SOLIDWORKS Mold Design Course

LENGTH: 2 DAYS

Prerequisites: Advanced Part Modeling

Description: Mold Design Using SOLIDWORKS teaches you several manual mold creation techniques and how
to use the Mold Tools in SOLIDWORKS mechanical design automation software.

Topics covered in this course are:

Introduction Lesson 2: Core and Cavity Lesson 5: Using Surfaces for Model
About This Course Core and Cavity Mold Design Prep and Interlocks
Using this Book Case Study: A Simple Two Plate Mold Surfaces in Mold Making
Windows® 7 Design Case Study: Plastic Bezel of a Cordless
Use of Color SOLIDWORKS Mold Tools Drill
Icons Mold Analysis Tools Creating New Drafted Faces
SOLIDWORKS Plastics Analyzing Draft on a Model Interlock Surfaces
Hide/Show Tree Items Draft Analysis Colors
Course Overview Scale the Part to Allow for Shrinkage
Determine the Parting Lines Lesson 6: Using Surfaces for Mold
Manual Selection Of Parting Lines Design Features
Lesson 1: Surface Concepts and Surfaces for Mold Design Features
Automation
Imported Geometry Modeling the Parting Surfaces Case Study: Router Bottom
Importing Data Smoothing the Parting Surface The Mixer
3D Model Types Surface Bodies Case Study: Mixer Upper Half
Definitions Interlocking the Mold Tooling Case Study: Mixer Rear Housing
Case Study: Solids vs. Surfaces Creating the Mold Tooling Mold Split Folders
Terminology
File Translators
Modeling Systems Lesson 3: Side Cores and EDM Design Lesson 7: Alternate Methods for
File Translation Multiple Parting Directions Mold Design
Why Do Imports Fail? Trapped Molding Areas Alternate Methods for Mold Design
Diagnosis and Repair Side Cores Using Combine and Split
Case Study: Repairing and Editing Feature Freeze Creating a Cavity
Imported Geometry Lifters Case Study: Cavity
Checking Solid Bodies Core Pins Using Surfaces
Making Copies of Faces Case Study: Electrode Design Using the Up To Surface Method
Case Study: Import Diagnostics Electrode Clearances Using the Split Method
Repairing Gaps Keeping the Sharp Edges Manually Creating Shut-off Surfaces
Repairing Faces
Lesson 4: Advanced Parting Lines, Continued on Next Page
Shut-Off Surfaces, and Cores
Parting Lines and Shut-Off Surfaces
Case Study: Mixer Base
Draft Analysis Options
Parting Line Options
Core and Cavity Surfaces
Alignex, Inc. Shut-Off Surfaces
Toll Free: (866) 378-6829 Parting Surface
Email: [email protected] Tooling Split
Seeing Inside the Mold
Training Registration Case Study: Splitting a Part
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SOLIDWORKS Mold Design Course (Continued)

LENGTH: 2 DAYS

Prerequisites: Advanced Part Modeling

Description: Mold Design Using SOLIDWORKS teaches you several manual mold creation techniques and how
to use the Mold Tools in SOLIDWORKS mechanical design automation software.

Topics covered in this course are:

Continued from Previous Page

Training Registration
Lesson 8: Reusable Data
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Reusing Data schedule and training locations.
Design Library
Task Pane
Training Calendar
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
Ejector Pins
Cooling the Mold
Making the Drawing
Making Changes
Completing the Process

Alignex, Inc.
Toll Free: (866) 378-6829
Email: [email protected]

Training Registration
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