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Precision Learning in the Classroom
PTC University uses the Precision Learning methodology to develop
effective, comprehensive class material that will improve the productivity
of both individuals and organizations. PTC then teaches using the proven
instructional design principal of Tell Me, Show Me, Let Me Do:
Topics are introduced through a short presentation, highlighting the key
concepts.
These key concepts are then reinforced by seeing them applied in the
software application.
You then apply the concepts through structured exercises.
After the course, a Pro/FICIENCY assessment is provided to enable you to
assess your understanding of the materials. The assessment results will also
identify the class topics that require further review.
At the end of the class, you will either take a Pro/FICIENCY assessment via
your PTC University eLearning account, or your instructor will provide training
on how to do this after the class.
Please note that a localized map may not be available in every language and
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Before the end of the class, your instructor will review the map
corresponding to the course you are taking. This review, along with instructor
recommendations, should give you some ideas for additional training that
corresponds to your role and job functions.
Training Agenda
Day 1
Module 01
Module 02
Module 03
Module 04
Module 05
Module 06
Module 07
Day 2
Module 08
Module 09
Module 10
Module 11
Module 12
Table of Contents
Mold Design using Creo Parametric 2.0
Introduction to the Creo Parametric Basic Mold Process . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Creo Parametric Basic Mold Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Design Model Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Understanding Mold Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Preparing Design Models for the Mold Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Creating Profile Rib Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Creating Drafts Split at Sketch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Creating Drafts Split at Curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Creating Drafts Split at Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Design Model Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Analyzing Design Models Theory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Performing a Draft Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Understanding Mold Analysis Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Performing a Thickness Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Mold Models. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Creating New Mold Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Analyzing Model Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Locating the Reference Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Assembling the Reference Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Creating the Reference Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
Redefining the Reference Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Analyzing Reference Model Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
Analyzing Mold Cavity Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Analyzing Variable Mold Cavity Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Analyzing Mold Cavity Layout Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
Calculating Projected Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47
Shrinkage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Understanding Shrinkage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Applying Shrinkage by Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Applying Shrinkage by Dimension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5-1
5-2
5-4
5-9
Workpieces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Creating Style States Using the View Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Creating a Workpiece Automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Creating a Custom Automatic Workpiece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
Creating and Assembling a Workpiece Manually. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
Reclassifying and Removing Mold Model Components . . . . . . . . . . 6-18
Mold Volume Creation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
5.
6.
7.
Task Name Labs are broken into distinct tasks. There may be one
or more tasks within a lab.
Lab Steps These are the individual steps required to complete
a task.
SampleFunctionalArea\Topic1_Folder
Step 1:
EXTRUDE_1.PRT
Perform this task only if you are running the labs on a computer
outside of a training center, otherwise proceed to Task 2.
1. Extract the zipped class files to a root level drive such as C: or D:.
The extracted ZIP will create the default folder path automatically,
such as C:\PTCU\CreoParametric2.
2. Locate your existing Creo Parametric shortcut.
Copy and paste the shortcut to your desktop.
Right-click the newly pasted shortcut and select Properties.
Select the Shortcut tab and set the Start In location to be
PTCU\CreoParametric2.
3. Start Creo Parametric using the newly configured shortcut.
The default working directory is set to the CreoParametric2 folder.
You can then navigate easily to the functional area and topic folders.
Step 2:
Close all open windows and erase all objects from memory to
avoid any possible conflicts.
Step 3:
Browse to and expand the functional area folder for this procedure
and set the folder indicated in the header as the Creo Parametric
working directory.
1. The instruction for setting the datum display indicates which Datum
Display types to enable and disable. For example, Enable only the
following Datum Display types:
2. To set the datum display, first click the Datum Display drop-down
menu from the In Graphics toolbar.
Module
Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Prepare and analyze a design model by running a draft check.
Create a new mold model and assemble the reference model and
workpiece.
Create a slider mold volume for undercut geometry.
Create the mold parting surface by first creating a parting line.
Create the mold components by splitting the mold volumes and generating
the cavity components.
Create mold features by creating a runner in the mold model.
Fill and open the mold by creating a molding and performing a mold
opening analysis.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Preparing and
Analyzing Design
Models
Drafts, draft/
thickness checks.
Creating the Mold
Model
Reference model,
shrinkage, and
workpiece.
Creating Mold
Volumes
Sliders and other
sketched volumes.
Creating Parting
Surfaces
Creating Mold
Components
Split Mold Volumes
and create cavity
insert parts.
Creating Mold
Features
Waterlines,
runners, and
ejector pin holes.
Filling and Opening
the Mold
Create a molding
and open the mold.
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Process\Mold
Step 1:
CAMERA.PRT
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Step 2:
1. Click New
from the Quick
Access toolbar.
2. In the New dialog box, do the
following:
Select Manufacturing as the
Type.
Select Mold Cavity as the
Sub-type.
Type camera_mold as the
Name.
Clear the Use default
template check box and
click OK.
Select the mmns_mfg_mold
template.
Click OK.
3. Click File > Options and select the Configuration Editor category.
Click Add.
Type enable_absolute_accuracy in the Option name field.
Select yes as the Option value and click OK > OK > No.
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Step 6:
1. Click Runner
from the
Production Features group.
2. Select Half Round from the
menu manager.
3. Type 3 as the runner diameter
and press ENTER.
4. Query-select the bottom surface
as the Sketching Plane and click
Okay > Default from the menu
manager.
5. Click Sketch View
In Graphics toolbar.
from the
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27. Click File > Manage Session > Erase Current, then click Select All
and OK to erase the model from memory.
This completes the procedure.
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Module
Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Understand the theory behind creating molds.
Prepare a design model for the mold process.
Create profile rib features.
Split drafts using various techniques.
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Sprues The route the plastic material takes from the point where it enters
the mold until it reaches the runners. When solidified, it remains attached
to the part via one or more runners and is typically removed in finishing.
Runners and gates Channels machined into the mold that directs the
plastic material from sprue into the mold cavity.
In Figure 3 you can see the sprue, runners, and gates attached to the four
molded pucks.
Once the material solidifies, the part can be removed from the mold. To aid in
ejecting the part, mold components called ejector pins are often designed into
the mold. The sizes and arrangement of the pins are selected to minimize the
impact on the part design.
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design model for the mold process by adding the necessary features needed
to make a mold from the model.
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7. Select RIB_SKETCH-2 .
8. Orient to view orientation RIGHT.
9. Drag the handle and edit the
width to 25. The rib is centered
about the sketch.
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Draft\Split-Sketch
Task 1:
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Task 1:
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Draft\Split-Surface
Task 1:
DRAFT_SPLIT-SURFACE.PRT
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for the
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Module
Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Understand the theory behind analyzing design models.
Analyze mold analysis settings.
Perform a draft check on a design model.
Perform a thickness check on a design model.
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Draft angle This enables you to specify the desired draft angle to check
for.
Creo Parametric checks the angle between the planes that are normal to the
surfaces of the design model and the pull direction. For a specified draft
angle, if the draft check is based on one side, then surfaces with a higher
draft angle appear in magenta in the pull direction. Surfaces between zero
degrees of draft up to the specified draft angle appear in yellow, and surfaces
with negative draft appear in blue.
For a specified draft angle, if the draft check is based on both sides, then
surfaces with a higher draft angle still appear in magenta in the pull direction.
However, surfaces with positive and negative draft up to the specified draft
angle appear in yellow, and surfaces with negative draft greater than the
negative of the specified draft angle appear in blue.
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Analysis\Draft_Check
Task 1:
DRAFT-CHECK.PRT
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from the
1. Click Draft
group.
2. Select DRAFT-CHECK.PRT
from the model tree.
3. Right-click and select Direction
Collector.
4. Select datum plane TOP from
the model tree.
5. Edit the draft angle to 3 if
necessary.
6. Notice that the plot looks similar
to the draft check.
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from the
11. Select Shading
Display Style types drop-down
menu.
This completes the procedure.
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Number of Points
Points.
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Points plot, you can adjust the resolution by specifying the number of
points, and for a Step plot you can adjust the resolution either by specifying
a value or by using the slider from Min to Max.
You can also specify whether to add further accuracy to the mold analysis
computation by selecting the Result refinement check box. This check box
causes additional computation to get more accurate results.
Logarithmic Scale
Saving Analyses
You can also save mold analyses within the model you are performing the
analysis on. Saving an analysis is beneficial because it enables you to
quickly repeat the same analysis at different times without having to specify
each of the references and options.
When saving an analysis, you must provide a name that contains no spaces.
You can save multiple analyses within the same model. All saved mold
analyses appear in the Saved Analyses area of the Mold Analysis dialog
box, as shown in Figure 2. You can either display or not display analyses by
selecting the View tab and clicking Mold Display
in the Visibility group.
You can also access the Blank-Unblank dialog box by pressing CTRL+B. In
Figure 2, the DRAFT_CHECK_8-DEGREES analysis appears, while the
DRAFT_CHECK_4-DEGREES is blanked, or not displayed.
You can delete a saved analysis at any point by clicking Delete.
You can display multiple saved analyses at the same time in the
graphics window.
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Once you have specified the correct slicing references, you can specify
the following options:
Use number of slices This specifies the number of slices to be created
between the selected references.
Offset The incremental offset value that separates each cross-sectional
slice.
The Slices reference collectors become grayed out if you select a
Plane reference to perform the thickness check.
You can have the system perform the following two thickness checks at each
specified reference:
Max Max checks for maximum thickness. The system performs a
maximum thickness check based on the value you have specified.
Min Min checks for minimum thickness. The system performs a minimum
thickness check based on the value you have specified.
The Thickness dialog box displays the results for each thickness
cross-section location. When you select a result in the dialog box, the
thickness cross-section appears in the graphics window. The thickness dialog
box also indicates whether the thickness at each cross-section surpassed
the minimum or maximum thicknesses specified.
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Analysis\Thickness_Check
Task 1:
THICKNESS-CHECK.PRT
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Task 2:
1. Click Open
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Module
Mold Models
Module Overview
You start the mold design process by creating a mold model. You assemble
and orient the reference model that represents the design model being
molded. You can also pattern or assemble the reference part multiple times
to create multi-cavity molds.
In this module, you learn how to create mold models and assemble the
reference model into it.
Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Create new mold models.
Analyze mold model accuracy.
Locate, assemble, and create the reference model.
Redefine the reference model.
Analyze the reference model orientation.
Analyze mold cavity layout and orientation.
Calculate the projected area of the reference model.
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A reference model.
One or more workpieces that represent the overall size of cavity inserts.
Several mold components that represent cavity inserts.
One molding component that represents the product of the molding
process.
The remainder of this course focuses on the creation of these items.
You can create new mold models within Creo Parametric either by using File
> New, or by clicking New . You can type the name of the mold and decide
whether to use a default template or a template at all. Unless you select the
Empty template, the new mold displays in the graphics window with some
sort of default datum features.
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Using Templates
You should create new mold models using a template. Mold templates are
similar to part and assembly templates in that they enable you to create a
new mold with predefined general information. Your company has probably
created customized templates, as they contain your company's standards.
Using a template to create a new mold is beneficial because it means that
regardless of who created it, the mold contains the same consistent set of
information, including:
Datums Most templates contain a set of default datum planes and a
default coordinate system, all named appropriately.
Default Pull Direction The direction in which the mold opens.
Layers When every mold, part, and assembly contains the same layers,
it is easier to manage both the layers and items on the layer.
Units Most companies have a company standard for units in their molds.
Creating every mold with the same set of units ensures that no mistakes
are made.
Parameters Every mold can have the same standard metadata
information.
View Orientations Having every mold contain the same standard view
orientations aids the molding process.
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1. Click New
from the Quick Access toolbar.
Select Manufacturing as the Type and Mold Cavity as the
Sub-type.
Edit the Name to NEW_MOLD.
Clear the Use default template check box.
Click OK.
2. In the New File Options dialog
box, click Browse.
Double-click MMNS_MFG_
MOLD.ASM.
Click OK.
3. Enable only the following Datum
Display types:
4. Notice that an assembly of the
same name as the mold cavity is
created in the model tree.
5. Explore the default datum
features created in the graphics
window and model tree.
6. Notice the PULL DIRECTION.
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Task 2:
1. Click New
from the Quick
Access toolbar.
Select Manufacturing as the
Type and Mold Cavity as the
Sub-type.
Edit the Name to
NEW_MOLD_ENGLISH.
Clear the Use default
template check box.
Click OK.
2. In the New File Options dialog
box, select the inlbs_mfg_mold
template.
Click OK.
3. Again, notice the datum features
and PULL DIRECTION.
4. Click File > Prepare > Model
Properties.
5. In the Materials section, click
change in the Units row. Notice
the units that are set.
6. Click Close > Close.
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Mold\Accuracy
Task 1:
MFG_ACCURACY.ASM
to
7. Click File > Options and select the Configuration Editor category.
Click Add.
Type enable_absolute_accuracy in the Option name field.
Select yes as the Option value and click OK > OK > No.
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Mold\Reference-Model_Locate
Task 1:
REF-MODEL_MERGE.ASM
2. Click File > Options and select the Configuration Editor category.
Click Add.
Type enable_absolute_accuracy in the Option name field.
Select yes as the Option value and click OK > OK > No.
3. In the ribbon, select Locate
Reference Model
from
the Reference Model types
drop-down menu in the
Reference Model & Workpiece
group.
4. Double-click BUTTON.PRT from
the Open dialog box.
5. In the Create Reference Model
dialog box, select Merge by
Reference as the Reference
Model Type.
Notice the Design Model.
Edit the Reference Model
Name to BUTTON_REF and
click OK.
6. Click OK from the Layout dialog
box.
7. Click OK from the Warning dialog
box to change the accuracy.
8. Click Done/Return from the
menu manager.
from the
9. Click Regenerate
Quick Access toolbar.
10. Expand BUTTON_REF.PRT in
the model tree.
11. Notice that the reference model
only contains an external merge
feature.
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Task 2:
1. Click Open
1. Click Open
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9. Expand BUTTON_REF_I.PRT in
the model tree.
10. Notice that the reference model
only contains an external
inheritance feature.
This completes the procedure.
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Task 1:
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reference model icon that displays in the model tree is different than that of a
conventional part model, regardless of the method used to insert it.
to create a new model on-the-fly
You can use Create Reference Model
and assemble it as the reference model into the mold model using
conventional Assembly mode placement constraints. This option is similar
to creating a new component in Assembly mode. In fact, the same creation
options are available:
Copy From Existing Creates a copy of an existing model. This could be
an existing design model or an empty template of your company standards.
Locate Default Datums Creates the model and enables you to locate
the default datums in the assembly.
Empty Creates the model without geometry or datum features.
Create features Creates the model using existing assembly references.
With this method you cannot specify the Reference Model Type. There are
also no pre-defined options available for Layout or Orientation, and there are
no further locating options or accuracy matching.
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Mold\Reference-Model_Create
Task 1:
BUTTON.PRT
4. Click File > Options and select the Configuration Editor category.
Click Add.
Type enable_absolute_accuracy in the Option name field.
Select yes as the Option value and click OK > OK > No.
5. Click Open
and double-click
REF-MODEL_COPY-FROM.
ASM.
6. In the ribbon, select Create
Reference Model
from
the Reference Model types
drop-down menu in the
Reference Model & Workpiece
group.
7. In the Component Create
dialog box, edit the name to
BUTTON_REF.
Click OK.
8. In the Creation Options dialog box, select Copy from Existing as
the Creation Method.
Click Browse.
Double-click BUTTON.PRT.
Click OK.
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1. Click Open
and double-click
REF-MODEL_CREATE.ASM.
2. In the ribbon, select Create
Reference Model
from
the Reference Model types
drop-down menu in the
Reference Model & Workpiece
group.
3. In the Component Create
dialog box, edit the name to
BUTTON_REF_NEW.
Click OK.
4. In the Creation Options dialog box, select Copy from Existing as
the Creation Method.
Click Browse.
Double-click MM_KG_SEC_PART.PRT.
Click OK.
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You could now activate the reference model and create geometry
as desired.
This completes the procedure.
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Mold cavity layout orientation You can adjust the orientation of the mold
cavities created within the mold model.
You cannot change the current reference model to a different
reference model.
You can perform these functions on reference models that were
located or assembled, but not reference models that were directly
created in the mold model.
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Figure 4 Bounding
Box Information
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Mold\Reference-Model_Orientation
Task 1:
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9. Click Preview.
10. In the ribbon, select the View
tab.
11. Enable Plane Tag Display
3. In the Model Tree Items dialog box, select the Suppressed Objects
check box and click OK.
4. Right-click STD_CSYS and select Resume.
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Mold\Cavity-Layout
Task 1:
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Y-Translation
or negative Y-axis.
Layout Rotation
origin.
Of these four options, the Y-Translation and Layout Rotation options are not
always available, depending upon which layout was converted to Variable.
The Layout Rotation option is only available for a layout converted from
Circular, as shown in Figure 1. The Y-Translation option is only available for
a layout converted from Single or Rectangular, as shown in Figure 2.
Additional Variable cavity layout options include the following:
Highlight When this check box is selected, any pattern instance selected
in the Variable table highlights in the graphics window.
Add Enables you to add a new pattern instance to the layout. The new
pattern instance member is inserted immediately following the pattern
instance that is selected when the Add button is clicked.
Remove Enables you to remove an existing pattern instance from the
layout. To remove a pattern instance, select it in the Variable table and
click Remove.
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Task 1:
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1. In the Layout dialog box, select Circular as the Layout, edit the
Radius to 60, and click Preview.
2. Select Variable as the Layout.
3. In the Variable table, select the
first pattern instance and edit the
Reference Rotation
to
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X-Symmetric Cavities are mirrored about the mold model's X-axis. That
is, the cavities are arranged so that they appear in the same orientation
when looking out from a plane that runs along the mold model's X-axis.
X-Symmetric orientation is shown in the left image of Figure 1.
Y-Symmetric Cavities are mirrored about the mold model's Y-axis. That
is, the cavities are arranged so that they appear in the same orientation
when looking out from a plane that runs along the mold model's Y-axis.
Y-Symmetric orientation is shown in the right image of Figure 1.
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Figure 2 Illustration of
Projected Area
from the
In the Measure dialog box, you must specify the following items:
Entity Specifies the entity that is to be projected. You can select the
following entity types:
All Ref Parts This is the default Entity selection.
Surface
Quilt
Facets
Projection Direction Specifies the direction that the Entity is projected.
You can specify any of the following projection direction references:
Default Pull Direction This is the default Projection Direction.
None
Plane Enables you to select a plane that the direction is perpendicular
to.
Line/Axis Enables you to select a line or axis as the direction.
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Module
Shrinkage
Module Overview
You apply shrinkage to accommodate the contraction that occurs in the
reference model during cooling, and also ensure that the final mold model
matches the original design model.
In this module, you learn about shrinkage and how to apply it to the reference
model.
Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Understand the purpose of shrinkage.
Apply shrinkage by scale to the reference model.
Apply shrinkage by dimensions to the reference model.
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Understanding Shrinkage
You can apply shrinkage to a model to compensate for the
shrinkage that tends to occur as a molded part cools.
There are two methods to
apply shrinkage:
Shrinkage by Scale
Shrinkage by Dimension
Formula options:
1+S
1/1S
Where S is the shrinkage
ratio
You can view the Shrink Info
for the applied shrinkage.
Understanding Shrinkage
When a molded part is removed from a mold, it tends to shrink in size as it
cools down to room temperature. The amount of shrinkage that occurs in
a molding is highly dependent on part geometry, mold configuration, and
processing conditions. Because the mold components are designed from
the reference model, you must consider the shrinkage of the material in the
reference model before you proceed with the rest of the mold design process.
This typically means that you proportionally increase dimensions of the
reference model so that the mold components created are of the pre-shrunk
molding size.
You can apply shrinkage to the reference model in Mold mode. Depending
on the method of applying shrinkage and the method used to assemble the
reference model, the shrinkage feature may propagate to the design model.
Creo Parametric uses the following formulae to calculate shrinkage:
1+S Uses a precalculated shrinkage factor that is based on the original
geometry of the reference model.
1/(1S) Enables you to specify a shrinkage factor that is based upon the
final geometry of the reference model once shrinkage is applied.
In the above formulae, S is the shrinkage ratio specified.
There are two different methods to apply shrinkage:
Shrinkage by Dimension
Shrinkage by Scale
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To add additional dimensions to the table, you can use the following methods:
Displays the dimensions for a
Insert Selected Dimensions
selected feature, enabling you to select and apply the desired shrinkage
ratio. In Figure 3, the 3 hole diameter dimension has had a shrinkage
ratio applied to it.
Insert All Dimensions From Feature
Enables you to select a
feature in the graphics window. All dimensions comprising that feature are
automatically added to the table. In Figure 3, all three dimensions of the
main extrude feature have had a shrinkage ratio applied.
You can also click Add New Row and type the symbol for the dimension.
You can see what a given dimension's symbol is by clicking Toggle
Dimensions
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Module
Workpieces
Module Overview
Once you have created the mold model, you can create and assemble
the workpiece. The workpiece represents the full volume of all the mold
components that are needed to create the completed mold model. You can
also apply style states to the workpiece to make them transparent within
the mold model.
In this module, you learn how to create and assemble workpieces in a mold
model.
Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Create style states.
Create a workpiece automatically.
Create a custom automatic workpiece.
Create and assemble a workpiece manually.
Reclassify mold model components.
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As you define component visibilities and displays, the model tree displays
which settings have been specified for the components. When you finish
creating the style state, the graphics window displays the name of the style
state in the bottom left corner.
You can also create style states by first editing component displays, and then
capturing the displays in a style state.
There are two default style states in every assembly: Default Style and
Master Style. The Master Style cannot be modified, but the Default Style
can be modified.
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Mold Origin The Mold Origin is a mold model coordinate system from
which directions are determined for workpiece creation.
Shape The shape determines the shape of the workpiece. The system
creates a workpiece with the minimum dimensions that the reference model
fits in, within the specified shape. The following options are available:
Standard Rectangular This creates a rectangular workpiece using
, which is shown in Figure 2.
Create Rectangular Workpiece
Standard Round This creates a round-shaped workpiece using Create
, which is shown in Figure 3.
Round Workpiece
Custom Custom creates a custom-shaped workpiece using Create
.
Custom Workpiece
Units This specifies the system of units for the workpiece. You can select
inches or millimeters.
Offsets This enables you to specify the offset values to add to the
dimensions of the workpiece, based on the mold origin. The offsets depend
on the shape of the workpiece that you have selected. You can specify
each offset individually, or specify all offsets uniformly. The following offset
options are available:
X-direction This adds material in the positive or negative X-direction.
This offset is available for only the Standard Rectangular shape and
some custom shapes.
Y-direction This adds material in the positive or negative Y-direction.
This offset is available for only the Standard Rectangular shape and
some custom shapes.
Z-direction This adds material in the positive or negative Z-direction.
Radial Radial adds material in the positive radial direction.
Uniform Offsets This adds material in the positive and negative X-, Y-,
and Z-directions, and Radial, where applicable.
Overall Dimensions The overall dimensions get updated when you specify
offset values. However, you can also specify the overall dimensions, and
the offset values get updated automatically. You can manually specify
the X and Y dimensions for rectangular and custom workpieces, and the
Diameter for rounded workpieces, to customize the workpiece size. You
can manually specify the Z Cavity and Z Core dimensions for all workpieces
to customize the size.
Translate Workpiece This enables you to specify the translation values
for the X- and Y-directions to position the workpiece around the reference
model.
You can modify the default Workpiece Name. The Workpiece Name is the
name of the workpiece component as it displays in the model tree. By default,
its name is of the format MOLD-MODEL-NAME_WRK, which is shown in
Figure 1.
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Mold\Workpiece_Auto
Task 1:
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1. Click Open
and double-click
AUTO-WRKPIECE_ROUND.
ASM.
2. Select Automatic Workpiece
from the Workpiece types
drop-down menu and select
MOLD_DEF_CSYS.
3. In the Automatic Workpiece
dialog box, click Create Round
.
Workpiece
Edit the Radial Offset to 5.
Edit the +Z Cavity to 6.
Edit the -Z Core to 6.
Click Preview.
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Figure 1 BLOCK_XY_FLANGES
Custom Workpiece
Figure 2 CHAMF_XY_BOT_
FLANGE Custom Workpiece
Figure 3 BAR_TOP_FLANGE
Custom Workpiece
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BLOCK_00_FLANGES
BLOCK_00_TOP_FLANGE
BLOCK_00_BOT_FLANGE
BLOCK_CHAMF
BLOCK_CHAMF_00_FLANGES
BLOCK_CHAMF_00_TOP_
FLANGE
CHAMF_CHAMF_00_BOT_
FLANGE
BLOCK_CHAMF_00_BOT_
FLANGE
BLOCK_ROUND
BLOCK_ROUND_00_
FLANGES
BLOCK_ROUND_00_TOP_
FLANGE
BLOCK_ROUND_00_BOT_
FLANGE
BAR_FLANGES
BAR_TOP_FLANGE
BAR_BOT_FLANGE
Where 00 is the X, Y, or XY direction.
You can use the offsets available for the rectangular and round automatic
workpiece for a custom workpiece.
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, Angle Offset
, Parallel
, Coincident
, and Normal
Best Practices
It is a best practice to create an automatic workpiece whenever possible.
When an automatic workpiece is created, Creo Parametric automatically sets
the accuracy of the workpiece model to that of the reference model. If a
manual workpiece is created and assembled into the mold model, you must
manually modify the workpiece accuracy so that it matches the reference
model.
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Task 1:
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Display types:
and double-click
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The following are some points to keep in mind when reclassifying mold model
components:
You cannot reclassify the reference model.
You cannot reclassify a different model to become a reference model.
The mold model can contain multiple workpieces. In Figure 2, a mold base
component has been reclassified as a workpiece, causing there to be two
workpieces in the mold model.
The Undo
and Redo
operations are not available if you
remove components from the mold model.
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4. Click Classify
Modifiers group.
from the
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Task 2:
1. Select ROUND_WRK.PRT,
right-click, and select Delete.
2. Click OK from the Delete dialog
box.
3. Notice the mold base component
is removed from the mold model.
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Module
Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Understand basic surfacing terms.
Understand what mold volumes are.
Sketch mold volumes.
Create sliders using boundary quilts.
Sketch sliders.
Create a reference part cutout.
Sketch lifter and insert mold volumes.
Replace surfaces and trim to geometry.
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Surfacing Terms
Surface modeling terms are important to understand because
they are used throughout this course.
Surfaces
Quilt
Surface Patch
Solid Surface
Datum Planes
Edges
Surface edge
One-sided
Two-sided
Solid edge
Surfacing Terms
Surface modeling terms are used throughout this course. Therefore, they
are important to understand.
Surface Surfaces are infinitely thin, non-solid features used to aid in the
design of highly complex and irregular shapes. Notice that surfaces are
shown using orange and purple highlighting on the edges when viewed in
wireframe display, as in Figure 1.
Orange denotes outer or one-sided edges.
Purple denotes inner or two-sided edges, since they border two surface
patches.
In Creo Parametric, the term surface can be used for any of the following:
Quilts A quilt may consist of a single surface or a collection of surfaces.
A quilt represents a patchwork of connected surfaces. A multi-surface
quilt contains information describing the geometry of all the surfaces
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that compose it, and information on how these surfaces are joined or
intersected, such as the models shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2.
Surface Patch If you create a surface feature, which is made of several
segments, the surface is created with multiple patches, as in Figure 1.
Solid Surfaces A face of a solid feature, such as the solid model shown
in Figure 3.
Datum Planes A planar datum feature that extends infinitely but is
represented by a rectangular border.
Edge An edge is the boundary of a solid, as in Figure 3 or a surface, as in
Figure 4. Surface edges can be one-sided or two-sided depending on the
presence of adjacent surface geometry.
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Mold volume creation is an iterative process. You can create mold volumes
at any time after the workpiece is assembled but before the final solid mold
components are extracted.
A mold volume displays in the model tree with a different icon than that of the
reference model and workpiece, as shown in Figure 1.
Because mold volumes are created within the workpiece, it is
beneficial to create a style state that sets the workpiece to wireframe
when creating mold volumes. This enables you to more clearly see
inside the workpiece, yet it still makes the workpiece and its surfaces
available if they need to be selected as references. The workpiece
in the figures is set to wireframe.
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Depending on the tool used and the desired mold volume, it can be
beneficial to use the workpiece surfaces as sketching planes for the mold
volumes.
The sketch must be closed.
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Mold\Volume_Sketch
Task 1:
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What is a Slider?
A slider is a mold component that helps account for undercuts in the
reference model geometry. Undercuts are features in the reference model
that would prevent a conventional core-and-cavity mold from opening after
the molded part has solidified. Sliders slide in from the sides to account for
these undercuts to keep the mold from locking when opening and closing, or
destroying the part. The action of these sliders is called side action.
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Task 1:
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geometry. In Figure 1, the slider does not properly account for the round
feature, and thus a sketched mold volume was created in Figure 2.
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Task 1:
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can also help you visualize whether or not you have created a mold volume
that captures the desired reference model geometry.
The reference part cutout option is only available if you are creating a volume
or if you are redefining the volume. The resulting reference part cutout feature
displays in the model tree as a feature called Refpart Cutout id. However, the
mold volume for which the trim was applied is also displayed in the model
tree as shown in Figure 4:
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Task 1:
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Mold\Volume_Lifter
Task 1:
LIFTER.ASM
2. Select LIFTER_WRK.PRT.
3. In the ribbon, select the View
tab.
4. Click the Model Display group
drop-down menu and select
Component Display Style >
Wireframe.
5. Select the Mold tab.
6. Notice the undercut created by
the tab.
from the
7. Select Mold Volume
Mold Volume types drop-down
menu in the Parting Surface &
Mold Volume group.
8. Click Properties
Controls group.
from the
from the
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Replacing Surfaces
You can replace a single-mold volume surface with a quilt surface by clicking
the Editing group drop-down menu and selecting Replace
. You can use
the Replace option to add volume, remove volume, or simultaneously add
and remove volume. In Figures 2 and 3, the bottom mold volume surface
was replaced with the surface quilt.
By default, the mold volume is consumed by the replaced surface feature.
That is, the mold volume is not visible, but still exists previously in the model
tree.
When using the Replace option, there is one option available in the Replaced
Surface dialog box:
Keep quilt This enables the quilt selected for the replace to remain visible
after the replace is created. In Figure 3, the quilt was not kept after the
surface replace was created.
The Replace option is only available if you are creating a volume or if you are
redefining the volume. The resulting replaced surface feature appears in the
model tree as a feature called Replaced Surface id.
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Trimming to Geometry
You can trim surfaces to other geometry in the mold model by selecting Trim
from the Trim To Geometry types drop-down menu in the
To Geometry
Volume Tools group.
The Trim To Geometry option is only available if you are creating a volume
or if you are redefining the volume. The resulting trim to geometry feature
appears in the model tree as a feature called Trim To Geom id. However, the
mold volume for which the trim was applied is also displayed in the model tree.
You can trim to geometry as an alternative to extracting a mold volume up
to a surface. However, trimming to geometry has more powerful capabilities
than just this use. Trimming can only remove volume, not add it.
When trimming surfaces to geometry, you must specify the following:
Ref Type Ref Type specifies what the system uses as the trimming entity.
You can specify one of the following:
Part This uses a part for trimming.
Quilt This uses a quilt for trimming.
Plane This uses a plane surface or datum plane for trimming.
Reference Reference enables you to specify the item whose geometry
will be used for trimming. The item that you can select depends on the Ref
Type that was specified. Essentially, the Ref Type acts like a filter for the
Reference selection.
Direction This enables you to select a trim feature direction. A direction
arrow points in the direction that volume will be trimmed at the reference.
You can select the following references:
Plane Plane makes the direction perpendicular to the specified plane.
Curve, Edge, or Axis These make the direction follow the selected
curve, edge, or axis.
Coordinate System This makes the direction follow the specified axis
of the selected coordinate system.
Trim Type Trim Type enables you to specify which side of the trimming
reference will be used when trimming the mold volume. You can select
either of the following:
Trim By First Reference
surface.
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Task 1:
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Task 1:
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35. Click OK
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Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Understand parting lines and parting surfaces.
Create an automatic parting line using silhouette curves.
Analyze silhouette curve options including slides and loop selection.
Create a skirt surface.
Analyze skirt surface options including extend curves, tangent conditions,
extension directions, and shutoff extension.
Analyze surface editing and manipulation tools.
Merge surfaces.
Create saddle shutoff surfaces.
Create a parting surface manually.
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datum curves that is created on the reference model. You can then use the
parting line to create the skirt surface.
There are two different methods that you can use to create the parting line:
tool to create
Automatic You can utilize the Silhouette Curve
the parting line for you automatically. A silhouette curve is a datum
curve feature that is created where the draft on the reference model
instantaneously changes from positive to negative when viewed from
a certain point.
Manual You create datum curves using various techniques in order to
create the parting line.
You only need to create a parting line if you will be using the Skirt
Surface
tool to create the parting surface.
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model contains more than one reference model, you must specify the
surface references to be used, and the surface references must all be
selected on the same solid or reference model.
Direction This defines the direction for creating the silhouette curve. By
default, the specified direction is the pull direction, although you can specify
a different direction using any of the following options:
Plane Plane makes the direction perpendicular to the specified plane.
Curve, Edge, or Axis These make the direction follow the selected
curve, edge, or axis.
Coordinate System This makes the direction follow the specified axis
of the selected coordinate system.
In Figure 2, notice that the silhouette curve is created at all draft transitions
from the pull direction.
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Mold\Parting-Line_Automatic
Task 1:
AUTO-PART-LINE.ASM
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Task 2:
1. Click Open
and double-click
COVER-PART-LINE.ASM.
2. Select the COVER-PART-LINE_
WRK.PRT.
3. In the ribbon, select the View
tab.
4. Click the Model Display group
drop-down menu and select
Component Display Style >
Wireframe.
5. Select the Mold tab.
6. Notice that the reference model
contains four circular holes and
one rectangular hole.
7. Click Silhouette Curve
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Task 1:
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reference model. Other loops are created at each interior hole or cut. Loops
are also created at areas of undercut geometry.
Loops are, by default, included in the final silhouette curve, although you can
exclude any loop from the final silhouette curve. The most common reason
loops are excluded is because the shutoff at that specific location is being
formed by a slider or saddle. In Figure 1, the two loops around the opening
are excluded.
Another way to exclude loops created by undercuts is to use the
Slides Silhouette Curve option.
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Task 1:
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Task 1:
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Task 2:
Edit the silhouette curve chain status to modify the skirt surface.
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select the desired curves one by one for the skirt surface definition. Either
way, you achieve the same resultant skirt surface. The method you use is
determined by what is most efficient. For example, if there are 20 segments
in a silhouette curve and you need 18 of them for the skirt surface, it would
be most efficient to select the entire silhouette curve and then exclude the
two unneeded curve segments. Conversely, if you only need 2 of the 20
curve segments, it would be more efficient to individually select the two
desired curves, rather than selecting the entire curve and then excluding
the unneeded 18 curve segments.
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Task 1:
EXTEND-CURVES.ASM
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Task 1:
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Boundary Enables you to specify your own boundary that the skirt
surface will extend out to. You can use either of the following two methods
to specify the boundary:
Select Enables you to select an existing sketch as the boundary. In
Figure 2, the sketch created on the top surface of the workpiece was
selected as the boundary.
Sketch Enables you to sketch the boundary on-the-fly by specifying
the sketch plane, reference plane, and reference direction. In Figure 3,
the boundary was sketched on the top surface of the workpiece.
Regardless of which boundary method is used, the boundary must form
a closed loop. It is not necessary for the boundary to be located on a
specific sketching plane or even a sketching plane that is perpendicular to
the pull direction. However, the boundary is ultimately extended in the pull
direction, so if the boundary is created on a plane that is not normal to the
pull direction, you may not get the expected result.
When the skirt surface extends outward from the silhouette curve, it stops
either at the workpiece boundaries or a shutoff extension, whichever it
encounters first. If the selected boundary falls outside of the workpiece
boundaries, the skirt surface will stop at the workpiece boundaries. In Figure
3, only one of the four sides of the sketched square boundary falls within
the workpiece boundaries. Hence, the skirt surface stops extending at the
workpiece boundaries on three sides, and at the sketched boundary on the
fourth side.
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Mold\Skirt-Surface_ShutOff
Task 1:
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Extending Surfaces
You can extend a quilt using either of the following methods:
Extend Original Surface
Extends the surface boundary edge chain
along the original surface. This option has three additional options that
determine how the extension is created:
Same Creates the extension of the same type as the original surface
(for example, plane, cylinder, cone, or spline surface). The original
surface is extended past its selected boundary edge chain, and does
not create an additional surface patch. This is the default extend option.
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Trimming Surfaces
A surface trim is analogous to a solid cut, except that it trims away a portion
of a surface. You can create a surface trim as an extrude, revolve, sweep,
blend, and so on. You can also trim a selected surface quilt using other
geometry such as planes, quilts, and curves or edges.
Once you have specified the surface to be trimmed and the entity to do the
trimming, you must specify which side is to be kept. You can opt to keep one
side, the other side, or both sides.
Offsetting Surfaces
You can create a surface quilt offset a distance value from another quilt or a
solid surface. The offset surface remains dependent on the original surface.
When offsetting surfaces, you can specify the fit type as either Normal to
Surface, Automatic Fit, or Controlled Fit.
Mirroring Surfaces
You can transform a surface quilt by mirroring it. To mirror a quilt, select the
quilt and click Mirror
, specifying a reference plane for the mirror. A new
surface feature is created.
Merging Surfaces
You can merge two or more intersecting or adjacent quilts to create surfaces
with 2-sided edges. Merging surfaces is covered more in depth in other topics.
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Mold\Surface_Manipulate
Task 1:
EDIT-MANIPULATE.PRT
3. Click Extend
group.
from
Task 2:
1. Select Revolve 1.
2. Select Quilt:F5.
3. Click Trim
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Merging Surfaces
Merging a quilt is required for operations such as creating solids
from quilts.
Colors:
Orange = one-sided
edges.
Purple = two-sided
edges.
Merge makes one-sided
edges two-sided.
Merge options:
Intersect
Join
Merging Surfaces
You can merge two or more intersecting or adjacent quilts. Merging a quilt
makes it selectable as a single entity for other operations, and is required for
operations such as creating solids from quilts.
Remember the following:
Surfaces are shown using orange and purple highlighting on the edges.
Orange denotes outer or one-sided edges.
Purple denotes inner or two-sided edges because they border two surface
patches.
Therefore:
Merging a surface results in the creation of two-sided edges from one-sided
edges. In Figure 2, the adjacent quilt surface edges are separate,
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Merge Options
There are two types of merge operations, used for different surface geometry:
Intersect Primarily used for intersecting quilts, when a trimming effect is
desired, although it can be used on adjacent quilts. The Intersect option
provides up to two flip arrows, enabling four possible geometry outcomes,
as shown in Figure 1. Intersect is the default merge option.
Join Recommended for use on adjacent quilts. Join can also be used to
join surfaces when no trimming effect is desired. For example, you could
join two surfaces that meet in a T, without having to decide which sides
to keep.
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Surface_Operations\Merge
Task 1:
MERGE.PRT
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Mold\Surface_Saddle-ShutOff
Task 1:
SADDLE-SHUTOFF.ASM
2. Select SADDLE-SHUTOFF_
WRK.PRT.
3. In the ribbon, select the View
tab.
4. Click the Model Display group
drop-down menu and select
Component Display Style >
Wireframe.
5. Select the Mold tab.
from
6. Click Parting Surface
the Parting Surface & Mold
Volume group.
from the
7. Click Properties
Controls group.
Edit the Name to
SADDLE_SHUTOFF and
press ENTER.
8. Click Extrude
Shapes group.
from the
from the
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Task 1:
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and sketch
and sketch
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Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Split the workpiece.
Split mold volumes.
Split volumes using multiple parting surfaces.
Blank and unblank mold items.
Analyze split classification.
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a core and cavity is a typical example. One of the mold volumes becomes
the core, and the other the cavity.
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Mold\Split-Workpiece
Task 1:
SPLIT-WORKPIECE.ASM
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Task 1:
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Task 1:
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Filter Tree in the dialog box enables you to see only the mold item types
you want to blank or unblank. You can filter by parting surfaces, volumes,
or components. If you click Parting Surface , for example, you will see
only the parting surfaces available for selection in the dialog box. When
a Component filter option is activated, a series of check boxes becomes
available, enabling you to further filter the components displayed in the
Blank-Unblank dialog box. The following component items can further be
filtered:
Workpiece
Ref Model
Mold Component
Gen Assembly
Molding
The Blank-Unblank dialog box contains a Blank and Unblank tab. Items
listed in the Blank tab are those that are visible in the graphics window
but available for blanking. If you select an item and click Blank, the item
is moved to the Unblank tab of the dialog box. Similarly, the Unblank tab
displays all items that are blanked in the graphics window.
Select items from the model tree, then right-click and select Blank or
Unblank. If the mold item is comprised of numerous features, which can
occur for a mold volume or manually created parting surfaces, you must
select the first feature to blank or unblank the item. The Blank and Unblank
menu selection is only available for the first feature of the mold item.
Select items from the graphics window, then right-click and select Blank
or Unblank.
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Mold\Blank-Unblank
Task 1:
BLANK-UNBLANK.ASM
Blank and unblank mold items using the Blank-Unblank dialog box.
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Blank and unblank mold items from the model tree and graphics
window.
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to comprise the resultant mold volume. The islands that are not selected
either end up in the other mold volume (in the case of a Two Volumes split)
or discarded (in the case of a One Volume split).
A One Volume split always creates a situation where you must classify the
islands to be included in the resultant volume. The reason for this is that
regardless of whether you split by a parting surface or by another volume, you
must specify which side of the split you want to be included in the resultant
volume. You also must classify islands when you specify multiple parting
surfaces or mold volumes when splitting a volume.
Classifying islands in a mold model enables you to create simpler manual
parting surfaces. In Figure 1, a flat parting surface was used to create the
slider mold volume shown in Figure 3. This was done by classifying the
islands properly, as shown in Figure 2. Rather than creating a flat parting
surface, you can create a parting surface which completely conforms to the
interior of all the cuts in the reference model. You can then split the workpiece
using this more complex parting surface and not have to classify islands. The
parting surface would look like this:
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Task 1:
SPLIT-CLASSIFICATION.ASM
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10
Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Extract mold components from mold volumes.
Apply start models to mold components.
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The extract feature cannot be redefined, but these components are fully
functional parts. You can retrieve them in Part mode, and add new features
to them. To save the extracted mold components, you must save the mold
model before erasing it from memory or exiting your current Creo Parametric
session. By default, the extracted mold components are named the same
as the volumes from which they were extracted.
Extracted mold components maintain a parent/child relationship with their
mold volumes. Therefore, the mold components automatically update when
changes are made to the mold volumes. While the mold volumes are
assembly features in the mold model, the mold components are assembly
components in the mold model.
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Task 1:
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to return to the
to return to the
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and to the type of component being extracted. For example, a mold volume
named cavity_vol should have its corresponding mold component renamed
to widget_cavity, or it should be renamed according to your company's
standards. Extracted mold components are not volumes, so the vol suffix
should be removed. Also, mold components are part models. Therefore,
each part model should be given a unique name.
You can only rename one mold component at a time. If more than
one mold component is selected in the Advanced section of the
Create Mold Component dialog box, the fields to rename mold
components become grayed out.
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Task 1:
APPLY_START-MODEL.ASM
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11
Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Create waterline circuits.
Analyze waterline end conditions.
Perform a waterlines check.
Create sprues and runners.
Create ejector pin clearance holes.
Create and place UDFs in a mold model.
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Mold\Waterlines
Task 1:
WATERLINES.ASM
from the
6. Click References
from
the Setup group and select the
bottom of the mold component.
Click Close.
7. Enable only the following
Sketcher Display types:
.
8. Click Line Chain
the three lines.
and sketch
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you want to apply the end condition. If the endpoint you want to apply the
condition to is the intersection of two segments, the system determines which
segment endpoint to apply the end condition to based on the segment you
select. You can press CTRL and select multiple waterline circuit endpoints
in order to have the same end condition applied.
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Mold\Waterlines_End
Task 1:
END-CONDITIONS.ASM
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Mold\Waterlines_Check
Task 1:
WATERLINES-CHECK.ASM
from the
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Creating Sprues
A sprue is the channel through which molten plastic is injected into the
mold. The sprue should be as short as possible to minimize material usage.
Typically, the sprue is tapered to ensure proper ejection from the mold cavity.
You can create sprues in the mold model using sketch-based features such
as extrudes, revolve, sweeps, and blends.
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to create them, or you can create them using sketch-based features such as
extrudes, revolves, sweeps, and blends.
You can create runners by sweeping a sketched section along a path or
trajectory. The following section shapes are available, and the dimensions
that define the shapes are shown:
Round Assigns a circle to the runner's
cross-section.
Half Round Assigns a half circle to the
runner's cross-section.
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You can create sprues and runners any time after the workpiece and
reference model are assembled. When the volumes are split, any previously
created sprues, runners, and gates are automatically subtracted from the
mold volumes along with the reference model.
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Mold\Sprue_Runner
Task 1:
SPRUE-RUNNER.ASM
2. Select PUCK_CAVITY.PRT.
3. In the ribbon, select the View
tab.
4. Click the Model Display group
drop-down menu and select
Component Display Style >
Transparent.
5. Select the Mold tab.
6. Notice the 4 cavity mold model.
7. Select the SPRUE feature
already created in the mold
model.
8. Click Runner
from the
Production Features group.
9. Click Hexagon from the menu
manager.
10. Type 10 as the runner width and
press ENTER.
11. Select datum plane
MAIN_PARTING_PLN as
the sketching plane and click
Okay > Default from the menu
manager.
12. Click Centerline
from the
Centerline types drop-down
menu and sketch a centerline on
the horizontal reference.
13. Sketch and dimension the line,
as shown.
14. Click OK
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Task 1:
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Creating UDFs
User-defined features (UDFs) save time by helping establish a
library of commonly used geometry.
Define a UDF from a template
model.
Standalone
Reference Part option
Subordinate
Select features to include.
Must be sequential
Define prompts.
Every reference requires a
prompt.
Define any variable items
(optional).
Variable elements or
dimensions
Family Table
Creating UDFs
User-defined features (UDFs) are groups of features, references, and
dimensions that can be saved for use on future models. UDFs save time by
helping you establish a library of commonly used geometry.
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and is defined by your administrator. The UDF library can be accessed from
the Group Directory Common Folder, which displays when appropriate.
Specify the storage option type. There are two types of storage options:
Subordinate Creates a reference to the original template model and
automatically uses the template model as a reference part to guide the
UDF placement in the future. The original model must be present for the
subordinate UDF to function. If you make any dimensional changes to the
original model, they are automatically reflected in the UDF.
Standalone Does not reference the template model. It copies all the
original model information into the UDF file. If you make any changes to
the original model, they are not reflected in the UDF. When you create a
standalone UDF, you have the option to create a separate reference part.
If created, the reference part has the same name as the UDF, but with a
_GP suffix.
Defining Prompts
You must define a prompt for each reference created within the selected
features. All references from the features selected for the UDF require
prompts. The prompts are displayed for each original feature reference
when placing a UDF to help you select a corresponding reference in the
target model. Therefore, the prompts you create for each reference should
be descriptive. Each reference is highlighted in the graphics window as you
define its prompt, as shown in Figure 2. If a reference was used to create
more than one feature, you are asked to create either Single or Multiple
prompts for that reference.
Single Specifies a single prompt for the reference used in several
features. When the UDF is placed, the prompt appears only once, but the
reference you select for this prompt applies to all features in the group
that use the same reference.
Multiple Specifies an individual prompt for each feature that uses this
reference. If you select Multiple, each feature using this reference is
highlighted, so you can type a different prompt for each feature.
Modifying a UDF
When the UDF is complete, a *.gph file is saved to the current directory. You
can edit a defined UDF by selecting the Modify option in the UDF menu.
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Close Window
Feature-Tools\Create_udf
Task 1:
CREATE_UDF.PRT
from the
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Placing UDFs
To save time, place user-defined features (UDFs) from your
company's UDF library into your model.
Open existing UDF (*.gph)
Select Placement references
Prompts can aid you
Edit Variable Dimensions and
Annotations Elements
Options
Scaling
Dimension display
Redefine features on-the-fly
Adjustments
Flip orientation
Placing UDFs
If you recreate the same geometry regularly when creating your design
models, it can be more efficient to have the system create that geometry for
you using UDFs. Creating geometry by placing a pre-existing UDF can be
much faster than creating it new each time.
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Specifying Options
Next, you can specify options, such as scaling dimensions upon placement.
You can keep the same dimension values or feature sizes, or specify a
scaling factor for the features to be placed. This enables you to scale the size
of the UDF for different size models, or between models of different units.
Plus, you can specify whether you want to lock, unlock, or hide dimensions of
the elements that are not specified as variables in the UDF.
You also have the ability to redefine any features contained in the UDF
on-the-fly. This enables you to customize a UDF upon placement. After
selecting features to redefine, you must step the regeneration of the UDF
back past the selected features, and then step forward to regenerate them.
After the selected UDF feature is regenerated, its dashboard appears,
enabling you to redefine it.
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Task 1:
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12
Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Create a molding.
Simulate the mold opening sequence.
Check draft on mold components during the opening of the mold.
Check interference on mold components during the opening of the mold.
View mold information.
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Creating a Molding
You can create the molding by filling the mold cavity through
the sprue, runners, and gates.
Molding parts:
Contain a Molding feature.
Are fully-functional parts.
Maintain a parent/child
relationship with mold model
components and features.
There can be only one molding
part in the model.
Figure 1 Mold Model
Creating a Molding
When a mold is filled, molten plastic is injected into the sprue, and it then
travels through the runners and gates to fill the mold cavity. The solidified
result is known as the molding. There can be only one molding part in the
model at a time.
Creo Parametric enables you to simulate the filling of the mold cavity and
generate the molding. In addition to the mold cavity, the sprues, runners, and
gates are also filled to generate the final molding. The molding part is created
by using the following molding formula:
Molding = sum of all current workpiece geometry - assembly level cuts
that intersect the workpiece (waterlines, for example) - all extracted parts
(sliders and cores, for example) - ejector pin clearance holes
The molding part is created in the mold model, and it contains a single
Molding feature that contains the solid geometry. The molding feature
cannot be redefined, but the part is a fully functional part. You can retrieve
it in Part mode and perform various operations on the molding part such as
removing excess material using Pro/NC, calculating mass properties, and
also generating a mesh for flow analysis. To save the molding part, you must
save the mold model before erasing it from memory or exiting your current
Creo Parametric session.
The molding part maintains a parent/child relationship with the mold
components and assembly level features. Therefore, the molding
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The direction reference of the movement. You can select a linear edge,
axis, or plane to indicate the direction. When the direction reference is
specified, an arrow indicates the positive direction.
The offset value. The members move the amount specified in the
direction of the reference specified. The members move parallel to the
edge or axis, or normal to the plane. You can specify a positive offset
value or a negative offset value to move the member in the opposite
direction.
Define Step A collection of defined moves for opening the mold.
You can also perform the following operations on the mold opening simulation:
Delete Enables you to delete an existing step.
Delete All Enables you to delete all existing steps.
Modify Enables you to modify an existing step by adding or deleting
moves from the step.
Modify Dim Enables you to modify the offset value of a given move. You
must regenerate the mold model in order for the new value to take effect.
Reorder Enables you to switch the order of existing steps. You can
specify the step you want reordered, then select the step that you want it
to become.
Explode Enables you to simulate the mold opening by stepping through
the sequence, in order, one step at a time. Members included in the moves
of the step are translated according to the specified offsets. You can
continue to step through all the steps in the sequence. A message in the
message window indicates when all components in the mold model have
been successfully exploded. You can also animate the entire opening
sequence.
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Mold\Opening
Task 1:
OPEN-MOLD.ASM
from
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Task 2:
9. Click Explode > Animate All from the menu manager to animate
the full mold opening sequence.
This completes the procedure.
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Mold\Opening_Draft-Check
Task 1:
DRAFT-CHECK.ASM
from
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Mold\Opening_Interference
Task 1:
INTERFERENCE.ASM
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Split Volumes Displays all volumes created in the mold model as a result
of split operations. You can view the mold volume name, its display status
in the mold model, and its feature ID.
Created Volumes Displays information on all sketched mold volumes in
the mold model. You can view the mold volume name, its display status in
the mold model, and its feature ID.
Parting Surf Displays information on all parting surfaces created in the
mold model. You can view the parting surface name, its display status in
the mold model, and its feature ID.
Split Displays all the split operations performed in the mold model. You
can view the parent and child feature ID's of the split, the parting surface
used, and the resulting volumes created.
Last Volume Displays the last created volume in the mold model. You
can view the mold volume name, how it was created, its display status in
the mold model, and its feature ID.
Shrinkage Displays any shrinkage applied to the reference model. If the
mold model contains more than one reference model, you must specify
for which reference model you want shrinkage information. You can view
the coordinate system specified for the shrinkage, the shrinkage formula
used, and the shrink factors used.
You can specify whether you want the output displayed in an Information
window within Creo Parametric, whether you want it written to a file, or both.
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