Core and Cavity Mold Design
Case Study:
SolidWorks Tools for Mold Design Mold
Analysis Tools Draft
Analysis on a Model
Using Colors in Draft Analyzes
Adding Draft
Scaling part to take into account the shrinkage
Determination of parting lines
Manual selection of parting lines
Automation
Modeling of
parting lines Smoothing of a parting line
Body of surfaces
Locking the mold
Creating the mold

Multiple joint directions
Blocked molding areas
Side
cores
Ejectors Core pins
Case study:
Electrode sets
Conservation of intersection edges

Beyond Basic Functions
Import Data
3D Model Types
Definitions
Case Study:
Terminology
File Converters
Modeling System File
Conversion
Why Import Fails?
Diagnosis and repair
Case study: Repairing and modifying imported geometry
Check solid bodies
Make copies of faces
Case study: Import diagnosis
Repair discontinuities
Repair faces

Parting lines and stop surfaces Case
study:
Draft analysis options
Neutral line
Core and cavity
surfaces Stop surfaces
Joint surface
Core / cavity volumes
Look inside the mold
Case study : Split a room

Case Study
Creating
Draft Faces Locking Surfaces

Surfaces in mold making
Case study:
The mixer
Case study: Mixer handle
Case study: Manual parting line

Reuse Data
Design Library 3D Content Central
Task Pane Case Study: Library Functions Case Study: Create a Library Function Configurations in Library Functions Case Study: Waterline Smart Components

Other Methods of Mold Design
Using Combination and Splitting
Creating a Footprint
Case Study:
Using Surfaces
Using the « To Surface »
Method Using the Splitting Method
Manually Creating Stop Surfaces

Case Study:
Developing a Blueprint
Modeling Repairs
Channels and Power Systems
Side
Cores Ejector
Pins Core Pins
Create Individual Parts
Mold Carcass
Assembly Organization
Edit Ejectors
Rigid Subassemblies and Flexible
Subassemblies Pins ejection
Cool the mold
Create the drawing Make
changes
Finish the process