sdsgsPro/ENGINEER Wildfire – Mold Design

Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire – Mold Design Total Duration : 24 Hour

Session 1

Introduction to the Pro/ENGINEER Basic Mold Process Introduction to Mould Plastic materials Molding M/C Type of Moulds

Session 1a

Mold Parts Functions of Parts About Core and Cavity Actuation Feeding system Mould Cooling Shrinkage Draft Parting Surface

Session 2

Design Model Creation Introduction to Software Preparing Design Models for the Mold Process Creating Rib Features Creating Draft Features Creating Basic Split Drafts Analyzing Draft Hinges and Pull Direction Creating Drafts Split at Sketch Creating Drafts Split at Curve Creating Drafts Split at Surface

Design Model Analysis Analyzing Design Models Theory Performing a Draft Check Performing a Thickness Check

Mold Models Creating New Mold Models Analyzing Model Accuracy Creating the Reference Model Redefining the Reference Model Analyzing Reference Model Orientation Analyzing Mold Cavity Layout Analyzing Variable Mold Cavity Layout Analyzing Mold Cavity Layout Orientation Creating the Shower Head Mold Model

Session 2a Shrinkage Understanding Shrinkage Applying Shrinkage by Scale Applying Shrinkage by Dimension

Workpieces Creating a Workpiece Automatically Creating a Custom Automatic Workpiece Creating and Assembling a Workpiece Manually Reclassifying and Removing Mold Model Components

Mold Volume Creation

Understanding Mold Volumes Sketching Mold Volumes    Creating Sliders using Boundary Quilts Sketching Slider Mold Volumes Creating a Reference Part Cutout Sketching Lifter Mold Volumes Replacing Surfaces and Trimming to Geometry Sketching Insert Mold Volumes

Parting Line and Parting Surface Creation Understanding Parting Lines and Parting Surfaces Creating an Automatic Parting Line using Silhouette Curves Analyzing Silhouette Curve Options: Slides Analyzing Silhouette Curve Options: Loop Selection Creating a Skirt Surface Analyzing Skirt Surface Options: Extend Curves Analyzing Skirt Surface Options: Tangent Conditions Analyzing Skirt Surface Options: Extension Directions Analyzing Skirt Surface Options: ShutOff Extension Analyzing Surface Editing and Manipulation Tools Merging Surfaces Creating Saddle Shutoff Surfaces   Creating a Parting Surface Manually Creating the Shower Head Parting Surface Creating Parting Surfaces Manually

Session 3

Splitting Mold Volumes Splitting the Workpiece Splitting Mold Volumes Splitting Volumes using Multiple Parting Surfaces Blanking and Unblanking Mold Items Analyzing Split Classification

Mold Component Extraction Extracting Mold Components from Volumes

Mold Features Creation Creating Waterline Circuits Analyzing Waterline End Conditions Performing a Waterlines Check Creating Sprues and Runners Creating Ejector Pin Clearance Holes Creating UDFs Placing UDFs

Session 3a

Filling and Opening the Mold Creating a Molding Opening the Mold Draft Checking a Mold Opening Step Interference Checking a Mold Opening Step Viewing Mold Information

Exercise Splitting the Shower Head Mold Extracting Shower Head Mold Components Opening the Shower Head Mold Model