Upon completion of this course, you will have acquired the skills to confidently work with Pro/ENGINEER: Mold Design. This hands-on course contains extensive practice exercises to provide you with real-world experience in creating mold models. You will learn the process of analyzing the design model for mold-ability through to the creation of core and cavity components, mold base assemblies, and drawing documentation for manufacturing.
AutoCAD Training Prerequisites
Pro/ENGINEER: Introduction to Solid Modeling I and II combined with a minimum of 200 hours of Pro/ENGINEER experience
AutoCAD Training Topics
- Overview of Pro/MOLDESIGN Terms, Process, Interface and File Structure
- Using Mold Analysis Tools to Determine Mold-Ability
- Setup of the Mold Parts and Assemblies
- Setting Part Shrinkage
- Settings Accuracy to Ensure Robust Mold Models
- Creating Parting Surfaces
- Creating Mold Volumes Using Parting Surfaces
- Creating Mold Volumes Directly
- Extracting Mold Components
- Creating Slides, Lifters, and Inserts
- Creating Runners, Waterlines, Ejector Pin Holes, Moldings, and Mold Opening Simulations
- Creating Multi-Cavity Molds
- Creating Drawing Documentation for Molds
- Importing IGES Files to Use in the Mold Design
- Creating Electrodes
AutoCAD Training Course Duration
24 hours
AutoCAD Training Course outline
Chapter 1 Mold Design Overview
1.1 Pro/MOLDESIGN Terms
Design Model
Ref Model
Shrinkage
Workpiece
Accuracy
Silhouette Curves
Parting Surfaces
Mold Volumes
Mold Components
Mold Features
Mold Base Library
Injection Molding Machine Library
Electrode Capabilities
1.2 Molding Process
1.3 Pro/MOLDESIGN Interface
1.4 Pro/MOLDESIGN Files
1.5 Mold Environment Options
Environment Dialog Box
Configpro File
Chapter 2 Mold Analysis Tools
2.1 Draft Check
2.2 Mass Properties
2.3 Shrink Information
2.4 Mold Information
2.5 Measure
2.6 Parameter Information
2.7 Thickness Check
2.8 Waterline Check
Exercise 2a Analysis-Draft
Exercise 2b Project Lab
Chapter 3 Mold Design Entities
3.1 Mold Components
Mold Model
Mold Assembly
Design Model
Reference Model
3.2 Reference Part Layout
Single
Rectangular
Circular
Variable
3.3 Workpiece
3.4 Shrinkage
By Dimension
By Scaling
Apply Shrinkage in Part Mode
Exercise 3a Key Model
Exercise 3b Turner Model
Exercise 3c Ball Joint Model
Chapter 4 Accuracy
4.1 What is Accuracy
4.2 How to Control Accuracy
Relative Accuracy
Absolute Accuracy
4.3 Configpro Options
4.4 Modifying Accuracy to avoid Conflicts
Modifying Relative Accuracy
Modifying Absolute Accuracy
Exercise 4a Accuracy
Chapter 5 Parting Surfaces
5.1 Regular Surfacing
5.2 Skirt Surface
5.3 Redefining Parting Surfaces
5.4 Modifying Parting Surfaces
5.5 Using Layers in Mold Mode
5.6 Mold Component Display
Exercise 5a Parting Surfaces
Exercise 5b Skirt Surfaces I
Exercise 5c Skirt Surfaces II
Exercise 5d Project Lab
Chapter 6 Mold Volumes from Parting Surfaces
6.1 How to Split the Mold
6.2 Modifying Mold Volumes
6.3 Splitting Failures
Exercise 6a Football Stand
Exercise 6b Exercise 6c Outlet Strip Project
Chapter 7 Mold Volumes from Geometry
7.1 Gathering
Selecting Surfaces
Modify gathered quilt
Close the volume
7.2 Sketching
7.3 Modify Mold Volumes
Exercise 7a Cover Top
Exercise 7b Housing Gather
Exercise 7c Cup Model
Exercise 7d Outlet Switch Project
Chapter 8 Extracting Solid Components
8.1 Extract Solid Components
8.2 Modify Mold Components
Modifying in Part Mode
Modifying in Assembly Mode
8.3 Naming Conventions for Mold Features
Exercise 8a Housing Extract
Exercise 8b Cup Extract
Exercise 8c Outlet Strip Extracting Project
Chapter 9 Complex Molds
9.1 Creating Auxiliary Volumes
Split method
Gather and sketch method
Slider option method
Exercise 9a Creating Sliders
Exercise 9b Creating Lifters
Exercise 9c Creating Inserts
Chapter 10 Mold Features
10.1 Runners
10.2 Waterlines
10.3 Ejector Pin Holes
10.4 Molding
10.5 Mold Opening
Exercise 10a Multi-Football Stand
Exercise 10b Waterline Network
Exercise 10c Project Lab
Chapter 11 Mold Layout Application
11.1 Mold Layout Application Menu
Mold Cavity
Locate Cavity
Mold Base
Cavity Pockets
Inj Machine
Catalog
Runner
Waterline
Ej Pin Hole
Modify
Regenerate
Mold Opening
11.2 Mold Layout Application Interface
Chapter 12 Creating Documentation for Molds
12.1Dimensions
Multiple Drawing Models
Exercise 12a Drawing of Mold Project
Chapter 13 Importing IGES
13.1 Importing to Part and Assembly Modes
Create New Model
Data From File
Imported Entities
Datum Curves
13.2 Configuration File Options Affecting IGES Import
13.3 Characteristics of an Import Feature
13.4 Manipulating an Import Feature
Properties
Exclude Surfaces
Line Style
Replace or Add
Delete Entities
Repair Geometry
Modify Spline Surface
Repair Imported IGES Surfaces
13.5 Manipulating Model Accuracy
Relative Accuracy
Absolute Accuracy
Modify Part Accuracy
Modify Relative Accuracy
Modify Absolute Accuracy
Exercise 13a Import Data Repair I
Exercise 13b Import Data Repair II
Chapter 14 Electrode Design
14.1 Modifying the Volume
Extracting the Volume
Exercise 14a Creating an Electrode - Sketch Volume
Exercise 14b Creating an Electrode - Gather Volume
