Setup – Mold Layout Tab: Mold Project

Access: Open this function from one of the following locations:

Select Tools > Main Tools > Setup from the menu bar.
Select Die Design > Tools > Setup from the menu bar.
Select Mold Design > Tools > Setup from the menu bar.
Select Setup from the Mold Design Guide Toolbar, Parting Guide Toolbar or one of the various Die Design Guide Toolbars).

Setup parameters are those that are significant for various aspects of a project design. They represent geometrical features of the model being designed as well as parameters that influence that design. Each parameter can be assigned a value, and the dimension related to this parameter is updated accordingly. These parameters are displayed in a Setup dialog.

The Setup dialog table displays the entire set of data used in the setup of a Part or Assembly project; these parameters are used in the Part and Assembly environments (assembly includes all assembly projects – plain Assembly, Mold, and Die projects).

See Tabs usage for which tabs in the Setup dialog are relevant for each type of project.

The table of user-defined parameters is available in the General tab of the Setup dialog. Use this table to predefine various parameters used for creating relations.

Tabs in the Setup dialog

General - Part/Assembly
Strip Layout - Die projects
Punch - Die projects
Mold Layout - Mold projects

See Setup dialog description for more on the common elements in all the tabs.

Mold Layout tab

This image shows the Mold Layout tab.

Defining the Mold Setup parameters

Load the Mold file for which you want to define and view the Mold Setup.
LaunchLaunch (for more, click Access at the top of this Help topic) the Mold Setup function.
Set the parameters using this section as a guide. The elements that make up the Mold Layout tab are described in this section, the links below link to each description.
Bounding Data
Delta Sizes
Shrinkage Factor

Bounding Data

This section holds the bounding data of the work parts. The box binds all the components marked and recognized as work parts, including all of their geometry.

X Max	The distance to the most distant wall in +X direction.
X Min	The distance to the most distant wall in -X direction.
Y Max	The distance to the most distant wall in +Y direction.
Y Min	The distance to the most distant wall in -Y direction.
Z Max	The distance to the most distant wall in +Z direction.
Z Min	The distance to the most distant wall in -Z direction.

Notes:

If there are one or more work parts, these parameters are filled automatically (derived from the work parts size) and not editable. You can Round the values by setting an Increment. The Round and Increment parameters are only available when there is at least one work part.
ExamplesExamples

Work part bounding data

Parameters Rounded
If there are no work parts:
- All Max parameters are all set 100mm or 5 inches
- All Min parameters are all set -100mm or -5 inches
- All parameters are open for writing.
- The Round and Increment parameters are dimmed.

ExampleExample

No work part—default values—No Rounding

Delta Sizes

This section holds parameters that only operate as fixed names to be used in formulas. Any numeric value can be entered here including negative values.

Default Delta Size values
File Type	Value
mm file	100
inch file	5

These parameters do not interact with the Rounding mechanism.

X Max d	X Max Delta
X Min d	X Min Delta
Y Max d	Y Max Delta
Y Min d	Y Min Delta
Z Max d	Z Max Delta
Z Min d	Z Min Delta

Note: The Delta Sizes values can be overridden using the Load Setup dialog (see Load Setup button).

Shrinkage Factor

The Shrinkage Factor field displays the value in the Load Work Parts dialog and can be changed as required. This value must be positive.

Work part bounding data	Parameters Rounded