SolidWorks Mold Design - Cambridge

SolidWorks Mold Design

Course Description

SolidWorks Mold Design teaches you several manual mold creation techniques and how to use the Mold Tools in SolidWorks mechanical design automation software.

Prerequisites

• Advanced Part Modeling or equivalent experience

Course Components:

1) Core & Cavity

• Mold Analysis Tools
• Analyzing Draft on a Model
• Draft Analysis Colors, Options
• Adding Draft
• Scale the Part to Allow for Shrinkage
• Determine the Parting Lines
• Manual Selection of Parting Lines
• Modeling & Smoothing the Parting Surfaces
• Surface Bodies
• Creating, Interlocking the Mold Tooling

2) Multiple Parting Directions

• Trapped Molding Areas
• Side Cores, Lifters, Core Pins
• Electrode Design and Clearances
• Keeping the Sharp Edges

3) Importing & Repairing Geometry

• Importing Data, Solids and Surfaces
• 3D Model Types
• Geometry vs. Topology
• Creating Solids From Surfaces
• Decomposing a Solid into Surfaces
• Understanding Modeling Systems and File Translation
• How to diagnose and repair failed imports
• Checking Solid Bodies, Repairing Gaps
• king Copies of Faces
• Repairing Faces

4) Parting Lines & Shut-Off Surfaces

• Shut-Off, Core & Cavity Surfaces
• Tooling Split
• Seeing Inside the Mold

5) Repairs & Surfaces

• Creating New Drafted Faces
• Interlock Surfaces

6) Using Surfaces

• Surfaces in Mold Making
• Creating Surface Bodies From Faces
• Organizing Surfaces
• Manual Shut-off Surface
• Side Cores with Surfaces
• Partial Parting Lines

7) Reusable Data

• Library Features, Smart Components
• Task Pane, Design Library
• Library Features
• 3D ContentCentral

8) Alternate Methods for Mold Design

• Using Combine & Split
• Creating a Cavity
• Using the Up To Surface Method
• Manually Creating Shut-off Surfaces

9) Making a Complete Mold

• Modeling Repairs
• Mold Split Folders, Runners & Gates
• Side Cores, Ejector Pins, Core Pins
• Organizing the Assembly
• Creating Individual Parts
• Mold Base
• Modifying the Lifters
• Cooling the Mold
• Making the Drawing
• Making Changes
• Completing the Process