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Multi Inserts 3.1.3 The Mold Assembly ¾ Open a new assembly and select the CoreInserts assembly from the Insert Component dialogue box. ¾ Click to place it at the origin of the new mold assembly. ¾ Save the file and name it MultiMold. ¾ Activate Insert > Reference Geometry > Plane. Select a face on the back of CoreInserts as the reference and set the offset to 10. ¾ Click . ¾ Activate Insert > Mirror Components. ¾ Select the offset plane from previous step as the Mirror Plane. ¾ Select the CoreInserts sub assembly as the Components to be mirrored. Make sure not to check the check box next to Coreinserts-1 since we would like the mirrored assembly to be an instance of the selected one. NOTICE if we create a left/right mirror then we will not be able to duplicate the components since SolidWorks creates a NEW part and not an instance. 3-9 MoldWorks2006 Tutorial Multi Inserts ¾ Click , ¾ Click to create the mirrored sub assembly. 3-10 MoldWorks2006 Tutorial Multi Inserts 3.2 MoldWorks Now we begin with MoldWorks. 3.2.1 Set the Mold coordinate system. ¾ Activate MoldWorks > Mold Base > Coordinate System . ¾ Change to top view and wire frame mode. ¾ Select the mold assembly top plane as the reference plane. ¾ Click the Rotation button so that the coordinate orientation is as in the picture above. We want the X direction of the mold to be parallel to the sub assemblies’ length. ¾ Change the origin of the Coordinate System DX=-40, DY=-30. ¾ Click 3-11 MoldWorks2006 Tutorial Multi Inserts 3.2.2 Create New Mold and Add Insert ¾ Activate MoldWorks > Add User Part… ¾ Set Insert type to Core. ¾ Select the two instances of CoreInserts<1> ¾ Click . ¾ Activate MoldWorks > Mold Base > New Mold or click relevant icon . In this case the inserts will be added automatically to the mold and no need to add them in a subsequent step. The mold catalogue size should be 2550. ¾ Select the Catalogue tab. ¾ Click . ¾ Scroll to select as shown below. ¾ Select Plates Only. ¾ Click . 3-12 MoldWorks2006 Tutorial Multi Inserts 3.2.3 Add Component ¾ Select the Display Configuration tab . ¾ Select from the Display Configuration tree. ¾ Activate MoldWorks > Add Component or relevant icon . ¾ Click Screws tab and select Cap Screw. ¾ Select Bottom face of Plate3. ¾ Change to wire frame view. ¾ Open a Sketch and define the following rectangle on the bottom left hand insert. Make sure that the duplicate button is pressed. • 3-13 MoldWorks2006 Tutorial Multi Inserts ¾ Click . The Screw parameter dialogue box appears. ¾ Change to left view ¾ Scroll parameter D1 to 6. ¾ Scroll parameter S1 to 30. NOTICE that as soon as the screws penetrate the insert they are duplicated. ¾ Click . All the components are created in the plate and in the insert. 3-14 MoldWorks2006 Tutorial 4-1 MoldWorks2006 Tutorial 4 4 Non Standard Mold Bases In this section we will create 2 types of non-standard mold bases. The first type is based on a standard mold base to which we add or delete plates. The second non-standard mold base is built from an assembly of random SolidWorks parts. Both mold bases when defined behave the same way as the standard mold base with regards to component creation, component modification etc. Non Standard Mold Bases 4.1 Based on a Standard Mold Base ¾ Open a new assembly by using the File > New menu and select the Assembly template. Exit the Insert Component dialogue. Please use a mm document since the catalogue we are using in this tutorial is a mm one. ¾ Activate MoldWorks > Mold Base > New Mold or relevant icon . The system will request to save the assembly. A mold can be created only within an already saved assembly. ¾ Save the new assembly. When creating an initial mold through the MoldWorks > Mold Base > New Mold or relevant icon MoldWorks first checks whether a mold already exists within the folder, and warns the user. (If a mold already exists then click Continue or Quit and change the folder in which the current assembly is saved). ¾ Select the Non-Standard option from the Type: box. ¾ Select the mold size TRN 5060 from the Dimensions: box. ¾ Select the Mold Dimensions tab. ¾ Click on button. Here we see the graphic meaning of the general plate dimensions. 4-2 MoldWorks2006 Tutorial Non Standard Mold Bases ¾ Key-in the value 636 for B. ¾ Key-in the value 300 for L. ¾ Key-in the value 96 for M. Here you can see how the components are automatically adjusted so that they stay at the same distance to the corners of the plates. ¾ Click . 4-3 MoldWorks2006 Tutorial Non Standard Mold Bases 4.1.1 Add Stripper Plate. ¾ Change to isometric view and shading mode. ¾ Activate MoldWorks > Add Plate(s) or relevant icon ; the Add Plate control dialogue box is displayed. • This dialogue box allows you to create both standard plates for the mold using the Standard tab or select any SolidWorks part to be a plate under the User tab. ¾ Select Plate3 from the screen or the FeatureManager design tree. Notice that all the plates from Plate3 down are automatically moved. ¾ Key-in the value 86 for the Height. ¾ Click on the attribute icon. 4-4 MoldWorks2006 Tutorial [...]...Non Standard Mold Bases Type “Stripper Plate” for the Description Select 1. 2 311 from the Material drop down box Click OK to exit Click The Placement dialogue box is displayed Notice the Move Plates box is checked by default We can add a plate to the top of the reference plate... MoldWorks2006 Tutorial 4-6 Non Standard Mold Bases 4 .1. 2 Add Raiser Plates Activate MoldWorks > Add Plate(s) or relevant icon ) dialogue is Automatically the Plate Dimension ( displayed Select Plate2 from the screen or the FeatureManager design tree Change to the right view Key-in value 56 for the Width Key-in value 96 for the Height Click the attribute icon Key-in “My10” for the Symbol Key-in “Raiser Plate”... view Key-in value 56 for the Width Key-in value 96 for the Height Click the attribute icon Key-in “My10” for the Symbol Key-in “Raiser Plate” for the Description Click OK Click MoldWorks2006 Tutorial 4 -7 Non Standard Mold Bases The Placement dialogue box is displayed In the Placement dialogue box click the front arrow The arrows indicate the side of the reference plate along which the new plate will... top view The center button is to center the new plate on the reference plate Click on the Recalculate Component(s) Click dialogue box Activate MoldWorks > Add Plate(s) or relevant icon Select Plate2 -1 as the reference plate Key-in value 56 for the Width Key-in value 96 for the Height Click the attribute icon Key-in “My20” for the Symbol Key-in “Raiser Plate” for the Description Click OK Click MoldWorks2006 . System DX=-40, DY=-30. ¾ Click 3 -11 MoldWorks2006 Tutorial Multi Inserts 3.2.2 Create New Mold and Add Insert ¾ Activate MoldWorks > Add User Part ¾ Set Insert type to Core. ¾. pressed. • 3 -13 MoldWorks2006 Tutorial Multi Inserts ¾ Click . The Screw parameter dialogue box appears. ¾ Change to left view ¾ Scroll parameter D1 to 6. ¾ Scroll parameter S1 to 30. NOTICE. MoldWorks2006 Tutorial Non Standard Mold Bases ¾ Type “Stripper Plate” for the Description. ¾ Select 1. 2 311 from the Material drop down box. ¾ Click OK to exit. ¾ Click . The Placement dialogue