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

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]
To access the Pro/Mold environment, click File> New andchoose Manufacturing and
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
not contain any slider and insert in the mold. The objective of this tutorial is to help
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.) Click the Shrinkage by Scale icon to define the shrinkage factor for the plastic
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
automatic workpiece dialog box appears to define the workpiece. Dont forget select
thecoordinatesystembeforeinputtingtheworkpiecesize.

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

7.) The part used in this tutorial is a simple plastic part which has a clear parting line
and no undercut. Hence, we can use the Silhouette Curve tool to create parting
line straight away. Just click the OK button on the Silhouette Curve dialog box to
continue.

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8.) Create the parting surface by using the Skirt Surface tool . Select the created
parting line, and then press the OK button in the small dialog box, Done in the menu
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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