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Mold Tooling Design
Version 5 Release 8 March 2002 EDU-CAT-E-MTD-FX-V5R8
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Table of Contents
Master Exercise : the Phone Handset
Design Intent Design Process Step 1 : Creating a new Mold Step 2 : Editing the Mold Base Step 3 : Creating Components Step 4 : Editing Components Step 5 : Creating Injection Features Step Slider Mechanism Step User Components
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p.4 p.5 p.6 p.8 p.10 p.12 p.14 p.16 p.18
12. Additional Exercise : the Cover
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Master Exercise
The Phone Handset
4 hrs
In this exercise, you will create a Mold for an existing Molded Part (phone handset)
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Design Intent : The Phone Handset
Insert the Molded Part in a new Mold Product Create the Mold Base Perform core and cavity separation Add several guiding, fixing and ejection components Create injection gate and runners Create coolant channels Add a user component : slider
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Design Process: The Phone Handset
Insert Molded Part into new Mold product
Create the Mold Base
Insert standard components
Split Core & Cavity
Insert user component
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Master Exercise
The Phone Handset - Step 1 : Creating a new Mold
15 min.
In this step, you will learn how to create a new Mold product, insert the Molded Part and position it in the Mold Base.
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Do It Yourself
Enter workbench Mold Tooling Design Create a new Product Insert existing Component : the Molded Part Select a Mold Base in Catalog Position the Molded Part in the Mold Base
Load: \MasterExercise\Step1\MoldedPart.CATPart
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Master Exercise
The Phone Handset - Step 2 : Editing the Mold Base
10 min.
In this Step, you will learn to perform Core/Cavity separation by splitting the Core Plate and the Cavity Plate.
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Do It Yourself
Split the Core Plate using the Core Surface Split the Cavity Plate using the Cavity surface
Load: \MasterExercise\Step2\Product1.CATProduct
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Master Exercise
The Phone Handset - Step 3 : Creating Components
50 mn
In this Step, you will learn how to select in catalog and instantiate in the Mold Base several types of components.
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Do It Yourself
Create Guiding Components :
Leader Pins Bushings
Create Locating Components :
Sleeves
Create Ejection Components :
Ejector Pins
Create Fixing Components :
Cap Screw
Load: \MasterExercise\Step3\Product1.CATProduct
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Master Exercise
The Phone Handset - Step 4 : Editing Components
25 mn
In this Step, you will learn how to modify the definition of a component and how to fit its shape to Core/Cavity needs.
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Do It Yourself
Modify Component definition :
Edit Cap Screw
Fit Component shape :
Split Ejector Pins
Load: \MasterExercise\Step4\Product1.CATProduct
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Master Exercise
The Phone Handset - Step 5 : Creating Injection Features
30 mn
In this Step, you will learn how to create all necessary Injection features in a Mold.
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Do It Yourself
Create a Gate :
Create Gate location Define Gate parameters
Create a Runner :
Sketch the Runner path Define Runner parameters
Create a Coolant Channel :
Sketch the pipes paths Define Coolant Channel pipes
Load: \MasterExercise\Step5\Product1.CATProduct
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Master Exercise
Step Slider Mechanism
30 mn
In this Step, you will learn how to create all the elements constituting a Slider mechanism.
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Do It Yourself
Create a Slider :
Define Slider dimensions and position Split the form block of the Slider
Create the Retainers Create the Angle Pin Create the fixing Screws Perform Screw drillings
In the Retainers In the Core Plate
Load: \MasterExercise\SliderMechanism\Start\PreparedProduct.CATProduct
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Master Exercise
Step User Components
30 mn
In this Step, you will learn how to create a user catalog containing a user-defined Part.
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Do It Yourself
Create a User Catalog Link it to the master user Catalog
Load: \MasterExercise\UserComponents\SliderDPA-1.CATPart
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Additional Exercise
The Cover
3 hrs.
From the Cover design Part, create the Molded Part, then a 4-impression mold with slider mechanisms, guiding components and fixing components.
Load: \AdditionalExercise\MP355-1.CATPart
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