Mold Design Menu: Insert Tools

Access: Open this group of functions from one of the following locations:

Select Mold Design > Insert from the menu bar. Select the required function.
Select Insert from the Mold Design Guide Toolbar. Select the required function.

This group of functions provide a simple automated way to add inserts and enable you to establish pockets in the core and cavity at a very early stage in design, so that time-consuming wire EDM and milling operations can begin on the first day of design.

Simultaneously add several inserts from commercial or user-defined catalogs with automatic cutting, so no modeling work is necessary.
Cut cavity and core pockets to enable wire EDM and drilling/milling to begin on the first day of design.

The following functions are available in this group:

	Add Insert	Create the insert geometry and its cutting object including reliefs and cut the plate with it.
	Add Insert from Catalog	Add an insert part from the catalog.
	Add New Part	Add a part/component to the assembly/sub-assembly.
	Add Wedge	Add a wedge to a solid object to lock it in position. A cutting object can also be selected.
	Automatic Cut	Cut component(s) automatically by component(s) with Cutting Objects according to their cutting rules.
	Cut Inserts	Cut an insert by active and parting surfaces.
	Cutting Object	Create a new object that will be marked and used as a cutting object. This function is displayed in the Insert and Lifter tool groups; in the Insert group it is displayed if a part is activated.
	Extrude	Extrude a contour to add or remove material. This function is displayed if a part is activated.
	Insert Pocket	Insert a cavity in the relevant active part(s) to make room for an insert.
	Sketcher	The Cimatron Sketcher is the graphic environment used to create sketches - 2D parametric geometry. The 2D geometry can then be used elsewhere in Cimatron's hybrid environment, such as in Part Modeling functions or in NC. The Sketcher is a powerful, yet intuitive, tool enabling you to create and modify entities in relation to each other.

Example of an insert that was automatically created using the function:	Example showing multiple inserts placed in the same operation:

Benefits

Fast creation of multiple inserts.
Early start for manufacturing process.
Short delivery time.

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