Mold Design Using SOLIDWORKS
Mold Design Using SOLIDWORKS teaches you several manual mold creation techniques and how to use the Mold Tools in SOLIDWORKS mechanical design automation software.
Prerequisites: Advanced Part Modeling
Length: 2 days
Lesson 1: Surface Concepts and Imported
- Geometry
- Hide/Show Tree Items
- Accessing Commands
- Importing Data
- 3D Model Types
- Case Study: Solids vs. Surfaces
- Creating Solids from Surfaces
- Decomposing Solids into Surfaces
- Additional Surface Concepts
- Importing and Mold Design
- File Translation
- Why Do Imports Fail?
- SOLIDWORKS Import Options
- Case Study: Importing a STEP File
- Comparing Geometry
- Addressing Translation Errors
- Case Study: Repairing and Editing Imported
- Geometry
- Procedure for Rebuilding Fillets
Lesson 2: Core and Cavity
- Core and Cavity Mold Design
- SOLIDWORKS Mold Tools
- Case Study: Camera Body
- Mold Analysis Tools
- Analyzing Draft on a Model
- Using the Draft Analysis Tool
- Draft Analysis Options
- Adding Draft
- Scaling the Model
- Establish the Parting Lines
- Shut-Off Surfaces
- Creating the Parting Surface
- Surface Bodies
- Creating the Mold Tooling
- Creating Part and Assembly Files
Lesson 3: Side Cores and Pins
- Additional Mold Tooling
- Case Study: Power Saw Housing
- Trapped Molding Areas
- Side Cores
- Feature Freeze
- Lifters
- Core Pins
- Manual Selection Techniques
- Case Study: Mixer Base
- Modifying Shut-Off Surfaces
- Completing the Tooling
Lesson 4: Advanced Parting Line Options
- Case Study: Manual Parting Line
- Using Split Faces
- Using Entities to Split
- Case Study: Splitting a Part
- Creating Ruled Surfaces
Lesson 5: Creating Custom Surface for Mold Design
- Surface Modeling for Mold Design
- Case Study: Drill Bezel
- Manual Interlock Surfaces
- Using Select Partial Loop
- Case Study: Router Bottom
- Manual Parting Surface Techniques
- Copying Surfaces
Lesson 6: Advanced Surfacing for Mold Design
- Surface Modeling for Mold Design
- The Mixer
- Case Study: Mixer Rear Housing
- Insert Mold Folders
- Case Study: Mixer Handle
- Manual Shut-off Surfaces
- No Fill Shut-off Surfaces
- Manual Side Cores
Lesson 7: Alternative Methods for Mold Design
- Alternate Methods for Mold Design
- Case Study: Using Combine and Split
- Creating a Cavity
- Case Study: Cavity
- Case Study: Using Surfaces
- Techniques for Mold Tooling
Lesson 8: Reusable Data
- Reusing Data
- Task Pane
- SOLIDWORKS Resources
- Design Library
- File Explorer
- Case Study: 3D ContentCentral
- Library Features
- Case Study: Create a Library Feature
- Configurations in Library Features
- Case Study: Water Line
- Smart Components
Lesson 9: Completing the Mold Base
- Case Study: Mold Base
- Organizing the Assembly
- Modifying the Lifters
- Lifter Motion
- Ejector Pins
- Cooling the Mold
- Making the Drawing
- Making Changes
- Completing the Process
