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Casting

Design

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Simulation 2012

(c)

B.

Ravi,

IIT

Bombay 1

Prof.B.Ravi,I.I.T.Bombay

Casting

Software

Lab:Part,Core,Mold

CastingDesignandSimulation

PartModel,Material,Process

Properties,Thickness,Holes

PartOrientation,PartingLine

CoreDesign,CavityLayout

EFoundry,I.I.T.Bombay

Prof.B.Ravi,I.I.T.Bombay

ClickonNewProject.EnterOrganization,Projectdetails

1.ProjectNameandTemplate

Prof.B.Ravi,I.I.T.Bombay2.PartModelCreation

ClickCreatepartmodelpanel,thenselectCruciform

Prof.B.Ravi,I.I.T.Bombay3.ModelDisplayControls

Tryrotate,pan,zoomortransparencyfunctions

background

transparency

zoomrotate measure

pan

visibility

Report

Help

views

Prof.B.Ravi,I.I.T.Bombay4.MaterialSelection

ClickMaterialstab,thenCasting.SelectMetalFamily,Metal

Prof.B.Ravi,I.I.T.Bombay5.ProcessSelection

ClickProcesstab,andselectfromlist.ReviewDesign,Mold

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IIT

Bombay 2

Prof.B.Ravi,I.I.T.Bombay6.MoldandMeshSize

EnterMoldSize1000X800X600mm.KeepdefaultMeshSize

Prof.B.Ravi,I.I.T.Bombay7.PartGeometricProperties

ClickonPARTmodule,thenPropertiestab.Reviewproperties

Prof.B.Ravi,I.I.T.Bombay8.PartThicknessMap

ClickonThickness,thenonXYbutton.Trycoloroption

Prof.B.Ravi,I.I.T.Bombay9.ReferenceXrayImages

WithinThicknesspanel,clickTotalbuttoninXRaypanel

Prof.B.Ravi,I.I.T.Bombay10.HoleIdentification:Automatic

InHolestab,clickIdentifyHolesAutomatic.TickHole1

Prof.B.Ravi,I.I.T.Bombay11.PartProcessCompatibility

ClickOptimize.bands:processcapabilities.Blacklines:values

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IIT

Bombay 3

Prof.B.Ravi,I.I.T.Bombay12.MoldParting:CastingOrientation

MOLDParting.OrientpartaboutYaxis.Clickrotatebuttons

Prof.B.Ravi,I.I.T.Bombay13.MoldPartingPlane

Clickonthethickbluebarforpartingplane.Setvalue300mm

Prof.B.Ravi,I.I.T.Bombay14.MoldPartingLine

ClickAccepttodisplaythepartingline(redcolor).

Prof.B.Ravi,I.I.T.Bombay15.CoreDesign:Automatic

ClickCorestabforautomaticdesign.Setprintlength30mm

Prof.B.Ravi,I.I.T.Bombay16.MoldCavity:Numbers

MOLDMoldCavity.Setlayoutoption2x1

Prof.B.Ravi,I.I.T.Bombay17.CavityCavityDistanceMeasurement

UseMeasuretool.Picktwopoints.ReviewDistance(topleft)

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Design

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Ravi,

IIT

Bombay 4

Prof.B.Ravi,I.I.T.Bombay18.CavityLocation

ClickLayoutpanel.Movepartscloseby45mmeach

Prof.B.Ravi,I.I.T.Bombay19.CavityLocation

ClickLayoutpanel.Movebothpartsdownby50mm

Prof.B.Ravi,I.I.T.Bombay20.MoldCavitiesOptimization

ClickIndexpanelinOptimize.Reviewtheparameters

Prof.B.Ravi,I.I.T.Bombay21.MoldCavitiesOptimization

ClickDesignpanelinOptimize.Editconstraints

Prof.B.Ravi,I.I.T.Bombay

Partmodelcreationanddisplay

Settingcastmetalandprocessfromlibrary

Selectingthemold size,settingthemeshsize

Computingpartproperties,shapecomplexity

Visualizingthicknessandreferenceradiograph

Recognizingcoredholes,forcoredesignlater

Partorientationinmold,partinglinedesign

Mold cavitylayoutanditsoptimization.

Summary