NX MOLD TRAINING MATERIAL V18

MOLDWIZARD DESIGN PROCESS

STUDENT MANUAL

September 2002

MT10420 - Unigraphics V18.0.3.2

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NIGRAPHICS

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Table of Contents

Course Overview

MoldWizard Design Process . . . -1

Course Description . . . -1 Intended Audience . . . -1 Prerequisites . . . -1 Objectives . . . -2 Student Responsibilities . . . -2 Student Manual . . . -3 Lesson Format . . . -3 Activities . . . -3 Workbook . . . -3

Classroom System Information . . . -4

Class Standards for Unigraphics Part Files . . . -4

Parts Directory Structure . . . -5

Staged Assemblies . . . -6

Spare Parts and Assemblies . . . -6 Introduction To MoldWizard. . . 1-1 What Is MoldWizard? . . . 1-2 Prerequisites . . . 1-2 Introductory Lesson Structure. . . 1-3 Activity 1-1: Starting Unigraphics and MoldWizard . . . 1-4 The MoldWizard Design Process . . . 1-6 Loading A Product and Project Initialization . . . 1-8 Activity 1-2: Beginning a Mold Project . . . 1-10 The MoldWizard Assembly Structure . . . 1-14 Define the Mold Coordinate System . . . 1-15 Assign a Shrinkage Value . . . 1-17 Activity 1-3: Mold Csys Orientation and Shrinkage . . . 1-18 Define the Work Piece / Mold Insert . . . 1-22 Work Piece Dimensions Dialog . . . 1-23 Define the Work Piece / Cavity Layout . . . 1-24 Activity 1-4: Defining the Work Piece and Layout . . . 1-25 MoldWizard Tools . . . 1-32 Parting Functions . . . 1-33 Parting Lines . . . 1-34

Patching Operations . . . 1-35 Parting Surfaces . . . 1-36 Extract Regions . . . 1-37 Cavity and Core . . . 1-38 Activity 1-5: Parting, Core, and Cavity Definition . . . 1-39 Adding a Moldbase and Standard Parts . . . 1-57 Mold Base Management . . . 1-57 Standard Parts Management . . . 1-58 Ejector Pin . . . 1-59 Create Pockets . . . 1-59 Activity 1-6: Adding a Mold Base and Standard Parts . . . 1-60 Other MoldWizard Design Process Functions . . . 1-80 Design Changes . . . 1-80 Activity 1-7: Design Changes and Associative Tooling . . . 1-81 Initializing A Mold Design Project . . . 2-1 Load Product . . . 2-2 Unit . . . 2-2 Proj Path . . . 2-3 Proj Name . . . 2-4 Cloning Process . . . 2-4 Field Separators. . . 2-7 Project Assembly Members . . . 2-8 Product Sub Assembly Members . . . 2-9 Activity 2-1: Changing Project Defaults . . . 2-11 Mold Csys . . . 2-15 Shrinkage . . . 2-16 Edit Scale Dialog Options . . . 2-16 Type . . . 2-16 Scale Selection Steps . . . 2-18 Reference Geometry . . . 2-18 Scale Factors. . . 2-18 Activity 2-2: Choosing and Setting a Mold Csys . . . 2-19 Instruction Format for Initializing a Project . . . 2-22

Activity 2-3: User Defined Work Piece. . . 2-29 Parting Preparation . . . 3-1 Tools . . . 3-2 Product Design Advisor . . . 3-3 Activity 3-1: Product Design Advisor. . . 3-4 Patch Up Overview . . . 3-9 Tolerance . . . 3-9 Allow Non-Associative . . . 3-10 Solid Patch Up . . . 3-10 Planar Patch . . . 3-10 Activity 3-2: Planar Patches . . . 3-12 Sheet Patch Up . . . 3-15 Surface Patch . . . 3-15 Edge Patch . . . 3-16 Existing Surface . . . 3-18 Auto Hole Patch . . . 3-19 Activity 3-3: Surface and Edge Patches . . . 3-22 Create Patch Block . . . 3-28 Create Box . . . 3-28 Surface Split . . . 3-29 Solid Patch Up . . . 3-30 Solid Patch . . . 3-30 Activity 3-4: Patch Blocks . . . 3-31 Split Method. . . 3-38 Solid Parting . . . 3-38 Subtract . . . 3-39 Solid Split . . . 3-39 Split . . . 3-39 Profile Split . . . 3-40 Activity 3-5: Solid Patch Compensation in the Tool . . . 3-41 Enlarge Surface . . . 3-56 Activity 3-6: Enlarge Surface . . . 3-58 Family Molds and Layout . . . 4-1 Family Mold . . . 4-2 Remove Family Member . . . 4-3 Load Product . . . 4-3 Load Product and Mold CSYS . . . 4-4 Layout . . . 4-5 Layout Methods . . . 4-6 Automatic Rectangular Layouts . . . 4-6

Circular Layout . . . 4-9 Insert Pocket . . . 4-13 Reposition Methods . . . 4-14 Rotate . . . 4-14 Transform . . . 4-15 Remove . . . 4-15 Auto Center . . . 4-15 Activity 4-1: Family Mold Project: Toy Shapes . . . 4-16 Activity 4-2: Circular Layout . . . 4-24 Removing the only instance of a product . . . 4-29 Core and Cavity Definition . . . 5-1 Parting . . . 5-2 Auto Process. . . 5-2 Parting Lines . . . 5-3 Auto Search Parting Lines . . . 5-4 Select Body . . . 5-4 Eject Direction . . . 5-4 Product Design Advisor and Auto Patch . . . 5-4 Traverse Loop . . . 5-5 Edit Parting Lines . . . 5-6 Split Faces . . . 5-7 Inspect Crossover Faces . . . 5-7 Split Faces by Imprinting . . . 5-8 Subdivide Isocline Faces . . . 5-8 Transition Objects . . . 5-8 Transition Objects . . . 5-9 Auto Transition Objects . . . 5-9 Edit Transition Objects . . . 5-9 Add Transition Points . . . 5-10 Activity 5-1: Parting Curves on a Planar Parting . . . 5-11 Activity 5-2: Natural Parting with Isocline Curves . . . 5-16 Activity 5-3: Selecting Transition Objects . . . 5-25 Parting Surfaces. . . 5-30

Swept . . . 5-36 Enlarged Surface . . . 5-37 Choosing a Parting Surface Type . . . 5-39 Edit Parting Surfaces. . . 5-40 Sew Surfaces. . . 5-40 Auto Cavity_Core . . . 5-41 Activity 5-4: Parting Surface Creation . . . 5-42 Extract Regions . . . 5-65 Core and Cavity . . . 5-68 Check Geometry . . . 5-68 Check Overlapping . . . 5-68 Create Cavity, Create Core . . . 5-68 Activity 5-5: Core and Cavity Regions . . . 5-70 Activity 5-6: Diagnostics in the Extract Regions Dialog . . 5-74 Activity 5-7: User Defined Parting . . . 5-81 Edit Parting Functions . . . 5-84 Suppress Parting and Update Parting . . . 5-85 Activity 5-8: Topology Change to Product Model . . . 5-86 Compare and Swap Model . . . 5-99 Activity 5-9: Compare and Swap . . . 5-101 Mold Base . . . 6-1 Mold Base Management . . . 6-2 Catalog . . . 6-4 Type . . . 6-4 Bitmap . . . 6-5 Mold Base Index List . . . 6-5 Edit Register File. . . 6-6 Edit Data Base . . . 6-6 Rotate Mold Base . . . 6-6 Edit Component . . . 6-6 Customization . . . 6-7 Expression List . . . 6-7 Standard Component Size Lists . . . 6-7 Activity 6-1: Adding A Mold Base . . . 6-8 Standard Parts . . . 7-1 Standard Parts Overview . . . 7-2 Standard Part Management . . . 7-3 Ejector Pin Postprocessing . . . 7-3 Slider and Lifter . . . 7-3 Mold Trim . . . 7-3

Pocket Creation . . . 7-3 Other Standard Part Library Functions . . . 7-4 Standard Part Management . . . 7-5 Catalog Tab. . . 7-5 Catalog . . . 7-5 Parts List Window . . . 7-5 Classification . . . 7-6 Standard Part Name . . . 7-6 Flip Direction . . . 7-6 Parent . . . 7-7 Position . . . 7-7 True / False / Both . . . 7-7 Add/Modify . . . 7-8 Standard Parameter Lists . . . 7-8 Dimension Tab . . . 7-9 Bitmap . . . 7-9 Parameter List . . . 7-10 Lock/Unlock . . . 7-11 Unlock All . . . 7-11 Operation Tab . . . 7-12 Edit Register File / Data Base . . . 7-12 Remove Component . . . 7-12 Reposition . . . 7-12 Activity 7-1: Adding Ejector Pins and a Sprue Bushing . 7-15 Ejector Pin Post Processing . . . 7-26 Trim Methods . . . 7-27 Adjust Length . . . 7-27 Sheet Trim . . . 7-28 Untrim. . . 7-28 Display Options . . . 7-28 Trim Surfaces . . . 7-29 Parting Surface . . . 7-29 Mold Surface . . . 7-29 Fit Distance . . . 7-30

Solid Head . . . 7-42 Trim Body . . . 7-42 Slider and Lifter Sub Assembly Structure . . . 7-43 Orientation of Slides and Lifters . . . 7-44 Activity 7-3: Sliders and Lifters . . . 7-45 Sub Inserts. . . 8-1 Sub-Inserts . . . 8-2 Standard Parts as Sub Inserts . . . 8-3 Envelope Method . . . 8-4 Envelope . . . 8-4 Working Part . . . 8-4 Create/Edit . . . 8-4 Definition Method . . . 8-4 Shape . . . 8-4 Head . . . 8-5 Forming Method . . . 8-5 Selection Steps . . . 8-5 Extrude Edges to Sheet . . . 8-5 Foot . . . 8-7 Sub-insert Part Name . . . 8-7 Create/Edit . . . 8-7 Selection Steps . . . 8-7 Parameter Entry. . . 8-8 Foot List . . . 8-8 Copy Sub-insert Component . . . 8-8 Delete . . . 8-8 Edit Register File, Edit Database . . . 8-8 Activity 8-1: Sub-Inserts . . . 8-9 Gates and Runners . . . 9-1 Gates and Runner Systems Overview . . . 9-2 Gate . . . 9-3 Gate Point Indication . . . 9-5 Activity 9-1: Gates . . . 9-7 Runner . . . 9-14 Runner Design Steps . . . 9-14 Define Guide String . . . 9-15 Sketch Pattern . . . 9-15 Curves through Points . . . 9-16 Add / Remove Curves from Strings . . . 9-16 Projection onto parting faces . . . 9-17

Curves . . . 9-17 Parting Faces . . . 9-17 Copy Method . . . 9-17 Create Runner Channel . . . 9-18 Other Runner Design Options. . . 9-18 Reposition and Delete . . . 9-18 Activity 9-2: Runners . . . 9-19 Cooling Channels . . . 10-1 Cooling . . . 10-2 Cooling Component Design . . . 10-3 Activity 10-1: Cooling Using Standard Parts . . . 10-5 Cooling Channel Design. . . 10-19 Channel Design Steps . . . 10-19 Balanced and Non-Balanced . . . 10-19 Define Guide Path . . . 10-20 Create . . . 10-21 Create Procedure . . . 10-21 Length . . . 10-22 Position . . . 10-22 Delete Guide Path . . . 10-23 Delete Guide Line . . . 10-23 Create/Edit Guide Path Position . . . 10-23 Add/Remove UG's Curve . . . 10-23 Show Cooling Channel Relationship . . . 10-23 Generate Cooling Channels . . . 10-24 Diameter . . . 10-24 Hole Type . . . 10-24 Start Type . . . 10-24 End Type . . . 10-24 Delete Cooling Channel . . . 10-25 Activity 10-2: Schematic Cooling Circuit Design . . . 10-26 Electrode Design . . . 11-1 Electrode Design . . . 11-2

Head . . . 11-12 Working Part . . . 11-12 Forming Method . . . 11-12 Selection Steps . . . 11-12 Extrude Edges to Sheet . . . 11-12 EWCS . . . 11-13 Working Part . . . 11-13 Electrode Name . . . 11-13 Point Method . . . 11-14 Displacement from Reference Point . . . 11-14 Delete . . . 11-14 Foot . . . 11-15 Z-Level Adjust . . . 11-15 Delete . . . 11-15 Drawing . . . 11-16 Drawing Sheet Name . . . 11-16 Units . . . 11-16 Size . . . 11-16 Scale . . . 11-16 Projection Angle . . . 11-16 Activity 11-2: Electrodes Using Envelope . . . 11-17 Documentation . . . 12-1 Bill of Materials . . . 12-2 Standard Parts Only . . . 12-2 All Parts in Mold Assembly . . . 12-3 BOM Field Edit . . . 12-4 BOM Record Edit . . . 12-4 Activity 12-1: Bill of Materials . . . 12-6 Mold Drawing . . . 12-14 Balloon tab . . . 12-18 Activity 12-2: Drafting . . . 12-19 Additional Activities . . . A-1 Activity A-1: Flange . . . A-2 Activity A-2: Bulb Housing . . . A-3 Activity A-3: Power Tool Casing . . . A-4 Activity A-4: Pager Holster . . . A-5 Activity A-5: Snap Lock Tab . . . A-6 Activity A-6: Cell Phone Case . . . A-7 Activity A-7: Phone Jack Case . . . A-8 Activity A-8: Steam Iron Case . . . A-9

Activity A-9: Utility Saw Case . . . A-10 Activity A-10: Sprinkler Housing Cap . . . A-11 Activity A-11: Patch Block with Negative Offset . . . A-12 Activity A-12: Engine Casting . . . A-19 Activity A-13: Cast Bracket . . . A-20 Activity A-14: Forged Wrench . . . A-21 Activity A-15: Game Controller . . . A-22 Activity A-16: Coffee Filter Holder . . . A-23 Activity A-17: Spray Cap . . . A-24 Activity A-18: Cover Plate . . . A-25 Glossary . . . GL-1 Index . . . IN-1

Course Overview

MoldWizard Design Process

Course Description

MoldWizard is a Unigraphics computer application that automates mold design. This course will present MoldWizard in a manner that mimics the Design Process or sequence of tasks commonly used to design a plastic injection mold. During this course, you will create associative two-part molds from Unigraphics solid models.

Intended Audience

MoldWizard Design Process is targeted at Unigraphics users who are responsible for injection mold design and development.

Prerequisites

Students should be familiar with the basic functions of the Motif Interface, and have taken:

 Practical Applications of Unigraphics course  Design Applications Using Unigraphics course

OR

 Modeling for Moldmakers course

We highly recommend, but do not require, that the student has:

 Mold design experience

 Experience with Unigraphics Assemblies, UG/WAVE, and Free Form

Objectives

After successfully completing this course, you should be able to perform the following activities:

 Create MoldWizard product assemblies  Create patch up (shut off) geometry  Apply a shrink factor

 Create mold tooling inserts

 Define core regions within a product model  Create associative core and cavity geometry

 Use Mold Base Libraries to choose a standard mold base

 Use Standard Part Libraries to select and position common parts,

including Insert Pockets, Sub Inserts, Cooling Channels, Gates & Runners, and Electrodes

 Create a Bill of Materials

 Enter the Drafting Application and begin a mold assembly drawing

Student Responsibilities

Experience has shown that you can learn more from this class by:

 Participating Enthusiastically!  Sharing Experiences

 Giving and Receiving Constructive Feedback  Asking Questions

Student Manual

It is important that you use the Student Manual in the sequence presented. Later lessons will assume you have learned concepts and techniques taught in earlier lessons. If necessary, you can always refer to a previous activity where a method or technique was originally taught.

Lesson Format

The general format for lesson content is:

 presentation  activity  project  summary

One or more included in most lessons

Activities

All activities in this manual will follow a Step and Action Box format.

A Step describes what is to be accomplished in that portion of the activity. Steps provide general instructions:

Step 1 Define Parting Lines.

Indented below each step will be one or more Action Boxes that describe how to accomplish the step. Action boxes provide specific detailed instructions:

 Select the Parting Icon.

As your knowledge and skill in the use of MoldWizard increases, you will find that the general Step instructions may be all you need to accomplish a given task. When working through lesson activities, remember to use the Cue and Status lines for additional cues and information on how to accomplish specific tasks.

Workbook

This course also includes a companion Student Workbook. The workbook will provide an opportunity to apply the skills learned through lecture and activities to a real life situation, without specific detailed instructions. The workbook project for this course will be to create mold tooling for a plastic Toy Wagon Assembly.

Classroom System Information

Your instructor will provide you with the following: Student Login: Username:

Password:

Path to mdp_student_home directory:

Instructor: Date:

Class Standards for Unigraphics Part Files

MoldWizard Design Process uses standards that are distinct from other Unigraphics Instructor Led Classes.

Layer usage, part naming, and considerable automatic geometry creation, all follow standards set by MoldWizard defaults. These standards and defaults will be explained as they are encountered in the course.

Parts Directory Structure

Home Directory

Product Directories

The Windows Explorer file structure illustrated is the same for a Unix classroom. Assemblies will be organized within your home directory, typically named moldwizd" or

mldwiz00" where 00 will be replaced by a unique number for each student in the class.

We use moldwizd" throughout this book to represent any name you have for your home. Projects are grouped by plastic product, in Product Directories.

To find previous work or staged assemblies, begin from your home, open the appropriate product directory, hub2 for example, then open the top level part in that directory, for example mdp_hub_top.

Staged Assemblies

Many assemblies are used in this class. Some contain dozens of parts. To

maintain a real-life environment, some of the assemblies are used for multiple activities.

The class materials contain staged assemblies for every activity except for several very short and simple introductory activities in the next lesson.

If for any reason you fall behind the class with a tooling assembly that is used more than one time, please make use of the staged assembly provided.

Spare Parts and Assemblies

MoldWizard creates a great number of new part files in tooling assemblies, and it very often modifies assembly structures as you perform normal work.

Assemblies and their containing folders (directories) must be read / write in order to permit you to perform the actions required to learn.

In a learning situation, this read / write property will occasionally lead to one or more files being modified in a way that was not intended.

If an inadvertent action damages a staged assembly, consult your instructor. If the instructor recommends that you replace the assembly with a new one:

 Do not hesitate to ask the instructor to help with these steps.

 Using operating system functions for whatever system you have, delete

every file in the folder where the damaged assembly resides.

 Locate a corresponding folder of the same name inside the read only

...Ă/Ămoldwizd / parts folder. This parts folder contains a spare copy of all folders (directories) used in the class, and their contents.

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Introduction To MoldWizard

PURPOSE _{This lesson is an overview of the major features of the}

MoldWizard Design Process. Details of this process will be covered in the remainder of the class.

OBJECTIVES _{Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:}

 Start the MoldWizard application and navigate through the

student home directory file structure.

 Follow the overall MoldWizard Design Process and recognize

how the MoldWizard toolbar describes the process.

 Observe how MoldWizard automatically updates a mold

design to reflect changes made to the original part model.

This lesson contains the following activities:

Activity Page

1-1 Starting Unigraphics and MoldWizard . . . 1-4 1-2Beginning a Mold Project . . . 1-10 1-3 Mold Csys Orientation and Shrinkage. . . 1-18 1-4 Defining the Work Piece and Layout . . . 1-25 1-5 Parting, Core, and Cavity Definition . . . 1-39 1-6 Adding a Mold Base and Standard Parts . . . 1-60 1-7 Design Changes and Associative Tooling . . . 1-81

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What Is MoldWizard?

MoldWizard is a process application for design of plastic injection and other types of molds. MoldWizard's advanced modeling tools for the creation of cavities, cores, slides, lifters and sub inserts are easy to use and provide fast, associative, 3D solid results.

MoldWizard automates the difficult and time consuming tasks of mold design. It does so in an increasingly associative way: if the product design is altered, related elements of the mold design will automatically update to reflect the new design.

Moldbase and component libraries include parametric moldbase assemblies from a variety of catalogs. Catalog and custom components, including slides and lifters, are accessed via a Standard Parts function that allows users to associatively place components. Users may customize or extend MoldWizard libraries to achieve a professional, reusable result without programming knowledge.

Prerequisites

To effectively use MoldWizard, the user should be familiar with mold design and possess working knowledge of the following Unigraphics applications and tools:

 Feature Modeling  Free Form Modeling  Curves

 Layers

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Introductory Lesson Structure

In this lesson you will initialize a MoldWizard project and go through the MoldWizard Design Process to create a plastic injection mold that will produce a Business Card Tray.

This lesson is only an introduction to the MoldWizard Design Process.

It is intended that you achieve only an understanding of the overall process, and gain insight into how later lessons fit into this process.

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Activity 1-1: Starting Unigraphics and MoldWizard

Your instructor will provide a user name and password to log into your work station, and if necessary point out the procedure to start Unigraphics.

Step 1 Log on, Start Unigraphics and enter the MoldWizard application.

 If Unigraphics is not already running, please start it now.  Choose Application  MoldWizard.

The MoldWizard toolbar displays.

Step 2 Dock" the MoldWizard tool bar.

Some people prefer to dock the toolbar on the left side of the screen. Located there, it doesn't move when you change between Unigraphics applications.

TIP

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Step 4 Using File  Open, examine the directory structure. The file structure on Unix systems is the same as the Windows NT structure pictured below:

Home Directory Student Project_Directories

The parts subdirectory structure is read only." Step 5 Choose Cancel in the Open Part File dialog.

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The MoldWizard Design Process

The MoldWizard Design Process requires a Unigraphics 3D solid part model that is moldable as designed:

 We recommend that solid models be modeled in Unigraphics.

 If the solid model is not moldable as designed, we recommend that you

correct it using standard Unigraphics modeling techniques. Correct models will take full advantage of MoldWizard automation.

The first steps in the diagram below represent the High Level Preparation process of creating and evaluating a part model for moldability. Once the part model is moldable, use MoldWizard Design Functions to determine how the part will be molded.

Create suitable solid model Use Design Advisor to verify:  draft  parting Acceptable? Acceptable? Plan:  side actions  layout MoldWizard Product Design Advisor Intialize:  project name  location  units Define:  orientation  shrinkage  work piece Yes No No Define Parting Sheets Add the Moldbase

Complete the design with:  gates Add:  ejectors  slides, lifters  sub inserts High Level Preparation MoldWizard Design Functions

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The MoldWizard toolbar icons represent steps of mold design. They are organized in an order that closely matches the process flow chart shown on the preceding page.

Load Product Family Mold Mold CSYS Shrink Work Piece Layout Parting Tools Mold Base Standard Parts Pockets Bill of Material Ejector Pins Sliders and Lifters Sub Inserts Gate Runners Cooling Electrodes Mold Trim Mold Drawings B Plate A Plate Ejector Plate Return Pins

Mounting Plate Cavity Insert (Inside A Plate)

Supports Moveable Half

Fixed Half Ejector Plate

Retaining Ring & Sprue Bushing

Mounting Plate Ejector

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_{Loading A Product and Project Initialization}

The first step in the mold design process is to Initialize a mold design Project. MoldWizard will automatically generate a mold tooling assembly.

 Choose the Load Product icon from the tool bar . . . À

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 Selecting a product part file will open the Project Initialize dialog:

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Activity 1-2: Beginning a Mold Project

This activity demonstrates how a product part file is loaded and a mold design project is initialized.

Product: Business Card Tray Part File: mdp_tray

Project Name: mdp_tray

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Step 1 Load the Product part file.

 Select the Load Product icon.

The file open dialog displays.

 Navigate into the tray folder and select mdp_tray.

The part file loads. The Project Initialize dialog displays:

Step 2 Examine the part and review the initial assembly structure.

NOTE Please Do Not dismiss the Project Initialize dialog.

 Shade (if necessary) and rotate the part to examine the

geometry.

 Choose View→Assembly Navigator, or click the icon:

Note that the Assembly Navigator contains a single entry: mdp_tray

 Move the Assembly Navigator window to a convenient

location, or dock it. Enlarge the Navigator window until it has room to display about 15 lines.

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 Verify Millimeter as the preferred Unit for this project.

Windows NT systems require a backslash (\) in their path names, UNIX systems require a forward slash (/).

TIP

 Choose OK in the Project Initialize dialog.

The system generates a mold tooling assembly. When the process is completed the Assembly Navigator displays this structure:

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 Examine the newly generated assembly:

MoldWizard automatically saved an assembly structure named mdp_tray_top.

 Cancel the Assembly Navigator window.

NOTE Do not close the parts. The same parts will be used in the next activity.

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The MoldWizard Assembly Structure

How Does it Work?

MoldWizard automatically generated an assembly structure by Cloning a blank Seed Assembly that exists within MoldWizard.

This Seed Assembly was created using advanced UG Assemblies and WAVE functions that provide the associative interpart relationships that are needed to manage a complex mold assembly.

The top" assembly contains all the files necessary for a complete mold tool. The layout" sub assembly can contain multiple instances of one or several products. It's function is to manage the location and orientation of each part in the Mold Base.

The prod" or product sub assembly contains files relevant to a particular solid shape that is formed by the mold assembly.

MoldWizard identifies the components in the assembly by attributes contained in the part files, rather than by the part file name. This use of attributes allows file name customization, if desired.

The seed assembly resides inside the MoldWizard installation directory tree. Appropriate modifications to the seed structure (by a person with the necessary permissions) would be reflected in every future tooling project.

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Define the Mold Coordinate System

A Mold Coordinate System (Mold CSYS) must be defined with respect to the part being molded.

By convention:

 The origin of a mold assembly will lie at the center of the Mold Base  The XC-YC plane of the Mold CSYS will lie where the fixed and

moving plates meet, that, at the principal parting plane.

 The positive ZC Axis will point in the direction in which the molded

part will be ejected from the mold.

Moving Side

Fixed Side

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 Orient the WCS to match the desired Mold CSYS.

 Select the Mold CSYS icon from the MoldWizard tool bar . . . À

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 If necessary, choose the Current WCS option . . . Á

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 Choose OK . . Â

This dialog may also be used to reposition the Mold CSYS by moving it to the center of the Product Body or the center of a Boundary Face.

The Lock buttons allow this repositioning to be done while remaining locked to one of the three principal planes.

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Assign a Shrinkage Value

Mold cavities and cores must be sized to allow for material shrinkage. MoldWizard addresses shrinkage by generating a linked copy of the original product model in a shrink part. This shrink part is used in the process of defining cavity(ies) and core(s).

Choosing the Shrinkage icon À will open the Edit Scale dialog:

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Shrinkage may be assigned using uniform scale in all directions, or with varying shrinkage factors along the X, Y, and Z axis.

Once applied, you may edit the shrinkage scale feature at any time by choosing the Shrinkage icon again.

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Activity 1-3: Mold Csys Orientation and Shrinkage

Continue work on your mdp_tray project.

Mold CSYS: To orient the part to stand vertical in the mold, the YC axis must be aligned with the length of the part, as shown below. Shrinkage: Uniform, 1.005.

Existing Orientation Preferred Orientation

XC-YC plane at principal parting XC-YC plane at principal parting +ZC is part eject direction +ZC is part eject direction

YC lies along the narrow dimension YC lies along the longer dimension

Step 1 Set the Mold Coordinate System.

 Choose WCS → Rotate...

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 Choose the Mold CSYS icon. . . . À

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The Mold CSYS dialog opens.

 Choose or verify that Current WCS is toggled ON . . . Á

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 Choose OK . . Â

The display reorients to match the new Mold CSYS.

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 Choose the Shrinkage icon . . À

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The Edit Scale dialog opens.

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When the Edit Scale dialog opens, the Work Part changes. A linked body in the Shrink Part, mdp_tray_shrink, has an existing scale feature. Shrinkage edits the scale feature.

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Step 3 Save your work, without closing parts.

 Choose File→Save All.

NOTE Do not close the parts. The same parts will be used in the next activity.

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_{Define the Work Piece / Mold Insert}

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Work Piece Dimensions Dialog

The Work Piece Dimensions dialog is used to define the type and size of work piece inserts that will be used to form the cavity and core.

Work Piece Types:

Work Piece type selections include a Standard Block or combinations of independently modeled user defined bodies.

Work Piece Dimensioning Methods:

Two methods for sizing the work piece are offered: Distance Allowance and Reference Point.

Distance Allowance Method:

The Distance Allowance method references the outer edges of the product envelope À (dashed lines) plus six offsets to define the work piece Á (Solid lines). This method will be used in this introductory lesson.

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_{Define the Work Piece / Cavity Layout}

Mold CSYS addresses only the orientation of the product in a mold cavity. Choose the Layout icon À to define how many cavities the mold will contain and how they will be oriented in the mold.

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Activity 1-4: Defining the Work Piece and Layout

Continue work on the mdp_tray project.

This assembly uses a HASCO_E Type 1 (F2M2) mold base. The work piece will be sized to match an available standard plate thickness of this mold base: 27mm below the parting line, and 56mm above the parting line.

P/L

56mm

27mm

Step 1 Define the work piece dimensions.

 Choose the Work Piece icon:

This opens the Work Piece Dimensions dialog, and makes mdp_tray_parting the Work Part.

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 Choose OK to accept the remaining defaults.  Fit the view.

Values entered in the Work Piece dialog can be edited by again choosing the Work Piece icon. More often than not, MoldWizard's recommended insert box size will be adequate for an initial design.

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Step 2 Center the work piece/cavity in the mold assembly.

 Choose the Layout icon:

The Cavity Layout dialog appears, and the work part changes to mdp_tray_layout.

 Verify that a Rectangular, Balanced, 2 Cavity layout is

specified . . . ÀÁÂ

 Choose Start Layout . . . Ã

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The Cue line reads Select cavity side." The system expects you to indicate the side on which you want the new cavity to be positioned.

 Select the vector direction indicator shown above, closest to

the rounded side of the tray . . . . Ä

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 Fit the view.

The layout should appear similar to the illustration above. Step 3 Add tool bodies to define pockets for the workpieces.

 Choose Insert Pocket.

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The Insert Pocket dialog allows you to define tool bodies that you can later subtract from mold plates. The resulting void spaces define machined volumes to receive workpieces.

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The pocket is automatically sized to contain the two workpiece inserts.

 Cancel the Cavity Layout dialog.

Step 4 Save your work, without closing parts.

 Choose File→Save All.

NOTE Do not close the parts. The same parts will be used in the next activity.

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MoldWizard Tools

The Tools icon accesses a variety of MoldWizard functions to:

 solid split a work piece for slide actions or sub insert geometry.  solid patch voids within the product model, cavity or core.

 sheet patch complex holes or other open surface areas to define shut

off geometry within a mold.

These MoldWizard tools are used in close conjunction with Parting Functions to complete complex parting designs.

Patching and the role it plays in mold design will become more apparent as we preview Parting Functions.

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Parting Functions

Patch and parting operations define the extent or boundary of material belonging to either cavity or core.

Overview of MoldWizard's parting functions:

 Parting Lines will identify

parting edges or natural parting contours of the product. A sub function can detect and patch simple surface openings with sheet bodies.

 Parting Surfaces will generate

sheet bodies that extend from perimeter parting edges or contour to the extremities of the work piece.

 Extract Regions will interact to

identify the cavity and core faces of the product.

 Cavity_Core will use the

generated sheet bodies and

identified cavity and core parting faces to trim cavity and core bodies from the workpiece.

 Edit Parting and Swap Model

provide means to update parting geometry if the original product model is modified.

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Parting Lines

The Parting Lines function is used to identify the perimeter parting edges and/or natural parting contours of the product.

Other sub features of this function include:

 Split Faces interacts to divide faces that cross the parting.  Transition Objects bridge complex parting sheets.

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Choosing Auto Search Parting Lines will open the dialog below:

Other sub features of this function include:

 Product Design Advisor analyzes the product model for moldability.  Auto Patch detects and patches simple holes in the model.

Patching Operations

The parting sheet that will be generated for the tray model À does not account for two open slot in the product body Á.

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These open areas inside the perimeter of the product require Patch Operations that can include:

 applying the Auto Patch function, OR

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Trim requires a complete and unbroken set of sheet bodies. Without Patch (or shut off) geometry to define where the missing" portion of the product is to be parted, the trim operation that creates the core and cavity would fail.

Parting Surfaces

The Parting Surfaces function is used to generate a sheet body that extends from the peripheral parting edges and contours of the product to the extremities of the work piece.

Selecting Parting Surfaces will open the Create Parting Surfaces dialog:

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Extract Regions

In the context of MoldWizard, extracting regions is the process of defining which faces (regions) of the product will be used to form the core side (core regions), and which will be used to form the cavity side of the mold (cavity regions).

MoldWizard will identify what it believes to be the correct core and cavity regions. The purpose of the extract regions dialog is to edit (if necessary) and confirm the cavity and core regions identified by MoldWizard.

Selecting Extract Regions button will open the Extract Regions dialog:

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Key features of the Extract Regions dialog are Face Counts for the total À, cavity Á and core  faces, and Slide Controls à to sequentially display identified Cavity and Core faces, from none to all.

The sum of the cavity and core counts should always equal the total face count.

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Cavity and Core

Thus far, we discussed:

 the Parting Lines function, used to define the parting line, analyze the

product for moldability and auto patch holes.

 the Parting Surface function, used to create a parting sheet body that

extends from the peripheral parting edges of the product to the extremities of the work piece.

 the Extract Regions function, used to identify which faces of the

product model belong to the cavity, and which belong to the core. With the completion of the above steps, the system has the information it needs to complete cavity and core bodies. Choosing Core_Cavity will open the Core & Cavity dialog:

Choosing Create Cavity will launch the process that creates the cavity side of the mold insert.

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Activity 1-5: Parting, Core, and Cavity Definition

The parting lies around the bottom perimeter of the tray. The Parting Line function will automatically determine the parting for a product as simple as this one.

Given the draft angle detail of the slots (Section AA), shut off" or patch faces must be created on the cavity side of the tray. The Auto Patch function will automatically detect and patch these openings.

Section A-A A A Stationary Cavity Side Moving Core Side Parting Line Parting Line Draft

Step 1 Define the Parting Line and Patch Regions

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 Verify that Auto Process is OFF (unchecked) . . . À  Choose Parting Lines . . . Á

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The Parting Lines dialog opens.

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 Choose Auto Search Parting Lines . . Â

The Search Parting Lines dialog opens.

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MoldWizard identifies and highlights the parting lines.

Product Design Advisor and Auto Patch are now available.

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The Patch Loops Selection dialog opens. The Cavity Side option is enabled by default . . . Å

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 Choose Auto Patch . . . Æ

MoldWizard creates patch sheet bodies to cover both slots.

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 Choose OK to accept the parting loop previously identified

and highlighted by MoldWizard . . . È

The system displays the parting loop. The Parting Lines dialog appears.

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 Choose OK once again, to complete the parting line

definition . . . É

The parting loop changes from green to magenta to indicate it has been defined.

The Parting Function dialog displays.

NOTE If the Auto Process option had been turned ON in the Parting Functions dialog, the system would automatically advance to the Create Parting Surfaces dialog.

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You will now create a sheet that will later be instrumental in dividing the work piece into its cavity and core components.

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The Create Parting Surfaces dialog opens.

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 Choose Create Parting Surfaces . . Á

The following warning dialog appears:

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 Choose OK to create a single parting surface . . . Â

The system generates a parting surface and returns to the Parting Functions dialog.

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 Once again, choose Parting Surfaces . . . Ã

 If necessary, toggle Show Product Model to OFF . . . Ä

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 Fit the view.

You should see the parting sheet, and two patch sheets. A large gap exists in the volume occupied by the product model.

To complete the core and cavity definition, you also need to extract two sets of faces, one for the core, and another for the cavity. Each region can fill the void currently displayed.

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 Toggle Show Product Model to ON . . . Å

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 Choose Back to return to the Parting Functions dialog.

Step 3 Extract Cavity and Core Regions.

The parting sheet bodies and product model should be displayed and the Parting Functions dialog should be open.

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 Choose Extract Regions . . . À

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Total Faces . . . 151 . . Á Cavity Faces . . . . 94 . . . Â Core Faces . . . 57 . . . Ã

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Choosing OK indicates that the faces identified for cavity and core creation appear to be correct.

MoldWizard extracts the core and cavity face information and again opens the Parting Functions dialog.

Step 4 Create the Cavity and Core Blocks

 Set the Display Mode to Wireframe.  Choose Cavity_Core . . . À

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 Choose Create Cavity . . . Á

A Select Sheets dialog appears. The parting surface, patch sheets, and extracted cavity face region are highlighted.

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 Choose OK in the Select Sheets dialog.

The system uses the Parting Surface Sheet Body, the two Patch Sheet Bodies and the Extracted Cavity Face Regions of the product model to trim an existing seed Cavity block.

The displayed part temporarily changes to the mdp_tray_cavity component. The following dialog is displayed:

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 Examine the cavity: mdp_tray_cavity.

This Cavity Block, mdp_tray_cavity, is suitable for tooling development with UG CAM operations.

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 Choose OK to return to the Parting Part and the Core &

Cavity dialog . . . Ã

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Again, the Select Sheets dialog appears.

This time, the parting surface and the extracted core face regions are highlighted.

 Choose OK in the Select Sheets dialog.

The system uses the Parting Surface Sheet Body, the two Patch Sheet Bodies and the Extracted Core Face Regions of the product model to create a Core block.

The displayed part temporarily changes to the mdp_tray_core component, and again the following dialog appears:

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This Core Block, mdp_tray_core, is suitable for tooling development with UG CAM operations.

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 Choose OK to return to the Parting Functions dialog . . . Å

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Step 5 Save your work, without closing parts.

 Choose File→Save All.

NOTE Do not close the parts. The same parts will be used in the next activity.

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Adding a Moldbase and Standard Parts

MoldWizard includes spreadsheet driven Moldbase and Standard Part libraries that are used to add a mold base and standard parts to the mold assembly. These libraries may be customized and expanded to fit the needs of the user.

Mold Base Management

The Moldbase Library includes catalogs from: HASCO, DME, FUTABA (metric only), LKM, and OMNI (inch only).

An additional catalog named UNIVERSAL is provided as a template for creating a customized mold base catalog.

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Standard Parts Management

The Standard Parts Library includes catalogs from: HASCO, DME, FUTABA (metric only), OMNI (inch only) and YATES (inch only). Also provided are generic catalogs for various Electrode and Insert types.

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Ejector Pin and Create Pockets Function.

The Activity that follows this discussion will involve the use of two additional functions found on the MoldWizard tool bar: Ejector Pin and Create Pockets.

Ejector Pin

Ejector pins are added to the mold assembly from the Standard Parts Management dialog. Once an ejector pin has been added, a separate post processing function, the Ejector Pin function, is used to trim the pin to its proper length and profile.

Create Pockets

While the Standard Parts Management dialog is effective at adding parts to the mold assembly, it does not create pockets, holes, and openings that are needed to install these added parts. The Create Pockets function is used to add these needed solid geometry features.

The following Activity will add:

 A Mold Base  A Locating Ring  An Ejector Pin.

The Ejector Pin will be trimmed to its proper length using the Ejector Pin function.

Finally, pockets will be cut into the mold plates and core portion of the mold insert using the Create Pockets function.

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Activity 1-6: Adding a Mold Base and Standard Parts

Step 1 Add a mold base.

 Use Zoom In/Out to adjust the display to about a quarter of

its current size. The display area around the workpiece will soon be occupied by the mold base assembly.

 Choose the Mold Base icon to open the Mold Base

Management dialog . . À

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 Index size 296x296 is preselected, based on L and W

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When MoldWizard is finished:

 Fit the view.

The figure below shows the mold base with the tray cavity nested between the mold plates.

 Change the display to a Front view.

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Ä Plate Component FX_1 (Fixed Half) uses standard plate K20 Å Plate Component MV_1 (Moving Half) uses standard plate K20

² Work Piece Z dimensions exceed default K20 plate thickness (22mm)

Use the Assembly Navigator to confirm component file names.

You will soon see that the base name of components also appears in an editing dialog.

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We chose values of 56 and 27 mm for the Z-Up and Z-Down dimensions to match a known standard plate thickness that would accommodate the tray design.

As the front view reveals, the thicknesses chosen are not the defaults for the index size needed.

You will use a convenient edit function to adjust individual K20 plate thicknesses to appropriate standard sizes.

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 Choose the Mold Base icon . . . . À

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The Edit Moldbase Components dialog appears:

 In the graphics window, select the moving plate indicated in

the illustration . . . Â

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 Change the plate thickness by adjusting the plate_h

parameter to 27 mm . . . Å

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 Select the fixed plate shown above . . Æ  Change plate_h to 56 mm.

 Choose OK.

The plate updates, and the Mold Base Management dialog reappears.

 Choose Cancel.

 Choose File  Save All.

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 Change the display to a TFR-TRI view.

Hint: MB3  Replace_View  TFR-TRI.

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The Standard Parts Management dialog opens.

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 If necessary, choose catalog HASCO . . . Á

NOTE Do NOT choose HASCO_E.

 From the HASCO standard parts list, select the

K100A (Locating Ring) . . Â

 Choose OK.

The Locating Ring is added to the mold assembly. For this particular component, positioning is automatic.

 If necessary, choose Cancel in Standard Parts Management.  Using the MB3 menu, set Display Mode to Partially Shaded.

By default, MoldWizard standard parts have the partially shaded attribute.

Partial shading makes it easier to examine standard part placement in an otherwise wireframe assembly view. TIP

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 Once again choose the Standard Parts icon:

 Change the Classification field to Ejector Pins . . À

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The Classification pull down helps you to select from large catalogs by filtering the list to display only one type of part.

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 Change parameter pin_d to 4.5 . . . Â

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 Choose Apply.

The view is automatically changed to a TOP orientation. The Point Constructor dialog displays.

 Choose the Arc/Ellipse/Sphere Center icon . . Ã

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NOTE Be careful to select the arc adjacent to the square corner of the tray. The active tray instance might not be the one oriented as shown:

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NOTE This is only an initial placement. You will adjust the location.

 Choose Back in the Point Constructor dialog.

The Standard Part Management dialog reappears. The newly placed pin should still be highlighted.

When you specify multiple identical cavities,

MoldWizard will use Unigraphics assemblies capability to instance each complete product sub assembly.

You need add pins to only one instance of the tray. Other instances will automatically have the same pins.

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The reposition dialog appears.

 Verify that the dialog is in Transform mode . . . Â

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 In the X input window, type ±1 . . Ã

NOTE Use plus or minus, as your part dictates, to move the pin away from the center of the part.

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 If the pin moved in the wrong direction, correct it now.

The pin location updates as soon as you press the Enter key.

 In the Y input window, type -5 . . Ä

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 Choose OK . . Å

Once again the pin location updates.

Pressing Enter works like Apply. The component will move, but the dialog will remain open.

When you choose OK, the Reposition dialog will close and the Standard Part Management dialog will reappear. TIP

 Choose Cancel.

 Using the MB3 menu, choose Orient ViewRight.

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Step 6 Trim the Ejector Pin.

 Choose the Ejector Pin icon . . . À

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The Eject Pin Post Processing dialog displays.

The options in this dialog will be explained later in the course.

 Select the Ejector Pin in the graphics window.  Choose OK to accept the default settings.

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design is confirmed. This practice makes editing and repositioning much easier, by minimizing feature updates. Since this is only a demonstration, you will create example pockets now.

Create Pocket operations will be used to create ejector holes through two mold plates and the core portion of the work piece insert, and cavities to receive inserts in the applicable plates.

 Choose Create Pockets . . . À

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Pockets (holes) have now been cut into both mold plates that intersect with the two ejector pins . . . Â

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 Select the core insert.

Hint: Move the cursor over the numbers in the Quick Pick Tool Å until the Status area reads Solid Body : UM_CORE_BLOCK

Click on the corresponding number.

 Choose OK.

When you choose OK, target body selection is completed. A Standard Parts selection dialog appears, and the cue reads Select Standard Parts."

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Step 8 Create Pockets in plates FX_1 and MV_1 for the insert blocks.

 Orient View to Trimetric.

 Choose the Create Pockets icon.

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 Choose Standard Part . . À

 Select the pocket cutting body for the inserts.

Hint: Body has dashed yellow lines, looks like this:

 Choose OK.

The mold plates now have pockets to receive the inserts.

 Choose FileSave All.

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Other MoldWizard Design Process Functions

The following design process functions, not included in this introduction, will be covered later in this course:

Family Mold Bill of Material Sliders and Lifters Sub Inserts Gate Runners Cooling Electrodes Mold Trim Mold Drawings

Design Changes

Few mold projects are ever completed without a design change.

The associativity that links the part model to the mold design is one of the key features of MoldWizard. If a design change is made to the original part

model, the mold design will update to reflect the new design.

There is a powerful provision to swap the product model for a completely new part. This functionality will assist you greatly if your customer supplies parts that are not modeled in Unigraphics. This functionality will also be covered later in the course.

In the following Activity, you will edit the original tray part model using Unigraphics, and the mold design will automatically update to reflect the new design.

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Activity 1-7: Design Changes and Associative Tooling

The Product Design Advisor, which you will learn about later, has revealed that the part design does not include needed draft on the two back legs of the part.

Step 1 Suppress the parting.

Before performing work that may affect the parting, it is good practice to:

 Suppress the parting.  Perform the work.  Update the parting. TIP

 Open the Model Navigator.  Choose the Parting icon.

 Choose Suppress Parting . . . À

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In a few moments, the parting features are suppressed.

 Verify which features were suppressed by observing the

Status column in the Model Navigator, and notice the corresponding check boxes for the suppressed features. Step 2 Examine the existing mold design.

 Use the Window pull down (or if necessary, File  Open) to

display to open the original part model: mdp_tray.

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No Draft On The Back Legs

Step 3 Edit the rear leg feature.

 Choose Application → Modeling.

 Double click over the icon for EXTRUDED(19) . . . À

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The Edit Parameters dialog appears.

 From the Edit Parameters dialog, choose Feature

Parameters . . Á

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Another Edit Parameters dialog displays.

 In the Taper Angle field, type 1.5 . . . Â

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 Choose OK in the displayed Edit Parameters dialog.  While observing the status line, choose OK in the original

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 Choose FileSave All.

 Examine the taper that has been added to the mdp_tray

part.

The changes you made affect the core region in the parting part. This is why you suppressed the parting before editing.

Step 4 Update the parting.

 Choose the Parting icon.  Choose Update Parting . . À

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 Dismiss the Model Navigator.

Step 5 Verify the updated mold insert design.

The legs are formed in the core side of the mold assembly.

 Use the Window pull down to display mdp_tray_core.

 In wireframe mode, examine the updated mold insert design

and verify that taper has been added to the core area that forms the rear legs.

Step 6 Save your work.

You will have the option to use your assembly again in the lesson on standard parts.

 Choose File → Close → Save All and Close .

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SUMMARY _{This lesson provided an overview of the}

MoldWizard Design Process. Greater detail will be provided in later lessons.

You have:

 Loaded a Product and Initialized a Project.  Defined a Mold Coordinate System.

 Assigned a Shrink Factor.

 Defined Work Piece Dimensions.  Defined a mold Layout.

 Defined Parting lines

 Created Patch sheets in shut-off areas.  Created a Parting Sheet.

 Identified and extracted core and cavity faces.  Created a Core/Cavity mold insert.

 Added and modified a Moldbase.  Selected and Added Standard Parts.  Created Pockets.

This lesson also demonstrated that MoldWizard maintains associativity between a part model and the mold tooling assembly.

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Initializing A Mold Design Project

Lesson 2

PURPOSE _{You will practice several initial steps routinely}

performed when you create Mold Design Projects.

OBJECTIVES _{Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:}

 Change Project Initialize defaults and observe the

result.

 Discuss the function of each member of the

MoldWizard assembly structure.

 Analyze a product model to verify draft and parting

considerations.

 Explain the capabilities of the Unigraphics Scale

function.

 Add a user defined" work piece to a project.

This section contains the following activities:

Activity Page

2-1 Changing Project Defaults . . . 2-11 2-2 Choosing and Setting a Mold Csys . . . 2-19 2-3 User Defined Work Piece . . . 2-29

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Load Product

When you first choose Load Product, the Project Initialize dialog appears:

Unit

In your mold_defaults file:

!---- Project Initialize Default Units ---!

!The Project Initialize dialog allows either inch or metric units projects !to be created for inch or metric product models.

!The MW_ProjectInitialUnit defines which unit type will be toggled in the !Project Initialize dialog.

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! =0, No default unit.

! =1, Metric unit as default ! =2, English unit as default ! =3, Plastic part unit as default !

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Set Project Path and Name

Browse to a directory where you want your project files to be located . . . À

Proj Path

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Name the subdirectory where the mold project files are to be stored . . . Á MoldWizard will create one level of new directory if a path that ends with a non existent directory is specified. This depends on the user having appropriate permissions in the path named.

In iMAN, you must manually create a project Folder and place a reference to your product part into the Folder. MoldWizard will place references to all new parts it creates into the same Folder.

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Proj Name

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Proj Name defaults to 11 characters. Â The allowed character length a setting that can be edited in the mold_defaults.def file.

Cloning Process

When you initialize a MoldWizard design project, MoldWizard uses the Assembly Clone function to copy a MoldWizard seed assembly.