Cimatron Mold Design Functions

Add cooling items (plugs, nipples, baffles, etc.) from the catalog.

Add cooling items (plugs, nipples, baffles, and so on) from the catalog and create cooling channels for them.

Add ejection devices from the catalog to your mold.

Add ejectors from the catalog to your mold.

Create the insert geometry and its cutting object including reliefs and cut the plate with it.

Add a lifter part from the catalog.

Add an assembly of mold plates and components.

Add a part/component to the assembly/sub-assembly.

Add an external runner to the assembly.

Add a wedge to a solid object to lock it in position. A cutting object can also be selected.

Analyze and mark faces belonging to conformal cooling circuitscooling circuits (A sequence of cooling channels that creates "one water body", including pockets of nipples, baffles bores, and O-ring grooves.) and cooling items. Conformal cooling circuits are those that are conformal to the shape of the product.

Analyze and mark faces belonging to cooling circuitscooling circuits (A sequence of cooling channels that creates "one water body", including pockets of nipples, baffles bores, and O-ring grooves.) and cooling items.

Assign predefined attributes to selected plates or components, according to their role.

Define plates, components, and inserts.

Define the required drilling machining depth and time by calculating the total required drilling depth on defined holes, based on Diameter groups.

Define the required surface milling machining area and time according to whether plates or inserts require milling, the required milling strategies (rough or finish), and the stock material (of the selected component).

Define the required volume milling machining and time according to whether plates or inserts require milling, the required milling strategies (rough or finish), and the stock material (of the selected component).

Define the required Wire-EDM machining time by calculating the total required length for Wire-EDM machining based on selected predefined contours.

Create complex conformal cooling channels.

Cut the mold plates and inserts by cooling objects (cooling channels) and cooling items (nipples, plugs, etc.).

Create a line to be used as a cooling line in a cooling part. A cooling part will be created if it does not already exist.

Create an object that will define the holes that will be created around the cooling lines.

Create a sketch of cooling lines in a cooling part. A cooling part will be created if it does not already exist.

Cut a part by active and parting surfaces of an opening direction.

Cut an insert by active and parting surfaces.

Cut a lifter by active and parting surfaces.

Cut plates and inserts by the runner body.

Create a new object that will be marked and used as a cutting object.

Create a new object that will be marked and used as a cutting object.

Delete the mold configuration.

Edit the mold configuration.

Create pockets (holes) for the ejectors in mold plates and inserts in a single step. This allows you to assign a variable clearance depth and a diameter to any number of ejector pins, then use these values to cut holes in the mold plates. The ejector pocket may either be created in Preview mode or in Cut mode.

Trim ejectors by active parts or faces.

Define the required Electrodes machining and also their burning areas. These electrodes are to be milled and are therefore priced according to the required milling strategies of rough and finish, and by the required stock material.

Extrude a contour to add or remove material.

Design the melt entrance gate.

Generate a report to produce the final quote.

Create an inclined plane (in a cooling part) to have cooling lines created on it. A cooling part will be created if it does not already exist.

Add injection devices from your catalog to your mold.

Insert a cavity in the relevant active part(s) to make room for an insert.

Insert a cavity in the relevant active part(s) to make room for a lifter.

Create a line.

Merge objects together.

Add mold parts from the catalog to your mold.

Define the mold configuration. Create mold plates and components from a catalog configuration.

Create a parallel plane (in a cooling part) to have cooling lines created on it. A cooling part will be created if it does not already exist.

Create a parallel plane (in a runner part) to have a runner contour created on it. A runner part will be created if it does not already exist.

Create a sketch in a runner part. A runner part will be created if it does not already exist.

Add plates from the catalog to your mold.

Create a compatible hole for an insert. Use this function when a simple boolean cut operation does not meet your requirements.

Remove the holes of connected cooling lines. This enables you to quickly edit cooling systems.

Create an object that defines the runner; this will be created around the runner contour.

Save the BOM purchase list and general data in the Cimatron main assembly ELT file.

Add screws and bolts from the catalog to your mold.

Open the Setup table and define default parameters for the mold layout. These include data for bounding, delta sizes, shrinkage factor, and more.

Add a slide unit (or a new slider mechanism) from the catalog to your mold.

Create a Table of Baffles. The function automatically selects known baffles, numbers them, and creates corresponding numbers as engravable text on the baffles and their holes in the plate. Several options allow you to control the numbering scheme as well as the size and style of the text. In addition, the function also outputs a full table of the baffles to an Excel report, with information such as the baffle diameter, length, XY location, and BOM ID number.

Create a Table of Ejectors. The function automatically selects known ejection devices, numbers them, and creates corresponding numbers as engravable text on the pins and their holes in the ejector retainer plate. Several options allow you to control the numbering scheme as well as the size and style of the text. In addition, the function also outputs a full table of the ejectors to an Excel report, with information such as the ejector diameter, length, XY location, and BOM ID number.

Create a Table of Ejectors. The function automatically selects known ejection devices, numbers them, and creates corresponding numbers as engravable text on the pins and their holes in the ejector retainer plate. Several options allow you to control the numbering scheme as well as the size and style of the text. In addition, the function also outputs a full table of the ejectors to an Excel report, with information such as the ejector diameter, length, XY location, and BOM ID number.