Moldflow 2 Part 12 ppt

9 MoldWorks2006 User Guide 9 Edit After an initial mold has been created components can be modified through a component or group of components. of a group of components. old part. elete to delete a component or group of components. hese functions operate on the cooling pipe(s) as well. he Edit Component Sketch, Modify Parameters, Modify Attributes and elete menu/icon are active only after a component or component hole have ed, Modify Attributes is active when any mold part is selected. order to modify l mold, and create additional components the following menus. Edit Component Sketch to reposition Modify Parameters to modify the parameters Modify Attributes to change the attributes of a m D T T D been select Recalculate is used when mold plates have been changed in components. Edit Mold Size is used to change the definition of the initia a completely new mold, without discarding all the created. 9-1 Edit 9.1 Edit Component Sketch This allows you to edit the positioning sketch (MOVE) as wel DELETE point. Furthermore you can DUPLICATE the sketch with the Linear Sketch Step and Repeat icon in the open sketch mode – especially useful for e screen or from the Mo onent Sketch menu or relevant icon l as ADD and Multi-Inserts. First select a component or component hole from th FeatureManager design tree then activate the editing function using the ldWorks > Edit > Edit Comp . dup entities the m ) The component sketch is opened and you can now modify add, delete or licate sketch entities. When modifying existing sketch components will be MOVED so that if you have implied constraints on the co ponents or component holes they will not be lost. On closing the sketch, MoldWorks automatically updates the component(s and component hole(s) taking into account the new positions. 9-2 MoldWorks2006 User Guide Edit 9-3 MoldWorks2006 User Guide r meters 9.2 Modify Pa a This function allows you to edit the parameters of a group of components. creen or from the ctivate the editing function using the ters menu or relevant icon. The ether the component is a Standard a User-defined Component. er dialogue box is displayed. x is entical to the dialogue box displayed when > Add Component under First select a component or component hole from the s FeatureManager design tree then a MoldWorks > Edit > Modify Parame dialogue, which appears depends wh Component or Standard Component The following component paramet In this instance we have edited a group of Cap Screws. The parameter dialogue bo id using MoldWorks the Component parameters icon. Any of the parameters may be modified. Press and the group of onent hole(s) will be components and comp recreated with the new parameters. Edit 9.3 Attributes This function allows you to edit the attributes of the mold parts. These attributes are written into the Summary Info dialogue box under the Custom ts you can select the pockets) from the screen or from or relevant icon. s displayed: tab of the mold parts. This information is available through the standard SolidWorks Property menu for parts. First select a mold part (or in the case of components and inser the FeatureManager design tree then activate the editing function using the MoldWorks > Edit > Attributes menu The following dialogue box i This information can be modified. Press to save the s. to Chapter 10 (BOM) for further information regarding the usage of the tributes M Notes: In order to use this menu a mold part (i.e. Component, Plate or Insert) the plates (3/2) and we need the core attribute for the ejector trim and other functionality. modification Refer mold part at in the Bill OF aterial. 1. must be selected (otherwise the menu/icon is not active). 2. In the case of a Plate or Insert an extra field appears, allowing you to modify the Mold Type: (Core/Cavity etc.) This is useful when the core/cavity are created directly on 9-5 MoldWorks2006 User Guide Edit 9-7 MoldWorks2006 User Guide 10 MoldWorks2006 User Guide 10 Utilities Under this menu or icon we have grouped together functions of a more • ogy, ing etc of the holes in the plates and inserts. ch group. wing you to localize the names and colors of the e s well as • Operations Report… an Excel file list of all the manufacturing processes (drill, thread, ream etc) needed to create the holes in the plates. general nature. Included are the following options: • Collision… allowing collision checking between different components and pipes within a plate or insert. CNC Information outputs a neutral CNC file containing all the technol position • Hide/Show Mold Components enables the user to hide or display the first component in ea • License… is a utility for the authorization and transfer of MoldWorks licenses. • Options… is a utility allo plates and components and colors of the component hol s a defining the default catalogue and default mold type. • Injection Machine… previews an injection machine. 10-1 Utilities 10.2 CNC Information Activate this function with the MoldWorks > Utilities > CNC Information menu or relevant icon. The standard save dialogue box for windows appears allowing creation of the CNC information file. This is a neutral ASCII file, which can be used to generate a CNC application and automatically create the tool path. It has the following format: File header: CNC Report For Assembly: Assembly Name Date: 14-9-1999 For each Plate or Insert: Plate no. or Insert name Description Material Heat treatment Symbol Width Length Thick ness For each Hole type: Number of holes Hole type Hole diameter Number of technologies Face normal vector (points inwards) Compone nt direction vector Then depending on the type of hole: Technology symbol Hole diameter Hole depth for each technology And Hole number X hole center Y hole center Z hole center for each hole Z hole center is relative to the middle of the top face of each plate or insert, and not its position in the mold base. For Inserts the Width Length and Thickness parameters are of the minimum box surrounding the insert. 10-4 MoldWorks2006 User Guide Utilities 10-5 MoldWorks2006 User Guide TABLES TECHNOLOGY SYMBOL Symbol Explanation D Drill hole. S Sink bore. T Tapping hole. R Rim hole. A Anti rotation slot C Conic hole HOLE TYPE Symbol Explanation BL Leader Pin BL2 Leader Pin with parameter L2 set to zero (see parameter block) BK Bushing. BK2 Bushing with parameter L2 set to zero (see parameter block) RT Ejector. EG Guide Pin. EG3 Angular Guide Pin. LR Locating Ring. SB Spru Bushing. SC Screw. LS Locating Sleeve. SP Support Pillar. ESLV Ejector sleeves. EPIN Ejector pins - 2-diameter core pin. Utilities 10-6 MoldWorks2006 User Guide in. ES1 Stop P ES2 Stop Disc. WP1 Cooling Pipe Type 1 WP2 Cooling Pipe Type 2 WP3 Cooling Pipe Type 3 OR1 O-Ring Type 1 OR2 O-Ring Type 2 DP1 Dowel Pin D Tubular P2 Dowel Pin SC3 Lifting Hole SC4 Shoulder screw SC5 Set screw CCM Tapered Interlock Male CCF Tapered Interlock Female CCS1 Shoulder Plate Type 1 CCS2 Shoulder Plate Type 2 AV Air Valve SPR Spring DST Date Stamp YST Year Date Stamp SST Shift Day Stamp DDST Day Date Stamp. WDST Week Day stamp . EPIN Ejector pins - 2- diameter core pin. Utilities 10-6 MoldWorks2006 User Guide in. ES1 Stop P ES2 Stop Disc. WP1 Cooling Pipe Type 1 WP2 Cooling Pipe Type 2 WP3 Cooling Pipe. Symbol Explanation BL Leader Pin BL2 Leader Pin with parameter L2 set to zero (see parameter block) BK Bushing. BK2 Bushing with parameter L2 set to zero (see parameter block) RT. component hole(s) taking into account the new positions. 9 -2 MoldWorks2006 User Guide Edit 9-3 MoldWorks2006 User Guide r meters 9 .2 Modify Pa a This function allows you to edit the parameters