Cooling Objects : Options and Results

Create the cooling channels around the sketched lines, with or without the cutting operation between the cooling objects and the mold plates. If the Without Cut option is used, the cutting operation can be achieved manually by using the Cooling Cut function.

Important: Make sure that the required assembly is activated before using this operation.

Required Step 1

Pick a cooling sketch or contour from which the cooling channels will be created. Composite curves can also be selected.

Note: Only straight lines can be considered as the channel axes.

Required Step 2

Define the cooling channel parameters.

Global Diameter	You can either set the Global Diameter of all the channels or set the diameter of an individual channel by picking the blue circle in the middle of the channel and entering the diameter in the popup. Global Diameter for all the channels Individual channel diameter
Visual Analysis	This is a toggle option Visual Analysis Off / Visual Analysis On that enables you to check the proximity of the cooling channel to other components (faces, screws, holes, etc.). Off is the default option. When toggled to ON, a component that touches a cooling channel is displayed in red. Visual Analysis OFF: Visual Analysis ON > Show Faces & Curves option: When the Visual Analysis parameter is toggled to On, additional parameters are displayed. Visual Analysis On parameters:Visual Analysis On parameters: Show Faces & Curves This is a dropdown list of options that enable you to define the indicators that are displayed when components and faces are intersected by cooling objects. The following options are available in the dropdown list: Show Faces & Curves - default option Show Faces Show Curves Show Faces & Curves Show Faces Show Curves The faces intersected by cooling objects and also the intersection curves between cooling object faces and surrounding faces are highlighted in red. Only the faces intersected by cooling objects are highlighted in red. Only the intersection curves between cooling object faces and surrounding faces are highlighted in red.   Offset Increase the offset value to determine the proximity of the cooling channels to other components. Notice that only the two sides of the plate are displayed in red. Show Faces, Offset=0. When the offset of the cooling channel is increased, the screw face is also red, signifying that it touches the cooling channel. Show Faces, Offset=5.   Notes: It is advisable to create the cooling system after you have already added the ejector, screws and other parts to your mold. By doing this you can use the Visual Analysis more efficiently. The Visual Analysis is performed on all shown parts, even if they are not in the activated assembly. A part that has been shown after performing the visual analysis, and does not reside in the activated assembly, is not considered in the analysis; in this case you will have to re-run the analysis to consider the part.
With Cut / Without Cut	Set the With Cut / Without Cut toggle option. When using the option With Cut, the following occurs: The new faces created by the cut operation are given a color defined in the Preferences. The faces of the cooling channels are grouped in a set called Cooling Faces. There is only one set by this name and for subsequent cut operations, the new faces are added to the existing set.

Optional Step 1

Set the drilling parameters.

 

Drill Extension	This is a toggle option that enables you to define a drill extension and its length. The toggle options are Drill Extension / No Drill Extension. See Drill Extension below for a detailed description of this parameter.
Drilled End	This is a dropdown list of options that enables you to define the type of channel tip to be displayed at channel ends. See Drilled End below for a detailed description of this parameter.

Drill Extension

This is a toggle option that enables you to define a drill extension and its length. The toggle options are Drill Extension / No Drill Extension.

Drill Extension

Create drill extensions. The drill extension length can either be set globally for all the channels or you can set the drill extension length of an individual channel by picking the appropriate blue X and entering the length and, if required, channel tip type, in the displayed parameter label. Drill extension - globalDrill extension - global Drill extensions of the same length To define a global drill extension: Enter a drill extension value. Note: Global drill extensions will only affect those extensions whose lengths have not been individually defined. Drill extension - localDrill extension - local Drill extensions of varying lengths To define drill extensions of varying lengths: Pick the specific drill extension (pick the appropriate blue X). Enter the length and, if required, the channel tip type, in the displayed parameter label. In the example below, the global extension = 20 (this position is marked by the location of the blue Xs) and the global channel tip type is Drilled End; however, multiple extensions have local values and different types of tips. Notes: All channel intersections are extended. Only the channel lines that end within the object to be cut are extended.

No Drill Extension

Do not create drill extensions. If the drilling extension is not created, check if the channel is feasible i.e. it can be drilled.

Drilled End

This is a dropdown list of options that enables you to define the type of channel tip to be displayed at channel ends.

Notes:

• All channel intersections can have a type of end tip defined.

• Only the channel lines that end within the object to be cut can have a type of end tip defined.

The following options are available:

Flat End	All the channels endings are flat shaped.
Drilled End	All the channels endings are drilled end. This is the default option. In this case an additional parameter is displayed - Bottom Angle. Set the Bottom Angle to define the tip shape.
Ball End	All the channels endings are ball shaped.

The channel tip type can either be set globally (as shown above) or you can set the type of tip for an individual channel by picking the appropriate blue X and entering channel tip type and, if required, the extension length, in the displayed parameter label.

Note: The different types of channel tips can also be defined even if No Drill Extension is set.
ExamplesExamples:

Optional Step 2

The Cut Manager is displayed; select the parts to be cut. This step enables you to manually control which parts are to be cut.

All the parts that are going to be cut by the cooling objects (according to the cooling cut analysis) are displayed in the Cut Manager dialog.

The list inside the dialog includes all parts intersected by the bounding box of the cooling object, an example of which is shown below:

The various parts are then checked according to the detailed cut analysis and filter definitions. Only parts that are going to be cut (according to cooling cut analysis) are shown (they have the "show" attribute in the Cut Manager). For example:

Press OK or Apply in the Feature Guide to complete the function.

The following occurs:

• Depending on the With/Without Cut option selected:

  With Cut The selected parts are cut by the cooling objects and, if required, the cooling items.	Without Cut

• If With Cut is selected, the new faces created by the cut operation are given a color defined in the Preferences.

• The faces of the cooling channels are grouped in a set called Cooling Faces. There is only one set by this name and for subsequent cut operations, the new faces are added to the existing set.

When completed, the Cooling Objects feature will appear in the Feature Tree as follows:

Notes:

• The system cuts all the plates in the active assembly that the cooling channels pass through.

• The cooling channel object in the cooling part is hidden, by default. To display it, activate the cooling part and show the cooling object.

Below is an example of the result of the Cooling Objects operation.

Some functionality may be dependent on the product package. Contact your Reseller if you require a license.