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AboutPRO/MOLDforPRO/ENGINEER
Version:Pro/EWildfire,Wildfire2.0,Wildfire3.0
Pro/MOLD is an optionalmodule that runs on top of Pro/ENGINEER. Thismoduleprovides specific tools which help you to design your molds easier and faster.Pro/MOLDissuitableforplasticspartmoldmakeraswellasdiecastingmoldmaker.
Bydefault,Pro/MOLD is installedduring the standardPro/ENGINEER installationbutyou will need to have a Pro/MOLD license to run the application. [Pro/MOLD iscurrentlypackagedunderToolDesignOption(TDO)byPTC]
ToaccessthePro/Moldenvironment,clickFile>NewandchooseManufacturingandMoldCavityfromtheoption.
Pro/Moldmenumanagerandicons/toolsappearinPro/MOLDenvironment.Theiconsarelistedwithprocessdrivenapproachwhichyoucanjustfollowtheiconssequencesfromtoptobottomwhendesigningamoldcavity.Belowisthedescriptionforeachicon.
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InsertPart/DefinePartPlacement
DefineShrinkage
DefineWorkpiece
CreateVolume(SliderandInsert)
CreateSilhouetteCurve(PartingLine)
CreatePartingSurface(SkirtingSurface)
SplitMoldVolume
CreateMoldComponent(SolidifyMoldVolume)
TrimMoldVolume
Moldbaselayout(EMX)
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TUTORIAL:BasicMoldDesignwithPro/MOLDinPro/E(Part1)
Version:ProEWildfire,Wildfire2.0,Wildfire3.0
This tutorialwillguideyou thruonhow todesignamoldcavityusingPro/MOLD inPro/ENGINEER.Asimplemobilephonecasingisbeinguseinthistutorialwhichitdoesnotcontainanysliderand insert inthemold.Theobjectiveofthistutorial istohelpyoutounderstandtheprocessflowofthemolddesign.
Below is theprocess flowchartofmolddesign forasimplepart inPro/MOLD (clearpartingline,noundercut,andnoslider/insert/sidecore)
PreMoldDesign
DraftAngleandThicknessCheck
CreateanewManufacturingMoldCavityfile
andinsertthepart
ApplyShrinkageFactor
CreateWorkpiece
CreatePartingLine
CreatePartingSurface
SplitWorkpieceintoMoldVolumes
byusingthePartingSurface
ExtracttheMoldVolumestoSolidComponents
MoldOpeningandInterferenceCheck
*Processesindicatedinyellowarethestepswhichincludesinthistutorial.
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Clickheretodownloadthesamplepartfilebeforebeginthetutorial.
1.)Openthecover_start.prtfileandresumethesuppressedfeature.
2.)ClickFile>NewandchooseManufacturingandMoldCavityfromtheoption.Giveapropernameforthemold.
3.)Youshouldnowenter thePro/MOLDenvironment.AsetofPro/MOLD iconsandthemfgmoldtemplateshouldappear.Yourscreenshouldlooksasshownbelow.
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4.)Click the InsertPart Icon to insert the cover_start.prt.After that, theCreateReference Model dialog box and Layout dialog box will prompt part placementdefination. In this tutorial, select theSameModel>OKand thenSingle>OK in thecorrespondingdialogbox.
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Press theOKbuttonon theaccuracy confirmationdialogboxwhen itprompts.Themobilephonecaseshouldnowappearinthemoldmodelbynow.
5.)ClicktheShrinkagebyScale icon todefinetheshrinkagefactorfortheplasticpart. Select the coordinate system in the part and input the shrinkage ratio in theshrinkagedialogbox.(Example:0.005for0.5%)
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AShrinkagefeatureisaddedintoyourpartmodeltree.
seealso:AboutPro/MOLDforPro/ENGINEER
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TUTORIAL:BasicMoldDesignwithPro/MOLDinPro/E(Part2)Version:ProEWildfire,Wildfire2.0,Wildfire3.0Continuefrom(Part1)..
6.) Next, click on theworkpiece icon to activate themoldworkpiece tool. Anautomaticworkpiecedialogboxappearstodefinetheworkpiece.Dont forgetselectthecoordinatesystembeforeinputtingtheworkpiecesize.
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Theplasticpart isnowcoveredby theworkpiecewhich isdisplayed in transparencegreencolor.
7.)Thepartused inthistutorial isasimpleplasticpartwhichhasaclearparting line
andnoundercut.Hence,wecanuse theSilhouetteCurve tool tocreatepartingline straight away. Just click the OK button on the Silhouette Curve dialog box tocontinue.
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8.)CreatethepartingsurfacebyusingtheSkirtSurfacetool .Selectthecreatedparting line,andthenpresstheOKbutton inthesmalldialogbox,Done inthemenumanagerandOKbuttonintheSkirtSurfacedialogbox.
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Next,enteranameforthepartingsurface
9.)Now, letussplit theworkpiece intocoreandcavitybyusing thepartingsurface.
ClicktheSplitMoldVolumetool toproceed.
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Selectthepartingsurface,andthenpresstheOKbuttoninthesmalldialogbox,DoneinthemenumanagerandOKbuttonintheSplitdialogbox.
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Itmay take a few seconds for the computer to calculate and to create themoldvolumes.Whenitisdone,youwillbepromptedtoentertheVolumesname.
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10.)Moldvolumeisbasicallyclosedquiltwhichcontainnomass.Next,clickonCreate
MoldComponent tool to solidify themoldvolume (coreand cavity).Selectthemoldvolumeswhichyouwishtomakesolid.
Imagesbelowarethecoreandcavitycreated.
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