Mold Design Using SolidWorks
Not yet updated for 2010
Length: 1 day
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Prerequisites: Advanced Part Modeling
Description: Mold Design Using SolidWorks teaches you several manual mold creation
techniques and how to use the Mold Tools in SolidWorks mechanical design automation software.
The topics covered in this course are:
Lesson 1: Core and Cavity
A Simple Two Plate Mold Design
Analyzing Draft on a Model
Draft Analysis Colors
Scale the Part to Allow for Shrinkage
Determine the Parting Lines
Manual Selection Of Parting Lines
Automation
Modeling the Parting Surfaces
Smoothing the Parting Surface
Interlocking the Mold Tooling
Creating the Mold Tooling
Lesson 2: Repairs and Surfaces
Case Study: Plastic Bezel of a Cordless Drill
Creating New Drafted Faces
Complex Shut-off Surfaces
Interlock Surfaces
Lesson 3: Multiple Parting Directions
Case Study: Multiple Parting Directions
Trapped Molding Areas
Side Cores
Lifters
Core Pins
Case Study: Electrode Design
Electrode Clearances
Keeping the Sharp Edges
Lesson 4: Alternate Methods for Mold Design
Alternate Methods for Mold Design
Using Combine and Split
Using Surfaces
Using the Up To Surface Method
Using the Split Method
Manual Shut-off Surface Creation
