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AboutPRO/MOLDforPRO/ENGINEER
Version:Pro/EWildfire,Wildfire2.0,Wildfire3.0

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Pro/MOLD is an optional module that runs on top of Pro/ENGINEER. This module

provides specific tools which help you to design your molds easier and faster.
Pro/MOLDissuitableforplasticspartmoldmakeraswellasdiecastingmoldmaker.
By default, Pro/MOLD is installed during the standard Pro/ENGINEER installation but
you will need to have a Pro/MOLD license to run the application. [Pro/MOLD is
currentlypackagedunderToolDesignOption(TDO)byPTC]
ToaccessthePro/Moldenvironment,clickFile>NewandchooseManufacturingand
MoldCavityfromtheoption.
Pro/Moldmenumanagerandicons/toolsappearinPro/MOLDenvironment.Theicons
arelistedwithprocessdrivenapproachwhichyoucanjustfollowtheiconssequences
fromtoptobottomwhendesigningamoldcavity.
Belowisthedescriptionforeachicon.
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InsertPart/DefinePartPlacement

DefineShrinkage

DefineWorkpiece

CreateVolume(SliderandInsert)

CreateSilhouetteCurve(PartingLine)

CreatePartingSurface(SkirtingSurface)

SplitMoldVolume

CreateMoldComponent(SolidifyMoldVolume)

TrimMoldVolume

Moldbaselayout(EMX)

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TUTORIAL:BasicMoldDesignwithPro/MOLDinPro/E(Part1)
Version:ProEWildfire,Wildfire2.0,Wildfire3.0
This tutorial will guide you thru on how to design a mold cavity using Pro/MOLD in
Pro/ENGINEER.Asimplemobilephonecasingisbeinguseinthistutorialwhichitdoes
notcontainanysliderandinsertinthemold.Theobjectiveofthistutorialistohelp
youtounderstandtheprocessflowofthemolddesign.
Below is the process flow chart of mold design for a simple part in Pro/MOLD (clear
partingline,noundercut,andnoslider/insert/sidecore)
PreMoldDesign
DraftAngleandThicknessCheck

CreateanewManufacturingMoldCavityfile
andinsertthepart

ApplyShrinkageFactor

CreateWorkpiece

CreatePartingLine

CreatePartingSurface

SplitWorkpieceintoMoldVolumes
byusingthePartingSurface

ExtracttheMoldVolumestoSolidComponents

MoldOpeningandInterferenceCheck

*Processesindicatedinyellowarethestepswhichincludesinthistutorial.
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Clickheretodownloadthesamplepartfilebeforebeginthetutorial.
1.)Openthecover_start.prtfileandresumethesuppressedfeature.

2.)ClickFile>NewandchooseManufacturingandMoldCavityfromtheoption.Givea
propernameforthemold.

3.) You should now enter the Pro/MOLD environment. A set of Pro/MOLD icons and
themfgmoldtemplateshouldappear.Yourscreenshouldlooksasshownbelow.
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4.) Click the Insert Part Icon

to insert the cover_start.prt. After that, the Create
Reference Model dialog box and Layout dialog box will prompt part placement
defination. In this tutorial, select the Same Model > OK and then Single > OK in the
correspondingdialogbox.

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Press the OK button on the accuracy confirmation dialog box when it prompts. The
mobilephonecaseshouldnowappearinthemoldmodelbynow.

5.)ClicktheShrinkagebyScaleicon
todefinetheshrinkagefactorfortheplastic
part. Select the coordinate system in the part and input the shrinkage ratio in the
shrinkagedialogbox.(Example:0.005for0.5%)

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AShrinkagefeatureisaddedintoyourpartmodeltree.

seealso:AboutPro/MOLDforPro/ENGINEER

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TUTORIAL:BasicMoldDesignwithPro/MOLDinPro/E(Part2)

Version:ProEWildfire,Wildfire2.0,Wildfire3.0

Continuefrom(Part1)..
6.) Next, click on the workpiece icon
to activate the mold workpiece tool. An
automaticworkpiecedialogboxappearstodefinetheworkpiece.Dontforgetselect
thecoordinatesystembeforeinputtingtheworkpiecesize.

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The plastic part is now covered by the workpiece which is displayed in transparence
greencolor.

7.)Thepartusedinthistutorialisasimpleplasticpartwhichhasaclearpartingline
to create parting
and no undercut. Hence, we can use the Silhouette Curve tool
line straight away. Just click the OK button on the Silhouette Curve dialog box to
continue.

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8.)CreatethepartingsurfacebyusingtheSkirtSurfacetool
.Selectthecreated
partingline,andthenpresstheOKbuttoninthesmalldialogbox,Doneinthemenu
managerandOKbuttonintheSkirtSurfacedialogbox.

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Next,enteranameforthepartingsurface

9.) Now, let us split the workpiece into core and cavity by using the parting surface.
ClicktheSplitMoldVolumetool

toproceed.

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Selectthepartingsurface,andthenpresstheOKbuttoninthesmalldialogbox,Done
inthemenumanagerandOKbuttonintheSplitdialogbox.

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It may take a few seconds for the computer to calculate and to create the mold
volumes.Whenitisdone,youwillbepromptedtoentertheVolumesname.

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10.)Moldvolumeisbasicallyclosedquiltwhichcontainnomass.Next,clickonCreate
Mold Component tool
to solidify the mold volume (core and cavity). Select
themoldvolumeswhichyouwishtomakesolid.

Imagesbelowarethecoreandcavitycreated.

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