Mold
A mold is the bounding box for the tooling components.
Add/Edit Mold
Create and edit a mold that is by default 30% larger than the bounding box of the tooling.
Microdialog Options
Define the material, temperature, and position of the mold.
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Select the Material Viewer to examine the material's Thermal, Rhealogical,
Mechanical, PVT and Fiber properties. Note: You can use the Material Viewer to edit an
existing material, save it with a new name, and access it from the My Materials
tab.
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Select a material from the list. | |
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Enter the temperature of the material. |
Select the Move Mold Face tool so that the injection point is outside of the mold, then select the mold face that you want to move. | |
Select the Move tool to position the mold. | |
Select the Reset button to apply the default parameters to the mold. | |
Select the Deselet button to remove the mold designation. | |
Enter the dimensions of the mold in the X-, Y- or Z- direction. | |
X-Axis, Y-Axis or Z-Axis | Select the opening direction for the mold on the X-, Y- or Z-axis. |