Mold Design Using SolidWorks

Length: 1 day

Prerequisites: Advanced Part Modeling

Description: Mold Design Using SolidWorks teaches you several manual mold creation techniques and how to use the Mold Tools in SolidWorks mechanical design automation software. The topics covered in this course are:

Lesson 1: Core and Cavity

• A Simple Two Plate Mold Design
• Analyzing Draft on a Model
• Draft Analysis Colors
• 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

• Case Study: Plastic Bezel of a Cordless Drill
• Creating New Drafted Faces
• Complex Shut-off Surfaces
• Interlock Surfaces

Lesson 3: Multiple Parting Directions

• Case Study: Multiple Parting Directions
• Trapped Molding Areas
• Side Cores
• Lifters
• Core Pins
• Case Study: 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
• Manual Shut-off Surface Creation