision and the The icon components in collision. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-50 .Getting Started The collision areas are shown in red and the components in collision are shown in blue. Equations defining the relationship between the plates are also created within each plate. Initial component positioning sketches are also created (depending on the options requested) including: Leader Pins Centering Ejector Guides Injection Return Pins Spacers Screw Static Side Screw Mobile Side Ejector Screws Components are positioned using the Standard SolidWorks sketch function as shown in the chapter Creating Standard Components. Modification of this sketch will modify the components. Raiser Plate4/5 Sk defines the raiser plate’s dimensions. Ejector Plate Sk define the ejector plates dimensions At any time after an initial mold has been created mold size can be modified. The four sketches are: Base Plate Sk define the base plates dimensions.Getting Started 2. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-51 .6 Editing Tools Four main sketches and a set of equations and mates define the initial mold plate assembly. Component parameters and attributes can be modified and components may also be deleted. ¾ Activate MoldWorks > Edit > Component Position… or click on The positioning sketch is opened for editing. In general the edit icons (menus) become active once a component (or plate) is selected. ¾ Select one of the screws connecting CoreInsert1 to Plate3 either by selecting a screw hole from the screen or by picking a screw from the FeatureManager design tree. ¾ Select the MoldWorks FeatureManager Tree tab . MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-52 .1 Modify Component Position We will now add components to an existing group of components and modify positions. ¾ Change to wire frame and normal view. . ¾ Add two mid points on the longer edges of the rectangle. ¾ Click the RHM button on and select Show Only in the MoldWorks FeatureManager Tree.Getting Started 2.6. You can recognize the group folder by the instance numbering that is part of the component name. Two screws are added to the group. (This is due to a temporary restriction in the SolidWorks API which will be solved in a subsequent patch) MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-53 . See before and after dragging picture below. ¾ Drag and drop the 4 new created screws into the group folder. ¾ Close the sketch. The positions of the other screws are updated.Getting Started ¾ Change the sketch dimensions as shown in the picture below. You might have to cancel an end point condition of Coincident on the top right hand side point. NOTICE that the new screws are not added to the group folder in the property manager page. MoldWorks recognized the sketch as a positioning sketch and modified the components accordingly. After dragging. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-54 .Deleting points will delete the components . NOTICE we could have selected this sketch through the FeatureManager tree or any standard SolidWorks identification mechanism.Adding points will add components . Before dragging.Moving points will move the components.Getting Started In general changing the sketch will change the component position: . The MoldWorks > Edit menu and relevant icons become active. if you don’t then the Duplicate to instances will not work.6. (Use the Face Filter to select the screw hole face if necessary). S1 stays at 40.2 Modify Component Parameters ¾ Rotate Plate3 to see the bottom face. ¾ Click . MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-55 .Getting Started 2. ¾ Scroll D1 to 12. In fact MoldWorks looks for the closest length to the previous one (equal or greater) and uses it as the new length. ¾ Select a face of one of the screw holes fixing the core inserts to the core plate. ¾ Activate MoldWorks > Edit > Modify Parameters… or click on The Component Parameter dialogue box appears. ¾ Show CoreInserts. e.Getting Started 2.6.3 Modify Attributes ¾ Select one of the recently created screws from the FeatureManager design tree i. ¾ Click on Cancel. or add to the parameter field for a specific part under the File > Property dialogue under the Custom tab. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-56 . Cap Screw-22<1> ¾ Activate MoldWorks > Edit > Attributes… or click on The attributes can now be modified. In the case of a plate or insert the Molding Type parameter (Core/Cavity etc.) is useful when the core/cavity are created directly on the plates (2/3) and we need the core attribute for the ejector trim and other functionality. The user may also create permanent parameter fields in the MoldWorks > Utilities > Options dialogue under the General tab. Getting Started 2.4 Delete Components ¾ Select the middle screw from the bottom of Plate3. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-57 . In this dialogue box you can delete either the component that you selected or the entire component group. ¾ Click on the Select Group button. ¾ Cancel out of this dialogue by clicking x. ¾ Activate MoldWorks > Edit > Delete… or click on The Delete Component dialogue box appears. You can now choose which components not to delete by deleting them from the list box.6. The components and component holes in each plate will be deleted. . . ¾ Click See that the plate is now centered in the sketch.6.5 Modifying Plate Assembly ¾ Select the MoldWorks FeatureManager Tree tab . MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-58 . ¾ Click on the B dimension and scroll to 596. because of the equations. ¾ Change to Isometric and shaded view. ¾ Click the RHM button on Mobile Side and select Show Only in the MoldWorks FeatureManager Tree.Getting Started 2. ¾ RMB click on Edit Sketch. ¾ Select Base Plate Sk from the FeatureManager design tree. ¾ Change to top view. (Ignore the Warning error in Plate3) ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ Select Leader Pins Centering from the FeatureManager design tree.Getting Started ¾ Click on SolidWorks OK icon . You can modify them in the same manner as the screws. These components which are created with the Initial Mold (i. Click on all the 220 parameter and scroll or key-in 270. The same can be accomplished for the other components.. Change to top view. default) have their own sketches. NOTICE that the component positions have not been modified. All the plates are updated to reflect the new base plate dimensions. ¾ Click on SolidWorks OK icon ¾ The leader pins and bushings are repositioned. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-59 . RMB click on Edit Sketch. NOTICE if there is no need to correct plate thickness this is the most efficient method to modify the mold. .e. Getting Started NOTICE that SolidWorks now shows errors in Plate3 due to the fact that the cooling cycle has not been updated. One quick way to update the cooling cycle is to edit the sketch so that MoldWorks performs a new analysis of the cycle and corrects it. ¾ RHM button on any of the pipe segments under the Cooling Cycle folder and select the Edit Sketch menu. MoldWorks opens the 3D sketch from which this segment originated. ¾ Activate the top view (as shown above) and modify the end points. ¾ Activate wireframe and see how the pipes have been reanalyzed. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-60 Getting Started ¾ Close the sketch. MoldWorks updates the cooling pipes and corrects the connector positions. The Edit Cycle menu is automatically activated to allow changes to the cycle if necessary; in this case no changes are needed. ¾ Click to cancel. Now we are going to change the thickness of a plate. ¾ Change to the front view. ¾ Double click on Plate9. Again you can see the plate dimensions. These are NOT the Base Plate SK sketches from before. You CANNOT edit the length and width dimensions since they are constrained to the Base Plate SK with equations. ¾ Click on the height dimension 56 and scroll to 86. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-61 Getting Started ¾ Click . . ¾ Click on SolidWorks Rebuild icon The plates are moved according to their mates. The mold plate assembly has been modified; however, some of the components have to be corrected because a plate thickness has been changed. This will be achieved through the MoldWorks > Edit > Recalculate function or relevant icon. 2.6.6 Recalculate Components In the previous step we modified the mold plates, now we are going to check the components that have been affected and recalculate them. ¾ Select MoldWorks > Edit > Recalculate or click on the relevant icon . Now we select the plates from which the effected components started (it is also possible to select the effected components directly) ¾ Activate right view. ¾ Select Plate6, Plate7 and Plate8. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-62 ¾ Click on the Edit Component Parameters icon ( MoldWorks2008 Tutorial ). ¾ Cancel out of this parameter block (i. ¾ Scroll using the right scroll icon components that have been healed are previewed in blue. ¾ Click on the Edit Component Parameters icon ( ).Getting Started ¾ Click OK. In fact if we check under the Catalogue parameter we don't have a sleeve of the required length. ¾ Scroll to the next item (the ejectors we use as core pins). We can either create a non-standard sleeve of length 210 or leave the sleeve as it is. 2-63 .e. We can heal components when the new length required due to changes in the plate thickness is in the range of the standard lengths for the specific component diameter in use. however. this component diameter does not have a length of 210 in the Training catalogue. ¾ Activate right view. The system previews and attempts to heal the affected components and allows you to scroll through the effected components and modify wherever necessary. ¾ Scroll until we see the red preview of the Sleeve. leave the length as 180). and components which have NOT been healed are displayed in red. This cannot be healed since the new length should be 210 mm (according to the change we made in Plate 9). MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-64 . ¾ Scroll to the ejector sleeves – again they have been automatically healed.e. Here we can see that the ejector lengths have been adjusted and the new standard RT 6-400 is displayed in the Catalogue parameter box. We have finished scrolling through the components and fixing them. ¾ Click on the Recalculate Component(s) dialogue to complete the recalculation. the diameter D1) the component has been healed.Getting Started Here we can see that the length parameter has been adjusted and since there is a standard length greater then the new length (for the leading parameter i. ¾ Cancel out of this parameter block. ¾ Scroll to the trimmed ejectors – again they have been automatically healed. ¾ Select the MoldWorks FeatureManager Tree tab.6. ¾ Change to front view.Getting Started 2.e. NOTE: The new mold size reflects changes that we made to the plate dimensions i. the size is recognized as TRN 5060 and Plate9 is now 86. ¾ Activate MoldWorks > Edit > Mold Size or click on the icon. ¾ Click the RHM button on Mold and select Show Only in the MoldWorks FeatureManager Tree. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-65 . ¾ Change to right view.7 Edit Mold Size In this section we will show how to modify the initial mold base including the components. ¾ Click to activate.6. ¾ Change the height to 46. Notice the difference between the new and old mold sizes. . NOTE: The Edit Mold Size will not be available if the mold has extra plates or a plate thickness has been modified to a non-standard value.Getting Started ¾ Select new mold Dimension as TRN 5080. ¾ Click to cancel. This process will adjust the initial mold (plates and components) to the new values then perform recalculation and healing on the extra components added. ¾ Activate the MoldWorks > Add Plate(s)… menu or relevant icon ¾ Select Plate2. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-66 . 2.8 Add Plate To demonstrate how MoldWorks can recalculate the complete mold tool discerning which plates and components have to be modified we use the Add Plate menu. Use the arrows to scroll through the components. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-67 . ¾ Click Now all the new components (i. to recalculate.Getting Started The extra plate is added and MoldWorks recognizes that some of the components have to be modified. We can decide to leave them as they are or change their definition. This may take a few minutes. the ones created after the initial mold) are recalculated.e. in order to check which (if any) should be modified. Notice the screw and bushing holes are now corrected. The Recalculate dialogue box is automatically displayed. Note: The connecting screws have been automatically healed. Getting Started MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-68 . Check where the drawings will be created. The icon can be used to designate the folder. In the first half of the dialogue.7 Drawings The 2d drawings are created according to a user definable template or use the default templates supplied with the system. The second half of the dialogue is used to select the parts for which the drawings are created. which contains the templates. ¾ Select Plate3 from the Design Manager Feature Tree. ¾ Activate the MoldWorks > Utilities > 2D Drawings… menu or relevant icon . click Yes to the question about updating the assembly. the user can choose the template to use. Again the icon allows you to select the folder in which the drawings are created. ¾ Click OK. The system will then create the drawings. This may take a few minutes.Getting Started 2. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-69 . ¾ Click the icon and choose the MoldWorks\DrawingTemplates\mmTem plate folder. ¾ Select A1. SLDDRW and zoom into the top view. ¾ Zoom into the right view and notice the cosmetic threads. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-70 .Getting Started ¾ Open Plate3. You can use this information in the drafting module (or after creating a drawing with the MoldWorks >Utilities > 2D Drawings menu) ¾ Start a new Drawing.sldprt from the FeatureManager design tree.8 Bill of Materials The bill of materials is automatically placed in the properties of each part created. ¾ Open Plate3. ¾ Return to the Mold assembly.Landscape.Getting Started 2. ¾ Activate File > Properties and click the Custom tab on the Summary Info box. ¾ Choose A0 . MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-71 . ¾ Activate Insert > Tables > Excel Based Bill of Material…. ¾ Select the Next arrow. Here is an example of the BOM for this mold. ¾ Click . ¾ Place the view on the right hand side towards the bottom of the drawing. ¾ Click .Getting Started Check that Mold assembly is in the Part/Assembly to Insert parameter box. ¾ In the Select BOM Template box select the file MoldBom. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-72 . This file can be copied to the default SolidWorks BOM template folder to be available by default. ¾ Choose Single view.sldbomtbt in the user folder under the path to the MoldWorks installation. Isometric orientation and use Custom scale 1:2. Getting Started Below is a magnification of a part of the BOM. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-73 . Getting Started MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-74 Getting Started 2.9 CNC Output There are 2 separate output files which can be used for CNC or process management. ¾ Click on the menu MoldWorks > Utilities > C.N.C or the icon . The save file dialogue box appears and on validation the CNC text file is created, for each of the plates and inserts, including the positioning, diameters, direction, length, face data and technology of the holes. This is the information needed to create the G code. ¾ Open the file (through windows explorer). Here is an example of part of the CNC file outputted. ¾ Click on the menu MoldWorks > Utilities > Operations Report or the . icon The save file dialogue box appears and on validation the Operation Report XLS file is created. Following is a picture of part of the file. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-75 Getting Started MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 2-76 3 3 Multi Inserts In this section we will create a multi-insert mold in order to show the features of SolidWorks and MoldWorks. which we use to optimize the various steps. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 3-1 . The Default configuration should be active. We do this using the standard tools from SolidWorks. 3. This part contains 3 configurations. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 3-2 .1 Layout The first step in creating a multi-insert mold is to cerate the layout.Multi Inserts 3. which are well suited for this purpose. ¾ Open a new assembly.1.1 Create the Core Inserts assembly ¾ Open CoreInsert from the Example File\MultiLayout folder. Make sure that the Pattern seed only checkbox is marked.Multi Inserts ¾ Choose CoreInsert from the Insert Component dialogue box which opens . This will place it at the centre of the assembly. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 3-3 . Activate Insert > Component Pattern… > Linear Pattern… Select CoreInsert as the Components to Pattern. and click Save the assembly as CoreInserts. Select the edge (might have to reverse the direction) in the –z direction in the following picture as the Direction1. ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ Click . Set D1 to 60 and the # to 4 Select the parallel edge (as shown in the picture below) in the +z direction as Direction2 and set D2 to 60 the # to 5. Multi Inserts ¾ Select the instance on the left side and with RMB select Configure component under the Component section. ¾ Check the R_filets under the Configuration heading. ¾ Click O.K. to validate. Perform the same for the insert on the right side (choosing L_filets as the configuration). MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 3-4 Multi Inserts MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 3-5 Multi Inserts 3.1.2 Create the pocket-cutting tool. ¾ Activate Insert > Component > New Part. Name it CorePocket_T. This way MoldWorks will recognize it automatically as a tool in the Add User Part > Insert function. ¾ Click on CoreInsert<1> from the FeatureManager design tree and then select the bottom face as the reference plane. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 3-6 Multi Inserts ¾ Select the arcs as shown below (using the Ctrl key). And click them into the open sketch. to copy ¾ Connect the edges to form a close contour. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 3-7 MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 3-8 . Select the Up To Surface option and select the marked face in the following picture.Multi Inserts ¾ Activate Extrude Boss/Base function. ¾ Change to Edit Assembly mode and hide CorePocket_T. ¾ Activate Insert > Reference Geometry > Plane. ¾ Select the CoreInserts sub assembly as the Components to be mirrored. Select a face on the back of CoreInserts as the reference and set the offset to 10. NOTICE if we create a left/right mirror then we will not be able to duplicate the components since SolidWorks creates a NEW part and not an instance. ¾ Select the offset plane from previous step as the Mirror Plane.Multi Inserts 3.3 The Mold Assembly ¾ Open a new assembly and select the CoreInserts assembly from the Insert Component dialogue box. ¾ Click . ¾ Activate Insert > Mirror Components. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 3-9 . to place it at the origin of the new mold assembly.1. Make sure not to check the check box next to Coreinserts-1 since we would like the mirrored assembly to be an instance of the selected one. ¾ Click ¾ Save the file and name it MultiMold. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 3-10 .Multi Inserts ¾ Click . ¾ Click to create the mirrored sub assembly. 2. DY=-30. ¾ Change the origin of the Coordinate System DX=-40. ¾ Click the Rotation button so that the coordinate orientation is as in the picture above. We want the X direction of the mold to be parallel to the sub assemblies’ length.Multi Inserts 3. ¾ Activate MoldWorks > Mold Base > Coordinate System ¾ Change to top view and wire frame mode. 3. ¾ Click MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 3-11 .1 Set the Mold coordinate system.2 MoldWorks Now we begin with MoldWorks. . ¾ Select the mold assembly top plane as the reference plane. Multi Inserts 3.2 Create New Mold and Add Insert ¾ Activate MoldWorks > Add User Part… ¾ Select CoreInserts<1>. ¾ Select the Catalogue tab. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 3-12 .2. ¾ Activate MoldWorks > Mold Base > New Mold or click relevant icon . ¾ Click ¾ Scroll to select as shown below. . In this case the inserts will be added automatically to the mold and no need to add them in a subsequent step. The mold catalogue size should be 2550. ¾ Click . ¾ Select Plates Only. ¾ Set Insert type to Core. ¾ Click . Select Bottom face of Plate3.2.Multi Inserts 3. Open a Sketch and define the following rectangle on the bottom left hand insert. Make sure that the duplicate button is pressed. ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ . Click Screws tab and select Cap Screw.3 Add Component ¾ Select the Display Configuration tab ¾ Select Only. • MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 3-13 . from the Display Configuration tree and click Show Activate MoldWorks > Add Component or relevant icon . Change to wire frame view. ¾ Change to left view ¾ Scroll parameter D1 to 6. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 3-14 . ¾ Click The Screw parameter dialogue box appears. All the components are created in the plate and in the insert. ¾ Click . ¾ Scroll parameter S1 to 30.Multi Inserts . NOTICE that as soon as the screws penetrate the insert they are duplicated. The first type is based on a standard mold base to which we add or delete plates.4 4 Non Standard Mold Bases In this section we will create 2 types of non-standard mold bases. component modification etc. The second non-standard mold base is built from an assembly of random SolidWorks parts. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 4-1 . Both mold bases when defined behave the same way as the standard mold base with regards to component creation. and warns the user. Please use a mm document since the catalogue we are using in this tutorial is a mm one. A mold can be created only within an already saved assembly. ¾ Select the mold size TRN 5060 from the Dimensions: box. ¾ Click on button. Exit the Insert Component dialogue. ¾ Save the new assembly.Non Standard Mold Bases 4. The system will request to save the assembly. ¾ Activate MoldWorks > Mold Base > New Mold or relevant icon . MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 4-2 . ¾ Select the Mold Dimensions tab.1 Based on a Standard Mold Base ¾ Open a new assembly by using the File > New menu and select the Assembly template. Here we see the graphic meaning of the general plate dimensions. ¾ Select the Non-Standard option from the Type: box. (If a mold already exists then click Continue or Quit and change the folder in which the current assembly is saved). When creating an initial mold through the MoldWorks > Mold Base > New MoldWorks first checks whether a mold already exists Mold or relevant icon within the folder. ¾ Click . ¾ Key-in the value 300 for L. ¾ Key-in the value 96 for M. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 4-3 .Non Standard Mold Bases ¾ Key-in the value 636 for B. Here you can see how the components are automatically adjusted so that they stay at the same distance to the corners of the plates. ¾ Key-in the value 86 for the Height.1. ¾ Activate MoldWorks > Add Plate(s) or relevant icon . ¾ Change to isometric view and shading mode. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 4-4 .Non Standard Mold Bases 4. ¾ Click on the attribute icon. • This dialogue box allows you to create both standard plates for the mold using the Standard tab or select any SolidWorks part to be a plate under the User tab. ¾ Select Plate3 from the screen or the FeatureManager design tree. the Add Plate control dialogue box is displayed.1 Add Stripper Plate. Notice that all the plates from Plate3 down are automatically moved. ¾ Select 1. At this stage the new plate is created and the system then checks which components have to be recalculated. The Placement dialogue box is displayed. having found components to recalculate the Recalculate Component(s) dialogue box appears. We shall see later that if the new plate is smaller then the reference plate.Non Standard Mold Bases ¾ Type “Stripper Plate” for the Description. We can also position it in relation to the center of the reference plate using the DX and DY ¾ Click in the control dialogue box to create the new plate. ¾ Click OK to exit. ¾ Click . Notice the Move Plates box is checked by default.2311 from the Material drop down box. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 4-5 . and the first group of components to be recalculated is previewed. We can add a plate to the top of the reference plate or to the bottom. When it finishes. then we use the arrows to align it along one of the edges. preview the different component groups to recalculate ¾ Click on the Edit Component Parameter icon to access the previewed component parameters in order to modify them. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 4-6 . Note: Clicking on the Create Without Recalculate icon would have created the plate without entering the recalculate function thereby saving time.Non Standard Mold Bases ¾ Click on the arrows on the Recalculate Component(s) dialogue box to . We are going to add a number of plates at this time and we will perform the recalculate at the end of the process. ¾ Click on . ¾ Click OK.2 Add Raiser Plates ¾ Activate MoldWorks > Add Plate(s) or relevant icon . ¾ Key-in “Raiser Plate” for the Description. ¾ Select Plate2 from the screen or the FeatureManager design tree.1. ¾ Key-in value 96 for the Height. ¾ Click .Non Standard Mold Bases 4. ¾ Change to the right view. ¾ Key-in value 56 for the Width. ) dialogue is Automatically the Plate Dimension ( displayed. ¾ Key-in “My10” for the Symbol. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 4-7 . ¾ Click the attribute icon. The plate is created and the main dialogue remains open. ¾ Click MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 4-8 . Key-in value 56 for the Width. Key-in “My20” for the Symbol. ¾ In the Placement dialogue box click the front arrow. The arrows indicate the side of the reference plate along which the new plate will be positioned according to the top view. Key-in “Raiser Plate” for the Description. Select Plate2-1 as the reference plate. Key-in value 96 for the Height. The center button is to center the new plate on the reference plate.Non Standard Mold Bases The Placement dialogue box is displayed. . ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ Click to select new plate. Click OK. ¾ Click . Click the attribute icon. Non Standard Mold Bases The Placement dialogue box is displayed. ¾ In the Placement dialogue box uncheck the Move Plates box. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 4-9 . ¾ Click . ¾ Click the back arrow. ¾ Select Bottom Face in the Connected face parameter box ¾ Click . MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 4-10 . Key-in “EJ01” for the Symbol. ¾ Click to select new plate.Non Standard Mold Bases 4. Key-in “Ejector Retainer” for the Description.3 Add an Ejector Retainer Plate. ¾ Uncheck the Move Plates box. ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ Click the attribute icon. ¾ Key-in value 26 for the Height. Click OK. ¾ Select Plate1 from the screen or the FeatureManager design tree. ¾ Click .1. ¾ Key-in 380 for the Width. 1. ¾ Click . Key-in “Ejector Plate” for the Description. ¾ Uncheck the Move Plates box.4 Add an Ejector Plate.Non Standard Mold Bases 4. ¾ Select Bottom Face in the Connected face parameter box. ¾ Select the previous Ejector Retainer Plate. ¾ Click . MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 4-11 . Click OK. ¾ Click to select new plate. Key-in “EJ02” for the Symbol. ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ Click the attribute icon. Follow the steps above to add an Insulation plate to the bottom of the mobile clamping plate Plate8. Type “IS01” for the Symbol.5 Add an Insulation Plate. ¾ Select Plate1 from the screen or the FeatureManager design tree. Click OK. to access the Plate Dimension ¾ Click dialogue box. Type “Fiber” for the Description. ¾ Type value 16 for the Height. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 4-12 .1. ¾ Click to select new plate.Non Standard Mold Bases 4. ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ Click the attribute icon. ¾ Click . MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 4-13 . which start in that plate will be added to this dialogue. ¾ Click OK. ¾ Click on the Entire Mold check button. When a plate is selected all the components.6 Recalculate the Mold We have finished adding the plates.1. ¾ Click on This dialogue box allows you to select plates and or components to recalculate. The system doesn’t offer us an automatic recalculate (as it did for the first few plates) since the final plate does not have any components starting from it. All the component groups are listed. ¾ Click on the Recalculate Component(s) dialogue. .Non Standard Mold Bases 4. At this stage we use the MoldWorks > Edit > Recalculate menu or icon . The components are recalculated in the correct positions. SLDASM from the UserPlates folder under Example Files in the MoldWorks installation path. Blow Molds. User defined plates can also be added to standard molds which were created under the Plates Only option. but also for other mechanical applications i. designed in the standard SolidWorks environment (or read in through a neutral file format). Here we show the option to create a mold base from any collection of parts. is available. This mode enables you to use MoldWorks not only for plastic mold design.2 Based on a SolidWorks assembly MoldWorks can work with molds of any size and shape. Progressive Dies. Jigs and Fixtures.Non Standard Mold Bases 4. The 4-14 . modification attributes etc. ¾ Activate MoldWorks > Add Plate(s) or click the Add Plate icon MoldWorks2008 Tutorial . etc.e. ¾ Open the file UserPlates. After we have identified the parts in an assembly as being a mold the full functionality of MoldWorks including component creation. ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ Select P2-1 from the list and click . ¾ Click OK. ¾ Select P1-1 from the list and click . Key-in B10 for the Symbol.Non Standard Mold Bases Add Plate dialogue box appears. Fill in the data as above. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 4-15 . ¾ Select the 5 plates in the assembly. Key-in Main Plate 1 for the Description. Key-in Clamping Plate 2 for the Description. Key-in X1 for the Symbol. Select P5-1 from the list and click . Click OK. Key-in A20 for the Symbol. Click OK. Select P3-1 from the list and click . Key-in Locating Device for the Description. Click OK. Non Standard Mold Bases ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ Pick P4-1 from the list and click . . Key-in Main Plate 2 for the Description. Key-in B20 for the Symbol. Let’s demonstrate this by creating some components. ¾ Click ¾ Click in the Add Plate dialogue box. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 4-16 . Click OK in the Part Attributes dialogue box. You have now defined a plate assembly on which all MoldWorks functionality can be used. . ¾ Click . ¾ Open a sketch and change to wire frame. The Leader Pin dialogue box appears. The Start Face dialogue box appears.Non Standard Mold Bases 4. ¾ Close the sketch. ¾ Select the Leader Pin. ¾ Sketch the following profile. ¾ Click . The Add Component control dialogue box and Component Library dialogue box appear. ¾ Click ¾ Change to isometric view. ¾ Hide P2. The Position dialogue box appears. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 4-17 .1 Add Leader Pins. and front view.2. ¾ Activate MoldWorks > Add Component or click the Add Component icon . ¾ Select the front face of P5. Type the value 64 in the S2 parameter box. (This is a leader pin without a tail) Scroll the D2 parameter to 18. Scroll the S1 parameter to 56. (Non-standard component) . ¾ Click MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 4-18 .Non Standard Mold Bases ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ Select BL2 in the Type: parameter box. ¾ Click . and front view. ¾ Select the Cap Screw. ¾ Click the Screws tab. The Start Face dialogue box appears. ¾ Activate MoldWorks > Add Component or click the Add Component icon . The Position dialogue box appears.2. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 4-19 .2 Add Connecting Screws. Sketch the following profile. ¾ Show P2. ¾ Select the front face of P2 (Plate2). ¾ Open a sketch and change to wire frame.Non Standard Mold Bases 4. ¾ Click . Non Standard Mold Bases ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ . MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 4-20 . ¾ Click ¾ Click As Is. Scroll the S1 parameter to 60. Scroll the D1 parameter to 16. Click Change to isometric view. . The Cap Screw dialogue box appears. 2. ¾ Click . .Non Standard Mold Bases 4. Scroll the S1 parameter to 60. . The Position dialogue box appears. ¾ Click ¾ Select the right face of P3.3 Fix the connecting device to the plates. The Cap Screw dialogue box appears. Change to isometric view. Scroll the D1 parameter to 12. ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ Click . • The following dialogue box appears. ¾ Click ¾ Sketch the following profile. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 4-21 . If you check these connecting screws you will see that they have a larger offset in order to penetrate enough into the relevant plates. to accept the correction.Non Standard Mold Bases ¾ Click Yes. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 4-22 . MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-1 .5 5 User Components In this chapter we will show how to integrate components. which are not included in the standard library enabling you to always be able to complete your mold with MoldWorks. User Components 5. Hot runner systems are used to control the quality of big parts that need a long plastic flow as well as in multi cavity and family molds.1 Description Hot Runner systems are used frequently in injection molds to control the flow of the melted plastic in the part. Melted plastic material is injected from the nozzle of the injection machine into the sprue bushing and into a heated manifold that distributes the melted plastic through hot nozzles and into the cavities. 5.1 Hot Runner Hot runners are not included in the standard library due to their vast variety.1. We will use the Add User Part functionality to create a hot runner system. Manifold Nozzle MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-2 . The files used in this Chapter can be found in the Hotrunner folder under Example Files in the MoldWorks installation path. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-3 .2 The Manifold ¾ Open the file Manifold.User Components 5.1.SLDPRT. the cores. • To create the space for the Hot Runner Manifold two raisers were add on top of plate 2 using the MoldWorks Add Plate function.3 The mold base ¾ Open the file HotRunner.SLDASM This is a two-cavity mold. with the MoldWorks > Add User Part menu. • The cavities are rotated 180 degrees so that injection points will be in the same locations on the plastic part. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-4 . the side cores and the hot runner manifold were added to the mold.1. • Only the static side of the mold is displayed. • All the inserts including the cavities.User Components 5. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-5 . • MoldWorks does not take into account. hidden parts when calculating the holes created by components and inserts. Unless they are instances or part of a recalculate sequence. Plate10.4 Add the hot runner nozzles ¾ Hide Plate1. Plate11.User Components 5. The side cores are in the Inserts.1. SideCore1 and SideCore2. (You might have to click on the arrow to expand the library.User Components ¾ Activate the MoldWorks > Add User Part menu or relevant icon ¾ Click the Component Tab in the Add User Part dialog box. .) ¾ RMB (Right Mouse Button) on NZL part. ¾ Click on the User Component Library icon ¾ Click on HotRunners and select NZL part. ¾ Click Open part. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-6 . MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-7 . The components main direction is the Z axis.User Components The hot nozzle (part name NZL. The reference point of the part is at the origin of the parts coordinate system.SLDPRT) was parameterized and its different variations were defined using Solidworks Design Table capability. ¾ Click Open cutting tool. The Cutting tool geometry is different that the user component in order to allow clearance dimensions (oversize dimensions) the same as for standard components. ¾ RMB on NZL part. NZL002 etc in this example) MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-8 . ¾ Click Close part. This is the solid cutting tool used by MoldWorks to create the slots for the hot runner nozzles in the relevant mold plates and inserts.SLDPRT and NZL_T. Variation names for the cutting tools are the same as the variation names of the Component (NZL001.User Components ¾ RMB on NZL part.SLDPRT in this example). The cutting tools reference point and main direction is identical to the user component part. The Part file name of the cutting tool file must be the same as the Component file with addition of a _T (NZL. ¾ Select the NZL001 configuration. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-9 . to be Instance (default is ¾ Click to create with pocket (default is picked). ¾ Click to proceed to the Start Face step. ¾ Select the lower face of the Manifold.User Components ¾ RMB (Right Mouse Button) on NZL part. ¾ Click . ¾ Click Close cutting tool. ¾ Click picked). We use this dialogue box to identify the specific configuration a user component. User Components button to proceed to the Component Position ¾ Click the step. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-10 . Preview of the components appears. As default the components are oriented in the face normal direction. ¾ Select Sketch18 in the Manifold FeatureManager design tree. angle to –90. Now the component orientation is correct.User Components ¾ Change the V Dev. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-11 . (Ref the Summary Info under the Properties in the part document mode) ¾ Close the Attribute dialog box.User Components ¾ Activate the Attribute icon in the Component Position dialog box. Here we can see that the Attributes have been recovered from the definition specified when the user component was created. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-12 . At this stage you can modify these attributes. However the nozzles that were selected are too short. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-13 . • Nozzles are positioned in the correct position and relevant nozzle holes are created automatically in Plate2 and in both cavities. We will now edit the nozzles.User Components ¾ Click . The new component is substituted for the old one.1.User Components 5. ¾ Click • .5 Edit the hot runner nozzles ¾ Select NZL001 from the Design tree.SLDPRT file. The new component holes are also created with the matching tool (NZL002) from the NZL_T. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-14 . ¾ Activate MoldWorks Edit > Modify Parameters from the pop down menu or click the icon. ¾ Select the NZL002 configuration from Selected Configuration. User Components • Modified nozzles MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-15 . 1 Creating the runners.2. ¾ Hide all parts. 5.User Components 5. ¾ Open Mold. and the Cavity insert MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-16 . ¾ Show only the Core insert .2 Runner and Gate In the following steps we will use the powerful functionality of adding user components to add runners and gates. In this case we look at the component as electrodes to be used in the EDM process for creating a submarine gate.SLDASM from …\Example Files\RunnerGates. ¾ Click . ¾ Select CRunner_T part.User Components ¾ Activate the Add User Part icon. ¾ Select RunnerGates. ¾ Click . The User Component Library Folders dialogue box appears. . ¾ Click ¾ Select User_Components folder (under the Example Files folder). This option is designed for creation of holes without a component. In this folder select Runners. ¾ Select the Hole tab and click the user part selection icon . Notice that only parts with names suffixed by _T are displayed. ¾ Click Ok. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-17 . This folder includes Cooling and RunnerGates folders. ¾ Select the default configuration. ¾ Click on the tab. User Components ¾ Select the left side face of the core as the start face. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-18 . ¾ Click ¾ Change to wire frame presentation and to left view.User Components and open a sketch. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-19 . ¾ Add a point (on the parting line) ¾ Close the sketch and validate ¾ Hide the core insert . User Components ¾ Zoom to show the runner in the cavity. The runner appears automatically in the mirrored cavity It appears also in both cores. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-20 . User Components 5. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-21 .2.2 Creating the submarine gate. ¾ Hide all parts. ¾ Activate the Add User Part icon. ¾ Select the Component tab and click the user part selection icon . ¾ Show only the Cavity insert . ¾ Select gate part. ¾ Select the SBGATE3x3X5 configuration. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-22 . to create with pocket. . ¾ Click .User Components ¾ Select SubMarineGates folder. ¾ Click ¾ Click ¾ Click to be Instance. User Components ¾ Select the left marked face in the following picture as the start face and open a sketch. ¾ Add a point in the runner center in the coordinates defined by the following picture. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-23 . ¾ Click ¾ Change to normal view. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-24 .User Components ¾ Close the sketch and change to front view and wire frame presentation. ¾ Scroll the V Dev parameter to 40 deg This brings the submarine electrode to the correct orientation. ¾ Validate . . User Components 9 In this case the “user component” is used as an electrode for creating the submarine gate. ¾ Show more views of the submarine gate. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-25 . ¾ Open Mold. 5.3.SLDASM from …\Example Files\CoolingEX ¾ Hide all parts except Plate3. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-26 .3 Cooling In the following steps we will use the powerful functionality of adding user components to cooling items.1 Creating the Brass plug baffles component. ¾ Close all.User Components 5. ¾ Select BB_Baffles part. ¾ Select Cooling. The User Component Library Folders dialogue box appears. ¾ Click ¾ Select User_Components folder under the Example Files directory. ¾ Click Ok. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-27 . ¾ Select the Component tab and click the user part selection icon ¾ Click on the tab.User Components ¾ Activate the Add User Part icon. . ¾ Click . . ¾ Click to create with pocket. . ¾ Select the BB-200-1_2 configuration. ¾ Click MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-28 .User Components ¾ Click to be Instance. ¾ Click ¾ Select bottom face of plate3. ¾ Click . ¾ Validate ¾ Change to front view and wire frame.User Components ¾ Open a Sketch. ¾ Create follow sketch of three points in the middle of the plate. . MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-29 . ¾ Validate . MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-30 .3. ¾ Change Z Dev to 90. Change the baffle direction.2 Modify BB-Baffles parameters ¾ Select BB-baffles from FeatureManager design tree. ¾ Click to modify the parameters of the user component.User Components 5. .3 Creating thread-less pressure plugs component. ¾ Select right face of Plate3. ¾ Click . MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-31 .3. ¾ Select the Component tab and click the user part selection icon ¾ Select TPM part.User Components 5. ¾ Click . ¾ Click . ¾ Activate the Add User Part icon. ¾ Click to be Instance. ¾ Select the TMP-10 configuration. ¾ Click to be Instance. ¾ Add point .x=70. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-32 . ¾ Select the TMP-10 configuration. ¾ Click . y=-50 (middle of right hand side hole). ¾ Close sketch. and select TMP again. ¾ Key in Face Offset to be 300. ¾ Select Left face of plate3. . (It will appear in the middle of the pipe) ¾ Click ¾ Open ¾ Click to create and continue in the same menu.User Components ¾ Open a Sketch. y=-50 (middle of right hand side hole).User Components ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ Click Open a Sketch. ¾ Validate MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-33 .x=70. Close sketch. . Key in Face Offset to be 300. Add point . User Components 5.3. ¾ Click to be Instance. ¾ Select NConnector part. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-34 . ¾ Select the Component tab and click the user part selection icon . ¾ Click . ¾ Select front face of plate3. ¾ Select the N91_4A configuration. ¾ Click .4 Creating Connector plugs component ¾ Activate the Add User Part icon. ¾ Click ¾ Click .User Components ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ Open a Sketch. . MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-35 . Scroll Face Offset parameter to 22. Add point x=-195 y=-50 (middle of the left hand side hole) Close the Sketch. to be Instance. Scroll Face Offset parameter to 22.User Components ¾ Select NConnector part. ¾ Select back face of plate3. Add point x=-195 y=-50 (middle of the left hand side hole). ¾ Click . . ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ Click . Close the Sketch. . ¾ Click ¾ Select the N91_4A configuration. Open a Sketch. ¾ Click ¾ Validate MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-36 . ¾ Activate the Add User Part icon. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-37 .3. . ¾ Select the AN-4 configuration.User Components 5. ¾ Click to be Instance.5 Creating Pressure plugs component. ¾ Click . ¾ Select the Component tab and click the user part selection icon ¾ Select AN part. .User Components ¾ Select right face of plate3. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 5-38 . ¾ Click ¾ Select Sketch6 from Design tree manager ¾ Click ¾ Validate . . The mold in this exercise is a multi cavity mold of two cavities.6 6 Lifters In this chapter we will show how to integrate lifters for releasing internal undercuts of the plastic part. Lifters are added automatically to all instances of the core inserts. This is in order to demonstrate the full automatic functionality of the lifters. Internal Undercut MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 6-1 . 1 Declaration of the core inserts ¾ Open Mold.Lifters 6.SLDASM from …\Example Files\Lifters_EX . ¾ Add the Cores assembly as inserts ¾ Make sure to set the type of the inserts as Core MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 6-2 . ¾ Click create button . ¾ Change the plate thickness of Plate4/5 to 96 mm.Lifters Setting the insert type as Core is essential for the lifters and ejector trim functionality. ¾ Add the cavities inserts following the same steps. ¾ Set the mold Type to Plates Only. The mold estimation should give a mold size of 2020. However if this step was missed or you set the insert type by mistake to another type you can always modify this setting via the Attribute mechanism. ¾ Activate New Mold . Make sure to set the insert type to Cavity. ¾ Display only the mobile side of the mold by selecting Mobile Side from the Display Configuration property manager page. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 6-3 . This is to fit the lifters in. In case the core is a solid part of the core plate (not added as insert) you should set the plate type to Core via the Attribute mechanism before adding lifters or trimmed ejectors. Press the Lifters Library – the first step of the add lifter steps tool bar.2 Adding the Lifters ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ Activate Add Lifters . MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 6-4 . Select FLAT_CORSinch lifters and press Continue.Lifters 6. Select the DME Lifters library. 0 Deg MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 6-5 .Lifters ¾ Select the ULB-2003-5-16 configuration. ¾ Make sure you are in the front view with wire frame display.0 mm o DY = 54.0 mm o Rotate = 180. step. ¾ Key the following data: (to position the lifter) o DX = -37. Omit ¾ Press Continue twice go directly to the Lifter Placement the Face step since the default face is set according to the lifter manufacturers recommendations. 0 mm H2 = 20. ¾ Select the edge marked in green in the above picture. ¾ Press Continue to go to the Lifter Stroke step. (In this case we do not select the edge where the insert is going to cut. The preview is updated accordingly.0 mm MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 6-6 . Set the parameters as follows: Stroke = 2. since it is a rounded edge and just part of the wire frame and not a real edge) The angle value is extracted from the selected edge and set to 5 deg. next to the Angle ¾ Press the extract data from geometry button parameter.Lifters ¾ Zoom to the area shown in the following picture (around the core insert).5 mm H1 = 46. MoldWorks2008 Tutorial 6-7 .Lifters ¾ Change to isometric and shaded view. . Notice that the system adds lifters in to both ¾ Press the Create button instances of the core insert in one action.

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