Creo MOLDESIGN

Creo MOLDESIGN tutorials have been developed with Prerequisites

great emphasis on the practical application of the software
to solve real world problems. The self-study course starts The user should have basic concepts in the following
from the very basic concepts and teaches advanced
techniques step by step. After completing these tutorials an 1) Solid Modeling
Engineer or Designer will be able to create the advanced 2) Surface Modeling
parting geometry, split the mold into Core and Cavity 3) Assembly
halves, create Sliders and Lifters, define multi-cavity molds,
create runners, gates, sprue, cold slugs, create cooling Stats
channel and check their clearance from neighboring
surfaces.
Following are the stats for Creo 1.0
The training material is divided into sections. Each section
Total Pages: 660
is accompanied with exercises to practice the concepts
learned.
Total Exercises: 38
1. Introduction
2. Parting Surfaces
a. Manual Parting Surfaces
b. Automatic Parting Surfaces
3. Sliders and Lifters
4. Multi-Cavity Molds
5. Feed System and Molding
6. Water Line and Ejector Pins
7. Mold Analysis
8. Mold Layout And EMX
INTRODUCTION
The Introduction section elaborates the
following concepts.

Manufacturing model
Reference model
Shrinkage
Automatic workpiece
Concept of Accuracy in Creo MOLD
Analyzing a part for its moldability
Concept of Parting Surface
How a split works
Creating mold components

EXERCISE 1
In this exercise user will practice the
following

Creating a new manufacturing model

Assembling the reference model
Analyzing the part with Draft Check
tool for its moldability
Analyzing the part for uniform
thickness using Thickness Check tool
Adding shrinkage to reference model
Creating the Automatic workpiece
Defining the style state for workpiece
Creating the Flat parting surface. Reference Part Creating a Multi-Insert Core
Splitting the workpiece into two
volumes
Extracting components out of split
volumes
Creating an Extruded parting surface
Splitting a volume to One Volume
Splitting a volume to Two Volumes

EXERCISE 2

In this exercise user will practice the

following

Retrieving a mold model

Redefining the Workpiece
Modifying a parting surface Analyzing with Draft Check Tool Analyzing with Thickness Check Tool
PARTING SURFACES
In this section we will learn in detail how
to build parting surfaces for simple and
complex parts using manual and
automatic techniques.

Manual Parting Surfaces

In this sub-section we will learn how to
build the parting surfaces using manual
surfacing techniques i.e. Extrude,
Revolve, Surface Copy, Advanced
Variable Section Sweep, Flat, Offset and
Free Form surfaces.

EXERCISE 1

In this exercise user will practice the

following

Creating a parting surface by using Reference Part

Extrude tool
Creating a parting surface by using
Flat tool
Splitting the workpiece into two
volumes using multiple parting
surfaces

Core

EXERCISE 2

In this exercise user will practice the

following

Creating a parting surface by using

Revolve tool

Reference Part
 Cavity

EXERCISE 3
In this exercise user will practice the
following

Creating the parting surface using

Copy Surface and Variable Section
Sweep technique
Splitting the workpiece into two
volumes using multiple parting
surfaces.
Extracting components out of split
volumes

EXERCISE 4
In this exercise user will practice the
following

Analyzing the part with Draft Check

tool to determine the suitable location
of parting surface
Filling the loops in a Copy surface
Creating an Offset parting surface
Creating the parting surface using
Free Form technique Parting Surface and Reference Part
Trimming a surface using edges of
the reference part
Merging the surfaces
Splitting the workpiece into two
volumes using multiple parting
surfaces.

Core Half with Reference Part Cavity

EXERCISE 5

In this exercise user will practice the

following

How to fill a cut that cannot be filled

with regular Creo MOLD tools

Reference Part

Cavity
EXERCISE 6
In this exercise user will practice the
following

Creating a revolved surface

Creating parting surface interlocks
Creating stripper ring for ejecting
the part off the Core

Reference Part Core Insert with Stripper Ring

Moving Half: Core Insert, Stripper Ring and Cavity Plate with Interlocks
Base Plate

Complete Mold
EXERCISE 7

In this exercise user will practice the

following

How to create the local insert

How to split a mold that requires a
local insert

Reference Part

Cavity and Insert

EXERCISE 8

In this exercise user will practice the

following

How to reference pattern a parting

surface

Reference Part

Core
EXERCISE 9
In this exercise user will practice the
following

Creating a round workpiece

Trimming a surface to desired size
Transforming a surface
Creating variable section sweep
surfaces
Merging the surfaces
Patterning a parting surface

Axial Fan Parting Surface for a single wing

Core Half Parting Surface and Reference Part

Automatic Parting Surfaces
In this section we will learn how to build
the parting surfaces using Silhouette
Curve and Skirt Surface techniques.

EXERCISE 1

Topics covered in this exercise are as

follows

Creating an Automatic Parting Line

using Silhouette Curve
Creating the Automatic Parting
Surface using Skirt feature

Reference Part

EXERCISE 2
Topics covered in this exercise are as
follows

Creating an Automatic Parting Line

using Silhouette Curve
Creating the Automatic Parting
Surface using Skirt feature
Selecting the required loop for non-
drafted walls

Reference Part

Design 1 Design 2

Handling Non-Drafted Walls

EXERCISE 3

Topics covered in this exercise are as

follows

How the Direction of Silhouette Curve

affects the resultant curve

Reference Part

EXERCISE 4
Topics covered in this exercise are as
follows

Creating an Automatic Parting Line

using Silhouette Curve
Creating the Automatic Parting
Surface using Skirt feature
Customized filling of inner loops using
Loop Closure option
Reference Part Design 1

Design 2 Design 3
EXERCISE 5

Topics covered in this exercise are as

follows

Creating a slider for undercut condition

Handling undercuts during Silhouette
curve definition
Using the Shutoff functionality of skirt
surface to create parting surface
interlocks

Stripper Plate with Interlock -- Design 1 Stripper Plate with Interlock -- Design 2

Skirt Surface: Different Shutoffs

EXERCISE 6

Topics covered in this exercise are as

follows

How to control the tangency of the skirt

surface with reference part surfaces

Parting surface without Tangency conditions

Parting surface with Tangency conditions

EXERCISE 7
Topics covered in this exercise are as
follows

Creating an Automatic Parting Line

using Silhouette Curve
Creating the Automatic Parting
Surface using Skirt feature
Using the Extension Control dialog box
to exclude the unwanted segments of
the selected curve from extension
process.
Using the Extension Control dialog box
to change the default direction of
extension for skirt surface Reference Part Core with Lifter
Creating a lifter to form the undercut in
reference part

Lifter

EXERCISE 8
Topics covered in this exercise are as
follows

Adding a flange to the Automatic

workpiece
Creating an Automatic Parting Line
using Silhouette Curve
Excluding the unwanted Loops of
Silhouette Curve
Creating the Skirt surface for only
the selected segments of
silhouette curve Reference Part
Defining multiple skirt surface
features within single parting
surface
Creating sliders

Core with Sliders Slider

SLIDERS AND LIFTERS
Sliders and lifters are an essential part of the
mold assembly as they allow to form the
undercuts in the product. In the following
exercises we will learn different techniques
to create the sliders and lifters with least
effort.

EXERCISE 1

Topics covered in this exercise are as

follows

Creating a slider for an undercut

Reference Part

Cavity and Slider

EXERCISE 2

Topics covered in this exercise are as

follows

Creating a Slider for the openings in

the side wall of the reference part.

Reference Part
 Cavity and Slider

EXERCISE 3

Topics covered in this exercise are as

follows

Creating a Lifter for the openings in

the side wall of the reference part.

Reference Part

Lifter and Core

EXERCISE 4

Topics covered in this exercise are as

follows

Creating a Slider for a cantilever snap

How to reference pattern a volume.

Reference Part

Core and Sliders

EXERCISE 5

Topics covered in this exercise are as

follows

Creating a Slider by Gather

technique.

Reference Part
 Cavity and Slider

EXERCISE 6

Topics covered in this exercise are as

follows

Creating a Slider by Gathering and

Sketching technique

Reference Part

Cavity and Slider

EXERCISE 7

Topics covered in this exercise are as

follows

Creating a Slider by Gather and

Offset technique

Reference Part

Core and Sliders

MULTI-CAVITY MOLDS
In this section we will learn how to create
pattern of reference parts for multi-cavity
molds using the Layout dialog box.

EXERCISE 1

Topics covered in this exercise are as

follows

Assembling the reference model

using Layout dialog box
Creating the pattern of reference part
Creating parting surface for the
patterned parts

Patterned Reference Part

EXERCISE 2
Topics covered in this exercise are as
follows

How to control the orientation of

reference parts.

Patterned Part with Parting Surface

EXERCISE 3

Topics covered in this exercise are as

follows

How to create Automatic parting

surface for multicavity mold.

Patterned Reference Part

 Cavity

EXERCISE 4

Topics covered in this exercise are as

follows

How to pattern a volume and parting

surface.

Patterned Reference Part

Moving Half : Back Plate, Stripper Plate, Core Inserts

EXERCISE 5

Topics covered in this exercise are as

follows

How to create Automatic parting

surface for a multi-cavity mold model
with different reference parts

Reference Parts (Both are different)

Reference Parts with Parting surface

FEED SYSTEM AND MOLDING
The feed system for a mold provides the path for
the molten material to flow from the nozzle of the
machine to the machined impression. This flow-
way is called the Feed System.

EXERCISE 1

Topics covered in this exercise are as follows

Creating the runner system by defining a

Runner feature
Creating the gates by defining a Runner
feature
Creating the sprue by defining a revolved cut
feature
Creating the molding for the cavity assembly
Creating the submarine gate

Molding Component

Pin-Pointed Submarine Gate Truncated-Cone Submarine Gate

EXERCISE 2
Topics covered in this exercise are as follows

Creating the flow path for non-planar runner

Controlling the size of the branch runners
Creating the runner and gates by defining
Runner feature
Creating the sprue and cold slug by defining
a revolved feature
Creating the molding for the mold assembly

Multi-Cavity Molding with Sprue, Cold Slug, Runners and Gates

EXERCISE 3
Topics covered in this exercise are as follows

Creating the runner system by defining a

Runner feature
Creating the gates by defining a Runner
feature
Creating the sprue by defining a revolved cut
feature
Creating the molding for the cavity assembly

Feed System for a Long Slender Product

EXERCISE 4
Topics covered in this exercise are as follows

Creating the Pin-point gates

Creating the Round Trapezoid runner
Creating the molding for the cavity assembly
Calculating the weight of feed system

Pin-Point Gate and Round Trapezoid Runner for Three Plate Mold

WATER LINE AND EJECTOR PINS

Waterline feature is used to create cooling channel in
the mold components.

Ejector Pin Catalogue is used to assemble the ejector

pins in the manufacturing assembly.

EXERCISE 1
Topics covered in this exercise are as follows

Creating the Water Line feature

Specifying End Condition for the channel.

Cooling Channels with Counter-bored Ends

MOLD ANALYSIS
Creo MOLDESIGN provides a number of tools to ensure
that mold cavity will perform satisfactorily during actual
production. These tools verify that mold confirms to
some minimum criteria set by the mold designer. These
include

Water Line clearance check

Mold opening analysis
Parting surface check
Projected area calculation

EXERCISE 1

In this exercise we will check the clearance between the

waterlines and the surrounding surfaces of selected
component.

Topics covered in this exercise are as follows

Checking the clearance for the given waterline

EXERCISE 2
The topics covered in this exercise are as follows

Defining mold opening sequence

Checking interference during mold opening
simulation

Mold Opening Simulation

MOLD LAYOUT AND EMX
In this section we will discuss the Mold Layout
functionality. We will also describe the benefits EMX
(Expert Moldbase Extension) over Mold Layout.