Cimatron - Mold Project: Mold Design

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Click the Mold Setup Wizard button from the initial toolbar.
Select Tools > Setup Wizards > Mold Setup Wizard from the initial menu bar.

The Cimatron Mold Design environment is part of an integrated solution for mold design and manufacturing, equipped with dedicated tool design features, a comprehensive electrode solution, and one of the most advanced NC programming systems available.

All aspects of Cimatron's CAD system were developed with the mold maker in mind. From the total freedom to interchange between solid, surface, and wireframe operations to an assembly environment built for tooling, Cimatron's system is attuned to the mold makers needs.

Adapt the part for molding (mending) using Cimatron's truly hybrid environment, with a wealth of solid and surface operations dedicated to mold making.
Design the mold tool with the flexibility to alternate between wireframe, surface, and solid operations so you can use the simplest possible method to achieve the geometries you need.
Build your mold tool in an assembly environment dedicated to tooling, with recognition of different components including core, cavity, sliders, ejectors, runners, and cooling channels.
Integrate catalog parts into assemblies; modeling capabilities allow you to automatically create pockets in every plate the part goes through and thread the pocket where necessary.

Highlights

Preliminary DesignPreliminary Design

Create quick preliminary 3D designs to evaluate strategies and gain customer approval

Design any size mold with thousands of surfaces and components, handling any mold layout including multi-cavity and family molds.
Easily place all the components of your mold, including plates, sliders, lifters, inserts and other catalog parts as well as cooling, ejection, and runner systems.
A preliminary Bill of Material (BOM) is generated so material can be ordered and initial machining can get started in parallel with the final design approval.

Mold BaseMold Base

Load an entire mold base plate set in just minutes utilizing standard and user-defined catalog parts

Easily load a standard mold base from commercial catalogs.
Work efficiently with non-standard mold bases using a dynamic mold base template that includes all components (plates, sliders, etc.).
Instantly modify dimensions of components and replace parts in the mold base at any point in the mold design process.

Core, Cavity, and SlidersCore, Cavity, and Sliders

Leverage automation to complete design of the mold’s main components at high speed

Quickly and easily design the core, cavity and sliders.
Easily implement engineering changes to mold components by maintaining associativity with initial parting work throughout the process.

Catalog PartsCatalog Parts

Work with a library of over 20 vendor catalogs, customize them and create your own catalogs for reuse

Browse through catalog parts that include complete and up-to-date details of dimensions.
Automatically adapt the catalog part or sub-assembly to the main assembly’s dimensions and components, with parametric catalog capabilities.
Integrate catalog parts into assemblies by automatically creating pockets in every plate the part goes through and threading the pocket where necessary.
Associate catalog parts with their drilling procedures to streamline NC programming.
Access additional catalog parts using the Cadenas portal.

LiftersLifters

Place lifters from commercial or user-defined catalogs in one operation.
Cut even the most complex lifters automatically.
Create cavity and core pockets to enable wire EDM and milling to begin on the first day of design.

InsertsInserts

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.

Ejection SystemsEjection Systems

Add hundreds of ejectors from commercial or user defined catalogs in a single step - the system will automatically find the right spot, analyze the plates they go through, and take care of the trimming.
Create pockets that are tight around the upper end of the ejector and loose along the body.
Associate ejectors with their drilling procedures to streamline NC programming.

Cooling SystemsCooling Systems

Simplify the creation of complex cooling systems and all required cooling elements (channels, plugs, connectors, baffles, nipples, etc.) with dedicated design tools.
Detect any interference and receive alerts if cooling channels are positioned too close to other key components.
Associate cooling channels with their drilling and gun drilling procedures to streamline NC programming.

RunnersRunners

Sketch runners in 2D to automatically convert them into 3D runners, with easy addition of sprue bushing.
Design non-planar runners in 3D with a mechanism that helps avoid undercuts.

Motion Analysis and Collision DetectionMotion Analysis and Collision Detection

Validate your design with built-in measurement, analysis, and collision detection capabilities.
Simulate tool kinematics to locate and identify collisions, and eliminate design errors.

Benefits

Fast creation of molds.
Total flexibility in mold design and when making alterations to the part.
Preliminary designs can be produced easily and quickly, for use while quoting or evaluating a project.

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