SolidWorks Mold Design
SolidWorks Instructor Led Training
The Mold Design course teaches you several manual mold creation techniques and how to use the Mold Tools in SolidWorks mechanical design automation software.
Course details and prerequisites:
Duration: 1 Day
Type: Instructor Led
Level: Basic to Intermediate
Prerequisites:
- Attended the SolidWorks Part Modeling course or equivalent level of knowledge
After the training you will be able to:
- Create mold assemblies derived from your part designs
- Automate the production of the mold to save you design time
- Incorporate lifters, side cores and core pins in your mold design
- Design Electrodes for your molds
Course Outline
Lesson 1: Core and Cavity
- A Simple Two Plate Mold Design
- Analyzing Draft on a Model
- The Mold Design Process
- Scale the Part to Allow for Shrinkage
- Determine the Parting Lines
- Manual Selection of Parting Lines
- Automation
- Modeling the Parting Surfaces
- Smoothing the Parting Surface
- Interlocking the Mold Tooling
- Creating the Mold Tooling
Lesson 2: Repairs and Surfaces
- Plastic Bezel of a Cordless Drill
- Creating New Drafted Faces
- Complex Shut-off Surfaces
- Interlock Surfaces
Lesson 3: Multiple Parting Directions
- Multiple Parting Directions
- Trapped Molding Areas
- Side Cores
- Lifters
- Core Pins
- Electrode Design
- Electrode Clearances
- Keeping the Sharp Edges
Lesson 4: Alternate Methods for Mold Design
- Alternate Methods for Mold Design
- Using Combine and Split
- Using Surfaces
- Using the Up To Surface Method
- Using the Split Method
