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Basic

Detailed

Table of Contents
DEMO SETUP INSTRUCTIONS .......................................................................................................................................................... 6
Demo Setup ................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
DEMO TIPS & TRICKS ........................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Pro/ENGINEER Tips & Tricks ........................................................................................................................................................ 6
PRO/ENGINEER WILDFIRE CAMERA PART INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 7
Demo Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Camera model introduction ............................................................................................................................................................ 7
Cross Section ................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Draft Check .................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
MOLD DESIGN - SPLITTING .............................................................................................................................................................. 8
Mold Design ................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Assemble Reference part ............................................................................................................................................................... 8
Merge the Reference model ........................................................................................................................................................... 8
Coordinate System for Ref Model................................................................................................................................................... 8
Layout Preview............................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Rectangular Preview ...................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Rectangular Preview ...................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Shrinkage Value ............................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Workpiece .................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
View Manager .............................................................................................................................................................................. 10
New Slider Volume....................................................................................................................................................................... 10
New Slider Functionality ............................................................................................................................................................... 10
New Slider Functionality ............................................................................................................................................................... 10
Add Conventional Slider Volume .................................................................................................................................................. 10

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Sketch Slider Volume ................................................................................................................................................................... 11


Sketch Slider ................................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Slider Depth ................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Parting line Creation ..................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Parting Surface Creation .............................................................................................................................................................. 12
Parting Surface Creation .............................................................................................................................................................. 12
Parting Surface Creation .............................................................................................................................................................. 12
Splitting Slider Volume ................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Splitting Main Volume................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Extract Volume to Solid ................................................................................................................................................................ 13
House Keeping ........................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Mold Opening ............................................................................................................................................................................... 14
IMPORTANT NOTE: .................................................................................................................................................................... 14
EMX - EXPERT MOLDBASE EXTENSION........................................................................................................................................ 15
New EMX File .............................................................................................................................................................................. 15
Assemble Mold Assembly ............................................................................................................................................................ 15
Mold Base Assembly Definition ....................................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Mold Base Assembly Definition .................................................................................................................................................... 17
Mold Base Assembly Definition .................................................................................................................................................... 18
Mold Base Assembly Definition .................................................................................................................................................... 18
View Manager .............................................................................................................................................................................. 19
Open Drawing .............................................................................................................................................................................. 19
Switch back to EMX ........................................................................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
Add more mold components......................................................................................................................................................... 20
Stop Pin / Disc.............................................................................................................................................................................. 21
Show all the mold components..................................................................................................................................................... 21
Back to Drawing ........................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Adding Screw Component ............................................................................................................................................................ 22
Screw UI window............................................................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.

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Redefine Screw Component......................................................................................................................................................... 23


Back to Drawing ........................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Hole Chart Definition .................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Showing Hole Chart in Drawing.................................................................................................................................................... 24
Slider Creation ............................................................................................................................................................................. 24
Redefine Slider............................................................................................................................................................................. 25
Pattern Cavity and Slider.............................................................................................................................................................. 26
Update Drawing ........................................................................................................................................................................... 27
BOM............................................................................................................................................................................................. 28
Ejector Pin.................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Add elector pins to original mold part. .......................................................................................................................................... 29
To View Ejector pin ...................................................................................................................................................................... 29
View Manager .............................................................................................................................................................................. 30
Sleeve Core Pin ........................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Ejector Pin Creation ..................................................................................................................................................................... 31
View Manager .............................................................................................................................................................................. 31
Component Library....................................................................................................................................................................... 31
Component Library....................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Continue from 72............................................................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Component Library....................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Ready for component library ........................................................................................................................................................ 33
Assemble Component library ....................................................................................................................................................... 34
Water Component ........................................................................................................................................................................ 35
Assemble Water Component........................................................................................................................................................ 35
Modify Water Curve...................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Assemble Water Component........................................................................................................................................................ 36
Drawing Updated ......................................................................................................................................................................... 37
EMX Mold Opening Simulation ..................................................................................................................................................... 37

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CAMERA PART CHANGES REQUEST (DESIGN CHANGES REQUEST- DCR) .......................................................................... 38
Model Changes (Optional)............................................................................................................................................................ 38
Model Changes (Optional)............................................................................................................................................................ 38
UPDATE MOLD DESIGN................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Mold Design Updates (Optional)................................................................................................................................................... 39
UPDATE EXPERT MOLDBASE EXTENSION -EMX ......................................................................................................................... 39
EMX updates (Optional) ............................................................................................................................................................... 39

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Demo Setup Instructions


Demo Setup
Theres no special setup required for Mold and EMX demo. All the demo data were set to MM unit. You may need to change the unit to meet your
own requirements
However, you may need to change the working directory in the middle of the demo.
For Part, change the working directory to /part folder
For Mold Design, change the working directory to /mold folder
And EMX folder contains a complete backup data of the entire demo.
Config.win and Config.pro
Can be found in the loadpoint of EMX 5.0 under the text directory.
Use these for the demo by placing them in your startup directory.

Demo Tips & Tricks


Pro/ENGINEER Tips & Tricks
You are welcome to customize you own mapkey or icon to further beautify the demo.
This was tested using Wildfire 3.0 M030 and EMX5.0 M030.

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Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire Camera Part Introduction


1.

Demo Introduction
Change working directory to
<part> and open demo.prt

2.

Camera model
introduction
Spin around the model and
show the complex surfaces of
the model / internal ribs

3.

Cross Section
View Manager / Xsec

4.

Draft Check
Analysis / Geometry / Draft

Hello and welcome to my Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire Mold and EMX demonstration. Were
going to cover lots of new functionality that are included in the Tool Design Option and Expert
Mold Base Extension
This is the model data I had received from my customer (throw in some names such as
SONY etc). As you can see, this camera model contains of high degree of complex surfaces
and also internal ribs at the other side of the model.
<spin around the model>
I can easily create 3D cross section in Pro/ENGINEER model and check if the model has
inconsistent thickness, undercut etc, besides, I can integrate this cross section information to
my part drawing.
Before I start my mold design, I would like to analyze this camera model if it is fully drafted.
This is very important information for a mold maker because draft angle will determine the
success of mold design. As you may see, this camera part is fully drafted which means I can
go on for my mold design right away.

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Mold Design Splitting


5.

Mold Design

Let me close this camera model window and start my mold design right away. I need to
create a new manufacturing file call mold_design

Close the Camera part Window


/File / New / Manufacturing / Mold
Cavity / mold_demo or any
name
(Make sure units are mm)
6.

Assemble Reference part

Let me bring in the camera model into my mold design environment


< talk about the new mold design icon>

Select
demo.prt
7.

8.

/ and select

Merge the Reference


model

Now, Pro/ENGINEER creates a reference model automatically Or I can create my mold


design with the original model

Same Model and press OK

With merging to the same reference model, we are adding all the mold features such as
Shrinkage factor etc to the original model
Pro/ENGINEER selected a default coordinate system at the ref model, however I would like
to select the other coordinate system at the ref model so that it assembles the way I want it
to be.

Coordinate System for


Ref Model
Ref.Model Origin and Orient

/ Select MAIN coordinate system


< separate window > at the ref
part /
9.

Layout Preview
Preview

As you can see, the ref model has been assembled into my mold design environment and
this is how a single ref model is being assembled using a Coordinate System.

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Rectangular Preview

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Now I would like to design my mold with multiple cavities. Selecting Rectangular option
allows me to visualize how my mold will look with 4 cavities.

Select Rectangular option and


Preview

11.

Rectangular Preview
Change the increment value

You can change the distance between these cavities. By changing the value at the
increment option to 120 and 150, you can see the models move according to the value
instantly. You can also change the orientation of these cavities by selecting the X-symmetric
option or preview changes using a Y-symmetric option etc
As for demo purposes, I would like to work on single cavity for my mold design.
<you may play around with the Orientation and also the value for the distance>

12.

As you know, all the plastic molds must be included with Shrinkage values, this is how we
add a shrinkage value to my ref part.
The scaling option is the best option for me, to add shrinkage value to this mold, I need to
/ Select MAIN / Uncheck select a coordinate system as a base of the shrinkage value. 0.005 will be the Shrinkage
Isotropic / enter 0.005 for X / Y factor for this mold..

Shrinkage Value

/ Z axis /

Now, 0.005 has been added to all the dimensions into this model

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Workpiece
/ Select
MOLD_DEF_CSYS / Enter 30
for Uniform Offsets / OK

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Creating a Work insert is really easy for Pro/ENGINEER, as you can see, Pro/ENGINEER
detects the actual size of my ref part and creates a work insert that envelopes the ref model.
However you may change the work insert size as you like. For this mold design, Id like to
add bigger value to the work insert uniformly around the reference part
Uniform Offsets have not worked in M030!
Now a work insert has been added to my mold design.

Now the Workpiece has been change from shading mode to Wire frame

/ Close

New Slider Volume


/ Insert / Slider /

New Slider Functionality

New Slider Functionality


Select Quilt 1 and Quilt 2 <
press down CTL button to select
both of them /

18.

View Manager/Style/New/ accept


style0001 as new name/ Edit /
Redefine / Show / WireFrame /

Select /

17.

In order to make my job easier, I would like to add new view type to my mold design.

Select
16.

View Manager

Pick the WorkPiece /


.
15.

Now, it is time to show you how Pro/ENGINEER helps you to create a slider volume for your
mold design, first, we need to name the new slider volume, lets call it slider etc
<Slider volume can be any name>
With the new slider functionality available in Pro/ENGINEER Wild Fire, undercut areas can
be easily detected and curves will be created automatically at the edges of the undercut
areas which will be used for Volume creation.

As you can see, I select the two quilts to include for my slider volume .

Then the Slider volume is created automatically for me..

Add Conventional Slider


Volume

As you can see a Volume has been created from the curves. Now let me show another way
of creating slider Volume using conventional method.
<Pro/ENGINEER provides multiple options to the user, Advance or Conventional
methods..>

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Sketch Slider Volume

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Now, Pro/ENGINEER allows me to sketch the shape of the slider that I wanted to add on to
the existing slider volume. Let me select the sketch plane and top ref plane.

Select a sketch plane / select top


plane as ref plane / done
20.

Pro/ENGINEER allows me the select any reference points as guides to my sketch. Let me
select these 4 edges as my guide for sketching my slider

Sketch Slider
Select the 4 edges as ref

I will use these references to sketch a rectangle for my additional slider volume.
curve/done/ RMB/
rectangular/sketch a rectangular
with a length approx 9-10mm /
done
21.

Slider Depth
Up to surface / select the
undercut surface

As you can see, my sketched rectangle automatically snaps to the edge ..as for the
length, maybe lets give it 10mm.

After I have completed my 2D sketch, Pro/ENGINEER prompts me for a depth, now, I


wanted the depth to be all the way to the undercut surface, let me select this surface as the
end of the depth
As you can see, a rectangular additional volume has been added to my existing slider
volume.

22.

The next things I want to do is to create parting surface to my mold design, however I would
like to show you how to create a automatic parting curve or Silhouette curve which drives
Select automatic parting line icon the automatic parting surfaces generation.

Parting line Creation


/

/ Preview to see the curve

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Parting Surface Creation


Select

/Define /

/ Exclude / OK

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Parting Surface Creation

Parting Surface Creation


Select /

/ select the

Silhouette curve /
Done / OK /

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As you can see, Pro/ENGINEER creates curves at the all edges of this model and I would
like to remove the curves at the undercut areas which I have already created a slider volume
for .

This is how we remove curves.just have to highlight curve no 4 and tell Pro/ENGINEER to
exclude it

Select / Chains tab / 5-1 Upper /


change to lower / ok / ok
25.

/ OK /

Sometimes, we may have problems controlling the location of the parting surface.
Pro/ENGINEER can help us to overcome this problem very easily, as you can see, a
Silhouette has been created at the upper edge of this hole and I can just change the curve
to the lower edge of the hole which makes the parting surface lay at the bottom of the hole.
Now, I would like to create a parting surface from the Silhouette curve I have just created
minutes ago
Now, a full parting surface has been created right in front of our very eyes.
The parting surface fills up all the loops and as you can see, the parting surface created
according to the location of the Silhouette curves etc.
<Spin around the model to show the newly created parting surface and also highlight the
parting surface that lays at the lower edge of a hole>

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Splitting Slider Volume


Select
/ Two Volumes / All
Wrkpcs / done / select the slider
volume / ok / ok / enter <V1> for
the big volume / enter
<slider_demo> for the slider
volume

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Splitting Main Volume

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Now, I need to split this big workpiece into 2 pieces, a main Volume and slider volume.
Lets name the big volume as <V1> and the slider volume as <slider_demo>
Note: the volume can be any name!!

We now need to split the main Volume into Core and Cavity , lets select on V1 and then
select on the Main Parting surface as splitting surface.

Select
again/ Two Volumes/
Mold Volume / done / select on
Pro/ENGINEER is smart enough to differentiate the upper portion and the lower portion of
Quilt V1 volume >> / close /
V1, lets name the lower portion as core_demo and cav_demo for the upper portion etc
select on the Main Parting
surface / ok / ok
Classify the two volumes as
core_demo and cav_demo
28.

Extract Volume to Solid


Select
/ press CTL + hold
down / select core_demo ,
cav_demo and slider_demo / OK

29.

House Keeping

What we need to do now is to convert all the volumes into solid models
This is how easy we can create solid models in the Pro/ENGINEER Mold Design
environment
<You may open the core_demo or cavity_demo in part mode>
House Keeping process is an optional step here, with this option, I can actually blank
Volume, Parting Surfaces and Components which have no impact to my work .

Select
/ select
<Give us better visibility>
Mold_demo_wrk / Blank / Volume
/ Select / Mold_vol_1/ Blank /
For this case, I would like to blank the parting surface, volume and workpiece which I dont
Parting Surface/ Select /
require for my work .
Part_Surf_1/ Blank / Close
By blanking these components, it helps to provide a better visibility to my mold design etc.

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Mold Opening

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I can easily simulate the mold opening in this environment.
Let me start with slider component movement with 100mm distance, then cavity insert with
100mm and follow by core insert with negative value -100mm.

Select
/ Select slider_demo
/ and select a edge will is parallel
to the slider_demo/ enter <100> /
Select cav_demo/ select an
edge/enter <100>/ Select
core_demo/select an edge/enter
<-100>/Done

As you can see now, the mold insert opens. The core, cavity and slider components were all
created right in front you very eyes in less then 20 minutes. This shows the user friendly
efficiency of the Pro/ENGINEER Mold Design Package..
<spin around the mold assembly with the explorer view, zoom in/out to show the internal
structures of cavity and core components etc>
Now, I will be proceeding to Mold Base Assembly Design..

31.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

PLEASE remove all the mold design files (in session) from the hard disk. ERASE NOT
DISPLAY and remove all files in session..

File / Erase / Not Display / OK (to This would ensure the smoothness of EMX demo later on.
accept all the in session files)
NOTE: change your working directory to /mold directory

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EMX - Expert MoldBase Extension


32.

New EMX File


Select
/ Project name
<emx_demo> and <ed> for part
prefix/
entry.

33.

. Clear the Postfix

Lets start a new EMX file, give a project name <emx_demo> and <ed> for the part prefix
name (it can be any name for Project name as well as the Part Prefix name), as you can
see, EMX creates all the necessary required datum planes and datum points in a skeleton
model automatically, which also means, all the mold components will be located at their right
location automatically.
EMX will automatically create a Style that will set all EMX plates to wireframe mode. The
name of this style is specified in the EMX option NAME_COMP_DISPLAY default name
is Style0001.

Assemble Mold Assembly What we need to do now is to bring the mold design assembly model into EMX
environment.
Select
/ select
<mold_design_demo.asm>/
select on Cavity_1 and
MOLD_DEF_CSYS as assembly
constraints /

Let me select mold_design_demo.asm as the mold assembly and select Cavity_1 and
MOLD_DEF_CSYS as the assembly constraints..

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Classify mold
components

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Before entering Moldbase Design EMX can measure the outline of the current insert
assembly. This is done in Project > classify function. The second meaning of this function is
to identify the insert assembly components.

Select
/ change Modeltype of
mold_design_demo to insert
Specify at least one assembly as Insert assembly. Then the option use the selected insert
assembly and cav to insert FH
assembly outline can be activated. The inserts can be defined as MH (Moving Half) or FH
(Fix Half). They will be placed on a Side Layer and Simplified Representation (their name is
defined with EMX option: NAME_MOVING_HALF and NAME_FIX_HALF). Demonstrate this
by activating EMX >View > Show > Moving Half and ...Fix half. Finally reset display to
Master

/ check the option Use the


selected insert assembly outline

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Mold Base Assembly


Definition
Select EMX > Mold Base >
Assembly Definition.

Select Futaba_S from supplier


Select Size 350x350

Selecting the Moldbase Assembly Definition icon will allow you access to Mold Base
Assembly library The previously measured size of the insert assembly is displayed as
blue box. MoldBase Assembly window which help to visualize the size ratio of moldbase and
the workpiece etc.
In this case, we can easily see that the work insert is bigger then the default mold base
assembly (hasco 156x156) which make no sense at all.
Select supplier name Futaba_s. The minimum Size for this moldbase is 150x150 which is

Select File / Load Assembly

SC-Type /

Add Cavity cutout in A- and BPlate with

Select

to add the cutout in A- and Bplate.

still too small. Select size 350x350. Prompt Use this size question with
. With the
help of this advance EMX UI it is easy to verify if the selected moldbase size matches to the
outline of the core insert assembly .imagine how much time you have already saved in
trying to figure out the ratio between the work insert and the main mold base assembly etc
Now you have two options to continue moldbase design:
Add plates, locatings rings, leaderpins step by step manually using the Insert functions ...
OR
Load a complete moldbase definition from the EMX library.
This is what we want to do now. Select File > Load assembly.
EMX has the most up-to-date moldbase library available, from all the branded mold base
suppliers world wide such as FUTABA, HASCO, DME etc (you may name other mold base
type which are not in EMX library now but we can customize it and add it to our standard
moldbase library very easily).
Let me select Futaba SC-Type for my design (you can run thru some of the available
moldbase and show the pictures) and PLEASE dont forget to select <keep cavity
setting..> this option will help us to keep the workpiece size in our new selected moldbase
etc. The components of the selected SC-Type are displayed as preview in Moldbase
Definition. Close the Load Assembly dialog box with
. The desired moldbase assembly
is regenerated in 3D. Drawings will be created automatically for each plate. Additional
components such as screws and leader pins are not assembled at this point. Their
specification is stored to the skeleton so that the components can be assembled later.

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Mold Base Assembly


Definition
RMB click on A plate / Dblclk

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Now, I would like to get EMX to optimize my moldbase design, as you can see the A plate
may be too thin for my work, let me change it to 70 (talk about the smart UI updates instantly
etc)
Rightclick bush to change length of GBA to 69 mm.

thickness and select 70 /


Same for B plate etc
RMB click bush
Besides the plates, I can also change the value on other mold components such as Leader
pin, for this design I think the length needs to be longer, lets try 107 etc (talk about the
doubleclick Length and select 67 / smart UI again etc)

RMB click on B plate / Dblclk


thickness and select 60 /
RMB click on Leader pin

/ change the length to 107/


37.

Mold Base Assembly


Definition
RMB click on the return pin

Return pin can be changed too. Let me change the diameter to smaller size maybe 15 mm,
as you can see EMX is not only helping me in designing my moldbase but it also does help
in further optimizations of my mold design. What else you could ask for more?? ; ) (talk
about the smart UI again etc)

/ change the diameter to 15

Again, EMX is tailor made for the plastic mold designer.especially with the smart UI which
would definitely help in preventing human mistakes and yet increase design quality etc

Then
from the Moldbase
Definition window to Accept the
mold base assembly

highlight AGAIN to EXISTING CUSTOMERS: In EMX4.1 the entire moldbase (all


modifications made in 2D UI) had been regenerated in 3D after the moldbase definition
dialog box was closed. In EMX5.0 this regeneration takes place whenever youve commited
a modification. So the regeneration status of the pro/ENGINEER models can easily be
controlled step by step!

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View Manager
Hit Regenerate Icon.
EMX creates a Style view called
Vis0001. Edit the display and set
the view type as this picture or
create your own

MoldBase Assembly has been created successfully right in front of your very eyesetc
however I would like to spend more time and effort to further beautify my design and make it
look attractive from visualization and visibility perspective etc
EMX automatically creates a style view to help me better visualize my work by changing the
mold base plates to wireframe display.

Now, this mold base assembly looks much simpler and clearer, doesnt it??
EMX will not assemble screws, pins etc automatically to save Pro/ENGINEER resources.
Use the Mold Base > Component Status dialog box to turn all of them them on->later in 43.
Toggle EMX display to Moving Half
Turn it back to MasterView
39.

Open Drawing/Show BOM With the built in technology available in with EMX, all the drawings are created automatically
behind the scene while are you building the 3D mold assembly etc.
File open or
/
emx_demo.drw / <show all the
view at first sheet> /
Layer tree / RMB /
ed_machine_prt / Hide
Go to sheet 3 / create isometric
view / scale .25 / under BOM.
EMX 5.0 / Bill of Material / BOM
List /

Let me open emx_demo.drw drawing file nowetc


More interesting with this automatic created drawing is, all the views are located properly for
you including all the projection view, cross section view as well as the 3D isometric view at
the second sheet and BOM on the third sheet
The columns of the BOM are defined in the Parameter tag of the EMX Options dialog box
(show briefly EMX > Options).

( to update BOM)
NOTE to EXISTING CUSTOMERS: The new EMX BOM dialog box provides two views:
Model Tree View where parameters of each component can be modified
BOM List view where all equal components are summarized in one line

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Add equipment
(spruebush) in EMX
Moldbase definition

I can always get back to EMX moldbase assembly definition UI at any point of time during
the process of my mold design.

Select

/ Insert / Equipment / Loc Ring /


FH / LRBD / 15

41.

Now, I would like to add more mold components into my mold base assembly such as a
locating ring and lets see what are the locating ring type are available in EMX
Lets select LRBD type and noting the diameter depth is 15 and diameter is 100 , I can
also modify the depth of cut for the locating ring very easily by just changing the value in the
UI option.

Add more mold


components

Let me show you how to add Sprue Bushing in my mold base assembly here
NOTE: it take longer to open dialog box due to huge amount of Spruebush instance from
Misumi!
As you can see, all the mold components structure have been build in to all the EMX data
Insert / Equipment / Sprue
bushing / Select type SBBH / 16 / which means the Spru Bushing component is smart enough to be able to locate itself at the
right location in every molds created with EMX
2.0 / 90 / 11.0/ 15.0.
Enter offset -5.

Enter the offset of the spruebush from the top side of the clamping plate (-5).
If I change the value in this option, Spru Bushing component will be moved according to the
value I enteretc. Do not forget to change also T1 value of cutout depth!

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Stop Pin / Disc

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What about Stop Pin? EMX knows where to place for Stop pins..

Define pattern with


/Edit/Pattern/StopSystem/MH.
Enter Pattern size 150 (X) and
120 (Y) / Set qty (Y) to 2. Let
EMX recalculate pattern
instances

As you can see on the screen, when you select stop pin icon, EMX knows the location of the
Stop pin. This is very useful and user friendly interface for those who just started to learn
about Plastic mold design, because EMX guides you thru steps.
The required cutouts in the bottom clamping plate are added automatically. Enter space for
the stop pin by rightclick the ejector base plate and enter Reference Offset 5 mm.

Close dialog box with

.
Finally, I think I am satisfied with all the mold components I have just added,

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Place component with


/ Insert / Stop Pin / MH /
Select Misumi / STPH / 16 / 5 /

close Moldbase Definition with

Show all the mold


components

This will allow me to show all the mold components at the same time.

I may turn all the mold components off if I wanted to work with my mold design without the
Select
/ and check all of the presence of those mold components. This may provides a clearer visual and visibility.
components
With EMX, I can turn on or off all these components with just one mouse button click etc.
44.

Back to Drawing

Now.as you can see, all the mold components which I had just added into my mold base
File open / emx_demo.drw / go to assembly have just update in all the engineering drawings.
sheet 3 / show BOM /
May need to:
<work thru the drawing view and show the new added mold components>, can you imagine
EMX 5.0 / Bill of Material / BOM
how much time and effort you have already saved here.not to mention EMX has helped
you to eliminate lots of unforeseen human mistakes etc..
List /
( to update BOM)
BOM updates instantly too To update the qty-entry of the BOM use the EMX BOM dialog
box and check the entries of the BOM List tag.

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Adding Screw Component How many screw components you typically need to add into your moldbase assembly?
50 or 500?
Select
/ take defaults (Hasco
Z30), select Point/Axis tab and
then
the datum point AUTO_SCREW
on the locating ringSurface tab
and
the top surface of the ring
the locating cut inner surface

Let me show you how easy we can add screw components into our mold base assembly
with EMX screw functionality.
First, you need to select a datum point, and then select the top surface for adding the screw
its that simple.
Once you have selected the datum points and the plane of where to locate the screw
components ..EMX prompts you as to which type of screws you want to add into your
moldbase assembly
Let me walk you thru all the screw types that are available in EMX

/
Select diameter 8 and length 30.
select the preview icon to view
the screw.

Click Blind Hole and press


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Finally, lets take the defaults


.the screw components assembles for you instantly.

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Redefine Screw
Component

However, the screw components appear not to be the type I am really looking for, thus, I can
redefine it very easy with EMX.

Select
/ select the datum
point called screw_xxx on the
ring
Change screw diameter to 6 and
length to 20 , check the counter

First, let me select the screw redefine icon and the datum point created by the screw.
EMX allows me to roll back to my screw definition UI and start with my new screw definition
process .
Now, you have whole new screw component, longer, bigger diameter and with counter bore
features added

bore option then


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Back to Drawing
File open / emx_demo.drw / turn
to sheet 3 / to show BOM /

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Hole Chart Definition


Select EMX 5.0 from the pull
down menu / SmartHoleChart5.0
/ Options /

Lets look at what happened to the drawing??


(sheet 1)
All the drawing views updated automatically as we added new screw components to it
(sheet 3)
BOM updates too

As you may know, there are many types of holes on every plate in my moldbase assembly,
Sometimes you may find more then 10 types of holes existing on one single plate.
How are you going to create the special drawing format or hole charts for all these hole
types?
Imagine if you need to create hole charts for 100 holes which consist of 10 different types ?

Select / Hole Types / <move


around your mouse to show all
the different type of holes in the

With EMX, all the holes type can be recognized by its feature type such as Thru all holes,
Thread holes, Blind holes etc.

hole definition window etc> /

All the holes definition info will be shown in our drawing generated by EMX..

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Showing Hole Chart in


Drawing

Let me prove to you that EMX can create hole chart table with all the information which I just
showed you seconds ago.
Lets open a drawing file, lets try top clapping plate drawing file..I can change the scale
here.

File Open
/ Drawing /
ed_clp_plate_fh001.drw / edit /
value/ <change the scale to >/

I need to select a coordinate system as reference for my holes chart table .


EMX 5.0/ Smatholechart5.0/
Create / Update Table / select
coordinate system BUW_CSYS /
check all the x,y,z options /

select Std-format tab /


Select two points to place the
table / Close window and change
to emx_demo.asm
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EMX prompts me to picks 2 points on the screen and as you may see now, EMX creates a
hole chart table that contains all the hole type that exist at the top plate

Slider Creation

You can see how easy we can create hole chart tables in EMX.
Can you imagine how much time you have just saved over the last 10 seconds??

What about a Slider unit? How do you do it now?

Select
slider icon / select
the CSYS tab
select CS1 on insert

Check No Cutout.

Let me show you how EMX can create a slider unit in less then 3 minutes.
First, a coordinate system is required for my slider, lets select CS1, EMX automatically
selects an angle pin mate plane for me, the top plane of the A plate . EMX also selects the
moving half plane, the top plane of the B plate.
Now, these are the standard slider units available in EMX <you may talk about slider
customization etc> < run thru some of the sliders>

Layer / select
/ hide layer

I am going to select HASCO and Single Locking as my slider for my mold design.
I need to blank the quilt which will be used for the cut out..

Open Mold_Design_Demo.asm
Note the cuts made for the slider
and an interference cut by the
angle pin on cav.prt

And all these quilts have been assigned to a layer call 00_BUW_CUTQUILTS, What you
need to do is to blank that layer and all the quilts will be hidden immediately.
As long as you check the size you should not generate the cutouts!

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Redefine Slider
Select
pick slider_xx CSYS
change OFFSET_Z to 5.
Change height to 25 and width to
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Change angle pin angle from 17
to 15 and angle pin length from
70 to 80.
Uncheck No cutout.

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As you can see, the UI updates as I change my slider size etc this has always guided me in
making the correct decisions for my mold design.
If I change the angle pin length to 60 in the UI it will update in the assembly.lets change it
to 80mm ..
If preview is ok finally activate the cuts (toggle no cutout off) to create all required cuts for
the slidebase.
Open plate ED_CAV_PLATE_MH001 to see the cut. The angle pin has also cut into our
moldbase plates. We will need to change this.. (pin needs to be moved or angle needs to be
changed)
If I change the pin angle to 25 the pin will update too.Lets make it 15 degrees.
Browse through the tabs on top and show all the slider components in detail with all the
dimensions and of course, you can change any of these dimensions here.
Now, the Slider unit has been modified right in front of you in seconds!!!

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Pattern Cavity and Slider


Select
then
on bottom
of Moldbase Definition window.
Quantity in X = 2
Pattern size in X = 2
Select Rectangular pattern move
the 2 inserts 55 and -55 in the X
direction. Rotate the second
insert 180 degrees.

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Imagine if your customer sent you an email asking you to change your mold design to a 2
cavity mold instead of ONE? What would you do now with your current CAD/CAM system?
Start over again?
As you may see on the screen, the first mold_design_demo.asm has moved to one side.
now I need to pattern it. As you can see here, EMX allows you total control over this mold
base assembly.
Now, 2 cavities have been fully assembled into the mold base assembly.what we need to
do is to modify the view so some of the parts in my mold assembly are modified to
wireframe display.
EMX will help you to create a pocket, based on the workpiece size, as we have changed the
cavity to 2, all the pockets will update accordingly.

Select mold_design_demo.asm
from the model tree. RMB pattern

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Change View Display


View manger / change the view
type so that the result looks like
the picture.

Optional
Add a second slider to the other
insert with EMX > slider >
reassemble.
55.

Update Drawing

We have been adding lots of mold components into this mold assembly and the drawing as
usual should be updating automatically.

Open emx_demo.drw / <walk thru


the view to show the updates> /
Let me open the emx_demo.drw, all the views updated with all the changes as well as the
Sheet 3 / show the BOM updates/ BOM

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BOM

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What about adding balloons to the views?

Open emx_demo.drw
In EMX5.0, you can choose which components in which views to be shown with BOM
Select EMX 5.0 / Bill of Material. balloons. Let me select these few components to be labeled with balloons.
Select the component, from the
list, to show its balloon
Select where on the component
to place the arrow and then the
location of the balloon in the
drawing view.

/
OK / <select the view as shown> /

More importantly, you can select the balloons to be displayed in different views <flexible>
Where ever it make more sense.

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Ejector Pin
Add elector pins to original mold
part.

Making ejector pins is one of the most simple but time consuming process in mold making,
can you imagine if you have to assemble 100-150 Ejector pins in your moldbase assembly?
That would take up lots of your design time .

Select

However, with EMX, you can create ejector pins in seconds.

/ select Ejector

Pin icon
/ select Z41 / Dia = In EMX, datum points control all the ejector pin locations. You can pattern the datum points
and update the ejector pins instantly
1.0 from pulldown / select
Point/Axis and then one of the
In this case, I would like to select one of the datum points that were create in the Camera
datum points in the pattern
part.

/
<Walk thru all the available
ejector pins in UI> / <walk thru
the fix rotation option>
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To View Ejector pin


In Layer tree/ select 01_fix_half /
RMB / Hide /
In model tree select /
demo_mold.prt / RMB / Hide /
Select core_demo.prt / RMB /
Hide

The Ejector Pin UI, has many different types of ejector pins available .let me select Z41,
diameter 1.0
Now, you can see, all the ejector pins created automatically in seconds
Spin the model around to show the ejector pins
This is Powerful !!

Let me show you all these created ejector pins with a better and clearer viewlets blank all
the mold components in Fix Half and also the Camera , core insert
As you can see here, all the ejector pins created in the moldbase on the locations of the
datum points
<Spin around the mold assembly to show all the ejectors in different perspective>
Welllet me unhide all the component and resume with the rest of my mold design work.

After viewing the ejector pin /


Unhide all the hide components
from the model tree

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View Manager

I need to make the core insert into wire frame so that it provides a better visual view for my
Ejector Core Pin creation etc.

Set the view type in view


manager so that the assembly
looks like the attached picture

Make the core insert to wire


frame
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Sleeve Core Pin

What about a Core Pin?? How do you do it now??


In EMX , creating a core pin is as easy as creating normal ejector pin.
First of all, we need to select a datum point and then in Ejector pin UI, just have to check the
option as core pin. EMX then knows this is going to be core pin

Zoom in

Select
/ Select Z45 / select
Point/Axis and the datum point
Pnt17 that is at the bottom of the
boss / Check / Use as core pin /
inner Dia = 2.0

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Ejector Pin Creation


Select
/ select the upper
datum point PNT16

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After the Sleeve core pin, I want to create another normal ejector pin which works together
with the Sleeve core pin .
As you can see, creating a sleeved core pin, ejector pin .is simple and easy
<Spin the 3D assembly around to show all the ejector components .>
Dont you think creating ejector pins is easy and simple in EMX???

/
/ Z41 / 2.0 / uncheck Use as a
core pin
62.

View Manager

Now, let me set the view manager for better visualization

Change the view manager so that


the assembly look like this

63.

Component Library
Change the working directory to
component_library/ file open /
ej_insert.prt /

What about making your own standard library part?


In EMX, we can build our standard component library as easy as few mouse clicks
Let me open this ej_insert.prt and let me show you how to create a library component in
EMX.

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Component Library
Select EMX 5.0 / Administrator
Tools / Component Editor.
in BOM data:
Enter part name:
EJ_INSERT_DEMO
Rotate model in 3D, set shaded,
take new snapshot with camera
button.

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EMX will create a picture of the current model so it can be displayed in the library dialog box
later.
Overwrite the Part name entry with any desired name. The File name entry must not be
changed!.

EMX provides a set of default placement constraints such as:


CSYS,
point + surface
point + surface+ orientation surface.

in Assembly references
Press
Of cause, we need to select some datum planes or coordinate systems as assembly
constraints.
/ select /
In this case, let me choose the coordinate system as my assembly constraints.
On top of it, I have flexibility to select any dimension to be variables in my component library
.
/ click first reference line and
overwrite Reference name csys
with coor_system (NO
BLANKS!)
in Nominal dimensions
click

Press CTRL and select three


main dims. Press middle MB.
Click first line, overwrite
dimension name d1 Width, d0
Thickness and d2 Length.

Let me select 3 dimensions to be my variable dimensions..


1, Thickness
2, Length
3, Width

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Component Library
in Cuts and Threads press
beside Cut quilts list.

Once all the variable dimensions have been created successfully, I need to choose a quilt
as cut out surface for my newly created component library part.
At last, I can choose this component part to be stored at any folder under the component
library directory.

Select on any quilt on the part.


Face Id 184 is added to list.
Note: Instances Tag not
complete. DO NOT ADD
INSTANCES!

(Open ej_insert.dat and show how to add further instances in the EMX_INSTANCES block
with any editor or even EXCEL!).
To make this new component available copy the entire directory component_library
to the EMX library root path ...components/mm/library.

Save component data with

Close dialog with


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Ready for component


library
Select ED_EJBASEPL_MH.prt/
RMB/ Open / select
from layer tree/
RMB/ blank / window close

Before I assemble any standard part from my component library, let me open this plate
ED_EJBPL_MH.prt and show the coordinate system.
I need this coordinate system for my component library.etc

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Assemble Component
library

As you can see, there are many standard component parts which were created by our
customers, and of cause you can create your own component library once you have EMX.

Select EMX > Library


Component/ ...assemble. Select
subdirectory component_library
from tree.

Let me select the part I had just created in component library.


And Id like this part to have a cut feature on it.check the Create cut option
I would also like to choose the instance EJ_C2 which has all the variable dimensions

Dblclk ej_insert.gif.
Finally, lets select the coordinate system BUW_CSYS at ED_EJBPL_MH.prt..
Instance can be selected from
nominal dim list of directly from
instance list at the bottom.

As you can see, the standard has been assembled successfully now
<Spin the model around to show the newly created the standard part>

Click coord_sys button and


select PLATE_ORIGIN of the
ejector base plate.

Select create cut.

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Water Component

Finally, Id like to show what we have for water components..


layer tree / 01_FIX_HALF / RMB /
Unhide / 01_Moving_Half / Hide
As you can see, I can assemble a cooling curve from the water UI, or I can actually create
datum curves to represent my water components
Select EMX 5.0 / Cooling /
...assemble waterline curve.
For this case, I would like to create the cooling curve at Fix_H only.
Show various types under
Assemble UDF.
Let me blank MOVING_HALF so that you can see how I am going to assemble the water
components in Mold assembly clearly.
Click Assemble Model and
assemble waterline curve / use
waterline1 /

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Assemble Water
Component

Let me select a nipple water component

Then I will need to select a curve and a plane..


Select EMX 5.0 / Cooling / Define
/ Z81 / m14 X 1.5 / select
<please turn on the all component display
if you have not done so>
Curve/Axis/Point and one end
of the waterline curve / Select /
Surface / pick front surface of the Repeat the same steps for the second curve
A plate
<Spin around the 3D assembly>

Repeat for other end of waterline

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Modify Water Curve


Create a Csys offset from
Origin_Moldbase at Z = 45

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As you can see, one of the water lines has caused a serious interference problem in mold
base assembly

Reorder so that it comes before


Waterline.prt

In our case we will move and modify it.


We just need to create another coordinate system to reassemble our waterline to. Reroute
the waterline to reference this coordinate system and highlight and drag the curve to a safe
location .

Select Waterline.prt from model


tree, / RMB / Redefine / remove
original assembly ref and select
newly created CSYS (ACS0)

All the water components have updated automatically and we have solved the interference
problem

Highlight the datum curve / RMB /


Activate / RMB / Edit / Drag the
datum curve to safer position.
From 280 to around 110 in width
and length from 140 to 110
Activate top level assembly and
regenerate to show updates.
71.

Assemble Water
Component

Next, I am going to create a water pipe plug to the curves in my mold assembly...

Select EMX 5.0 / Cooling / Define


<select the 3rd curve for creating pipe plug>
/ Z94 / M8 X 0.75 / select
Curve/Axis/Point and the cross
waterline curve / Select / Surface
/ pick side surface of the A plate
Unhide the MOVING_HALF of the
moldbase.

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Drawing Updated

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As we have been spending time building up our 3D assembly, all the drawing update
automatically behind the scenes..

File Open / emx_demo.drw/


Show all the view/ sheet 3 / show As for the BOM, it updated instantly too.
BOM updated
Back to the assembly.
View Manager / Style / Default
Style / close
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EMX Mold Opening


Simulation

Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to show you how to do a MoldBase opening
simulation in EMX.

Select

EMX will determine the movement of the ejector plate when the entire moldbase assembly
simulates.

/ check Simulation

groups /
/
/ set the
orientation to side view /

As you have seen by now.with EMX you are able to design a mold in a shorter time frame
guarantee the quality of work, save time, cost and reduce unforeseen human mistakes

Thats all for my Mold design and EMX demo.

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Camera part changes request (Design Changes Request- DCR)


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Model Changes (Optional) Assuming your customer send you an email asking for some simple design
File open / demo_mold.prt /
model tree / Solid Angle / Edit /
35 /

changes.Well, I guess customer dont really understand how tough to change the design
model and update the mold design works..
With Pro/ENGINEER mold design and EMX.you are safe!!!!! Let me show you how
Pro/ENGINEER mold design and EMX handle this kind of design changes
First, my customer wants me to change the position of the Lens.<from 0 to 35 degree>

Edit/ Resume/ All /

Secondly, my customer forgot to add some cut feature for the battery slot etc and they
Model Tree / Pattern(hole) /
change from Diamond to circle / 4 wanted me to add it for them.
On top of it, they also wanted me to reduce the number of holes that appears on the camera
surface.

/2/

Turn on Datum Plane


Lastly, my customer also wanted to have smoother surface on the camera part.by
/ANGLE_PLANE_2/ Edit / change changing the Datum plane to 15 Degreeyou can seethe Complex free form surface
the angle from 0 to 15
getting even smoother now..and it looks even more attractive.
Finally, we just need to update the model.
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Model Changes (Optional) Again, customer is always right!!!


Model Tree / Style id 127 / RMB / They also wanted to change the upper ISDX surfaces.to add more points so that we can
unblank / Edit Definition / select
drag and drop this curve to maximize the flexibility of the ISDX free form surfaces
the ISDX curve / drag and drop
<according to the movie> /
As you can see now, the camera part looks completely different from the original version

Model Tree / select Style id 127/


RMB/ blank

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Update Mold Design


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Mold Design Updates


(Optional)

Lets open the mold design and see what we can do about it.
Lets set the view manager..

File Open /
mold_design_demo.mfg/ view
manager / set it to match the

Regenerate..
AS YOU CAN SEE WITH YOUR VERY EYES.everything updates instantly.Parting
surfaces updated..all the internal core insert updated..ISDX complex surfaces
updated
Lets do the mold opening.
<spin around the mold assembly.>

picture

/ Mold Opening / <spin>

Update Expert MoldBase Extension -EMX


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EMX updates (Optional)


File Open / emx_demo.asm /
show the update / file open /
emx_demo.drw / show all the
update / view / BOM /

Finally, lets take a look at EMX.


As what we expectedall the EMX deliverables updated automatically..
3D model, drawing, BOM, hole chart etc.everything updated!!!!

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