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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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