Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire Mold Design

Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire Mold Design

Session 1

Session 1a

Session 2

Session 2a

Total Duration : 24 Hour

Introduction to the Pro/ENGINEER Basic Mold Process

Introduction to Mould

Plastic materials

Molding M/C

Type of Moulds

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

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

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