SolidWorks Mold Design - Cambridge
Starts: July 18, 2017 at 09:00
Ends: July 19, 2017 at 17:00
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
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CAD MicroSolutions
225 Pinebush Road, Unit 102 Cambridge, Ontario N1T 1B9 |
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519-642-8222 | |||
https://www.cadmicro.com/ | info@cadmicro.com |
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225 Pinebush Road, Unit 102,
Cambridge,
Ontario
N1T 1B9
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