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Cut Inserts
: Options
and Results
Access: Open this function from one of the following locations:
Select Mold Design > Insert > Cut Inserts from the menu bar.
Select Insert > Cut Inserts from the Mold Design Guide Toolbar.
Cut an insert by active and parting surfaces.
After adding the inserts, the placed inserts are automatically cut and the system creates the relevant pockets in the core and cavity. This feature simultaneously creates several inserts at the same time.
An example of inserts placed using the Add Insert function:
Required Step 1 
Pick the components to be cut.
Press <exit><exit> when the required components have been selected; the system displays the next step in the function.
Required Step 2 
Pick a split direction.
To improve clarity, the components selected in step 1 are displayed in wireframe mode in this step. Pick a split direction by picking a face associated with this direction (a face whose normal is parallel to that of the selected split direction). The system then automatically selects all suitable faces that should cut each component.
Press <exit><exit> to move to the next step in the function.
Required Step 3 
Set the parameters and indicate the side to be removed.
Max. Gap |
This parameter controls the cut tolerance. The initial default tolerance value is as defined in the Preferences. See the same Preference also for the tolerance range. |
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Cut / Import |
This parameter is only displayed when editing this feature. This is a toggle option Cut / Import which determines whether the components selected in step 1 are cut or have a face imported to them.
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Press OK 
or Apply 
in the Feature Guide
to complete the function.
The components selected in step 1 are cut by the faces selected in step 2.
When completed, the Insert Cut feature will appear in the Feature Tree as follows:
Notes:
If instances exist and may get cut by different faces, they are cut according to the first handled instance.
New split directions are created in the components cut by the work part faces. A split face attribute is assigned to any face that was created as a result of being cut with a split face in the work part.
Components holding these faces are attributed as "active parts" and are displayed in the Parting Tree.
The new split direction has the same direction and color as the parent split direction in the work part.
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