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Pro/E Wildfire Mold Design and Expert MoldBase Extension

D e m o n s t r a t i o n

Pro/E Wildfire 3.0 Mold DesignEMX 5.0

Picks & Script - Setup & Reset


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Basic

Detailed

Table of Contents

DEMO SETUP INSTRUCTIONS .......................................................................................................................................................... 6

Demo Setup ................................................................................................................................................................................... 6

DEMO TIPS & TRICKS ........................................................................................................................................................................ 6

Pro/ENGINEER Tips & Tricks ........................................................................................................................................................ 6

PRO/ENGINEER WILDFIRE CAMERA PART INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 7

Demo Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................................... 7

Camera model introduction ............................................................................................................................................................ 7

Cross Section ................................................................................................................................................................................. 7

Draft Check .................................................................................................................................................................................... 7

MOLD DESIGN - SPLITTING .............................................................................................................................................................. 8

Mold Design ................................................................................................................................................................................... 8

Assemble Reference part ............................................................................................................................................................... 8

Merge the Reference model ........................................................................................................................................................... 8

Coordinate System for Ref Model................................................................................................................................................... 8

Layout Preview ............................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Rectangular Preview ...................................................................................................................................................................... 9

Rectangular Preview ...................................................................................................................................................................... 9

Shrinkage Value ............................................................................................................................................................................. 9

Workpiece .................................................................................................................................................................................... 10

View Manager .............................................................................................................................................................................. 10

New Slider Volume ....................................................................................................................................................................... 10

New Slider Functionality ............................................................................................................................................................... 10

New Slider Functionality ............................................................................................................................................................... 10

Add Conventional Slider Volume .................................................................................................................................................. 10


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Sketch Slider Volume ................................................................................................................................................................... 11

Sketch Slider ................................................................................................................................................................................ 11

Slider Depth ................................................................................................................................................................................. 11

Parting line Creation ..................................................................................................................................................................... 11

Parting Surface Creation .............................................................................................................................................................. 12



Splitting Slider Volume ................................................................................................................................................................. 13

Splitting Main Volume ................................................................................................................................................................... 13

Extract Volume to Solid ................................................................................................................................................................ 13

‘House Keeping’ ........................................................................................................................................................................... 13

Mold Opening ............................................................................................................................................................................... 14

IMPORTANT NOTE: .................................................................................................................................................................... 14

EMX - EXPERT MOLDBASE EXTENSION ........................................................................................................................................ 15

New EMX File .............................................................................................................................................................................. 15

Assemble Mold Assembly ............................................................................................................................................................ 15

Mold Base Assembly Definition ....................................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

Mold Base Assembly Definition .................................................................................................................................................... 17



View Manager .............................................................................................................................................................................. 19

Open Drawing .............................................................................................................................................................................. 19

Switch back to EMX ........................................................................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.

Add more mold components ......................................................................................................................................................... 20

Stop Pin / Disc.............................................................................................................................................................................. 21

Show all the mold components ..................................................................................................................................................... 21

Back to Drawing ........................................................................................................................................................................... 21

Adding Screw Component ............................................................................................................................................................ 22

Screw UI window ............................................................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.


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Redefine Screw Component ......................................................................................................................................................... 23

Back to Drawing ........................................................................................................................................................................... 23

Hole Chart Definition .................................................................................................................................................................... 23

Showing Hole Chart in Drawing .................................................................................................................................................... 24

Slider Creation ............................................................................................................................................................................. 24

Redefine Slider ............................................................................................................................................................................. 25

Pattern Cavity and Slider .............................................................................................................................................................. 26

Update Drawing ........................................................................................................................................................................... 27

BOM ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 28

Ejector Pin .................................................................................................................................................................................... 29

Add elector pins to original mold part. .......................................................................................................................................... 29

To View Ejector pin ...................................................................................................................................................................... 29

View Manager .............................................................................................................................................................................. 30

Sleeve Core Pin ........................................................................................................................................................................... 30

Ejector Pin Creation ..................................................................................................................................................................... 31

View Manager .............................................................................................................................................................................. 31

Component Library ....................................................................................................................................................................... 31


Continue from 72 ............................................................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.


Ready for component library ........................................................................................................................................................ 33

Assemble Component library ....................................................................................................................................................... 34

Water Component ........................................................................................................................................................................ 35

Assemble Water Component ........................................................................................................................................................ 35

Modify Water Curve...................................................................................................................................................................... 36

Assemble Water Component ........................................................................................................................................................ 36

Drawing Updated ......................................................................................................................................................................... 37

EMX Mold Opening Simulation ..................................................................................................................................................... 37


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........................................................................................................................................................................................ 37

CAMERA PART CHANGES REQUEST… (DESIGN CHANGES REQUEST- DCR) .......................................................................... 38

Model Changes (Optional)............................................................................................................................................................ 38

Model Changes (Optional)............................................................................................................................................................ 38

UPDATE MOLD DESIGN................................................................................................................................................................... 39

Mold Design Updates (Optional)................................................................................................................................................... 39

UPDATE EXPERT MOLDBASE EXTENSION -EMX ......................................................................................................................... 39

EMX updates (Optional) ............................................................................................................................................................... 39


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Demo Setup Instructions

Demo Setup

There’s no special setup required for Mold and EMX demo. All the demo data were set to MM unit. You may need to change the unit to meet yourown requirements

However, you may need to change the working directory in the middle of the demo.

For Part, change the working di rectory to /part folder

For Mold Design, change the working directory to /mold folder

And EMX folder contains a complete backup data of the entire demo.

Config.win and Config.pro

Can be found in the loadpoint of EMX 5.0 under the text directory.

Use these for the demo by placing them in your startup directory.

Demo Tips & Tricks

Pro/ENGINEER Tips & Tricks

You are welcome to customize you own mapkey or icon to further beautify the demo.

This was tested using Wildfire 3.0 M030 and EMX5.0 M030.


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# Picks Technical Specialist Talk Track Value Statements

Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire Camera Part Introduction

1. Demo Introduction

Change working directory to and open demo.prt

Hello and welcome to my Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire Mold and EMX demonstration. We’regoing to cover lots of new functionality that are included in the Tool Design Option and ExpertMold Base Extension…

2. Camera modelintroduction

Spin around the model andshow the complex surfaces ofthe model / internal ribs

This is the model data I had received from my customer (throw in some names such asSONY etc). As you can see, this camera model contains of high degree of complex surfacesand also internal ribs at the other side of the model….

3. Cross Section

View Manager / Xsec

I can easily create 3D cross section in Pro/ENGINEER model and check if the model hasinconsistent thickness, undercut etc, besides, I can integrate this cross section information to

my part drawing….

4. Draft Check

Analysis / Geometry / Draft

Before I start my mold design, I would like to analyze this camera model if it is fully drafted.This is very important information for a mold maker because draft angle will determine thesuccess of mold design. As you may see, this camera part is fully drafted which means I cango on for my mold design right away….


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Mold Design – Splitting

5. Mold Design

Close the Camera part Window/File / New / Manufacturing / MoldCavity / ‘mold_demo’ or anyname(Make sure units are mm)

Let me close this camera model window and start my mold design right away. I need tocreate a new manufacturing file call ‘mold_design’……

6. Assemble Reference part

Select / and selectdemo.prt

Let me bring in the camera model into my mold design environment…

< talk about the new mold design icon…>

7. Merge the Referencemodel

Same Model and press OK

Now, Pro/ENGINEER creates a reference model automatically Or I can create my molddesign with the original model…

With merging to the same reference model, we are adding all the mold features such asShrinkage factor etc to the original model…

8. Coordinate System forRef Model

Ref.Model Origin and Orient

/ Select ‘MAIN’ coordinate system< separate window > at the refpart /

Pro/ENGINEER selected a default coordinate system at the ref model, however I would liketo select the other coordinate system at the ref model so that it assembles the way I want itto be.

9. Layout Preview

Preview

As you can see, the ref model has been assembled into my mold design environment andthis is how a single ref model is being assembled using a Coordinate System.


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10. Rectangular Preview

Select Rectangular option and

Preview

Now I would like to design my mold with multiple cavities. Selecting Rectangular optionallows me to visualize how my mold will look with 4 cavities….

11. Rectangular Preview

Change the increment value

You can change the distance between these cavities. By changing the value at theincrement option to 120 and 150, you can see the models move according to the valueinstantly. You can also change the orientation of these cavities by selecting the X-symmetricoption or preview changes using a Y-symmetric option etc…

As for demo purposes, I would like to work on single cavity for my mold design.

12. Shrinkage Value

/ Select MAIN / UncheckIsotropic / enter 0.005 for X / Y

/ Z axis /

As you know, all the plastic molds must be included with Shrinkage values, this is how weadd a shrinkage value to my ref part….The scaling option is the best option for me, to add shrinkage value to this mold, I need toselect a coordinate system as a base of the shrinkage value. 0.005 will be the Shrinkagefactor for this mold…..

Now, 0.005 has been added to all the dimensions into this model…


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13. Workpiece

/ SelectMOLD_DEF_CSYS / Enter 30for Uniform Offsets / OK

Creating a Work insert is really easy for Pro/ENGINEER, as you can see, Pro/ENGINEERdetects the actual size of my ref part and creates a work insert that envelopes the ref model.

However you may change the work insert size as you like. For this mold design, I’d like toadd bigger value to the work insert uniformly around the reference part…Uniform Offsets have not worked i n M030!

Now a work insert has been added to my mold design….

14. View Manager

View Manager/Style/New/ accept‘style0001’ as new name/ Edit /Redefine / Show / WireFrame /

Pick the WorkPiece / / Close

.

In order to make my job easier, I would like to add new view type to my mold design….

Now the Workpiece has been change from shading mode to Wire frame…

15. New Slider Volume

Select / Insert / Slider /

Now, it is time to show you how Pro/ENGINEER helps you to create a slider volume for yourmold design, first, we need to name the new slider volume, let’s call i t ‘slider’ etc…

16. New Slider Functionality

Select /

With the new slider functionality available in Pro/ENGINEER Wild Fire, undercut areas canbe easily detected and curves will be created automatically at the edges of the undercutareas which will be used for Volume creation….

17. New Slider Functionality

Select ‘Quilt 1’ and ‘ Quilt 2’ <press down CTL button to select

both of them / /

As you can see, I select the two quilts to include for my slider volume ….

Then the Slider volume is created automatically for me…..

18. Add Conventi onal SliderVolume

As you can see a Volume has been created from the curves. Now let me show another wayof creating slider Volume using conventional method….


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19. Sketch Slider Volume

Select a sketch plane / select topplane as ref plane / done

Now, Pro/ENGINEER allows me to sketch the shape of the slider that I wanted to add on tothe existing slider volume. Let me select the sketch plane and top ref plane…….

20. Sketch Slider

Select the 4 edges as ref

curve/done/ RMB/rectangular/’sketch a rectangularwith a length approx 9-10mm /done

Pro/ENGINEER allows me the select any reference points as guides to my sketch. Let meselect these 4 edges as my ‘guide’ for sketching my slider…

I will use these references to sketch a rectangle for my additional slider volume….

As you can see, my sketched rectangle automatically snaps to the edge ……..as for thelength, maybe let’s give it 10mm….

21. Slider Depth

Up to surface / select theundercut surface

/

After I have completed my 2D sketch, Pro/ENGINEER prompts me for a depth, now, Iwanted the depth to be all the way to the undercut surface, let me select this surface as theend of the depth……

As you can see, a rectangular additional volume has been added to my existing slidervolume.

22. Parting line Creation

Select automatic parting line icon

/ / Preview to see the curve

The next things I want to do is to create parting surface to my mold design, however I wouldlike to show you how to create a automatic parting curve or Silhouette curve which drivesthe automatic parting surfaces generation….


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23. Parting Surface Creation

Select /Define /

/ Exclude / OK

As you can see, Pro/ENGINEER creates curves at the all edges of this model and I wouldlike to remove the curves at the undercut areas which I have already created a slider volumefor ….

This is how we remove curves….just have to highlight curve no 4 and tell Pro/ENGINEER toexclude it…


Select / Chains tab / 5-1 Upper /‘change’ to lower / ok / ok

Sometimes, we may have problems controlling the location of the parting surface.Pro/ENGINEER can help us to overcome this problem very easily, as you can see, aSilhouette has been created at the upper edge of this hole and I can just change the curveto the lower edge of the hole which makes the parting surface lay at the bottom of the hole.


Select / / select the

Silhouette curve / / OK /

Done / OK /

Now, I would like to create a parting surface from the Silhouette curve I have just createdminutes ago……

Now, a full parting surface has been created right in front of our very eyes….

The parting surface fills up all the loops and as you can see, the parting surface createdaccording to the location of the Silhouette curves etc….


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26. Splitting Slider Volume

Select / Two Volumes / AllWrkpcs / done / select the slidervolume / ok / ok / enter forthe big volume / enter for the slidervolume

Now, I need to split this big workpiece into 2 pieces, a main Volume and slider volume.

Let’s name the big volume as and the slider volume as

Note: the volume can be any name!!

27 Splitting Main Volume

Select again/ Two Volumes/Mold Volume / done / select onQuilt V1 volume >> / close /select on the Main Partingsurface / ok / ok

Classify the two volumes ascore_demo and cav_demo

We now need to split the main Volume into Core and Cavity , let’s select on V1 and thenselect on the Main Parting surface as splitting surface.

Pro/ENGINEER is smart enough to differentiate the upper portion and the lower portion of

V1, let’s name the lower portion as core_demo and cav_demo for the upper portion etc…

28. Extract Volume to Solid

Select / press CTL + holddown / select core_demo ,cav_demo and slider_demo / OK

What we need to do now is to ‘convert’ all the volumes into solid models…

This is how easy we can create solid models in the Pro/ENGINEER Mold Designenvironment…

29. ‘House Keeping’

Select / selectMold_demo_wrk / Blank / Volume/ Select / Mold_vol_1/ Blank /Parting Surface/ Select /Part_Surf_1/ Blank / Close

‘House Keeping’ process is an optional step here, with this option, I can actually blankVolume, Parting Surfaces and Components which have no impact to my work ….

For this case, I would like to blank the parting surface, volume and workpiece which I don’trequire for my work ….

By blanking these components, it helps to provide a better visibility to my mold design etc….


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30 Mold Opening

Select / Select slider_demo/ and select a edge will is parallelto the slider_demo/ enter /Select cav_demo/ select anedge/enter / Selectcore_demo/select an edge/enter/Done

I can easily simulate the mold opening in this environment.

Let me start with slider component movement with 100mm distance, then cavity insert with

100mm and follow by core insert with negative value -100mm….

As you can see now, the mold insert opens. The core, cavity and slider components were allcreated right in front you very eyes in less then 20 minutes. This shows the user friendlyefficiency of the Pro/ENGINEER Mold Design Package…..

Now, I will be proceeding to Mold Base Assembly Design…..

31.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

File / Erase / Not Display / OK (toaccept all the in session files)

PLEASE remove all the mold design files (in session) from the hard disk. ERASE NOT

DISPLAY and remove all files in session..

This would ensure the smoothness of EMX demo later on….

NOTE: change your working directory to /mold directory


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EMX - Expert MoldBase Extension

32. New EMX File

Select / Project name and for part

prefix/ . Clear the Postfixentry.

Let’s start a new EMX file, give a project name and for the part prefixname (it can be any name for Project name as well as the Part Prefix name), as you cansee, EMX creates all the necessary required datum planes and datum points in a skeletonmodel automatically, which also means, all the mold components will be located at their rightlocation automatically….EMX will automatically create a Style that will set all EMX plates to wireframe mode. Thename of this style is specified in the EMX option “ NAME_COMP_DISPLAY” – default nameis Style0001.

33. Assemble Mold Assembly

Select / select/select on Cavity_1 andMOLD_DEF_CSYS as assembly

constraints /

What we need to do now is to bring the mold design assembly model into EMXenvironment….

Let me select mold_design_demo.asm as the mold assembly and select Cavity_1 andMOLD_DEF_CSYS as the assembly constraints…..


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34. Classify moldcomponents

Select / change Modeltype ofmold_design_demo to insertassembly and cav to insert FH

/ check the option “Use theselected insert assembly outline”

Before entering Moldbase Design EMX can measure the outline of the current insertassembly. This is done in Project > classify function. The second meaning of this function is

to identify the insert assembly components.

Specify at least one assembly as “Insert assembly”. Then the option “use the selected insertassembly outline” can be activated. The inserts can be defined as MH (Moving Half) or FH(Fix Half). They will be placed on a Side Layer and Simplified Representation (their name isdefined with EMX option: NAME_MOVING_HALF and NAME_FIX_HALF). Demonstrate thisby activating EMX >View > Show > Moving Half and ...Fix half. Finally reset display toMaster


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35. Mold Base AssemblyDefinition

Select EMX > Mold Base > Ass embly Defin it ion .

Select Futaba_S from supplierSelect Size 350x350

Select File / Load Assembly

SC-Type / /

Add Cavity cutout in A- and B-Plate with

Select

to add the cutout in A- and B-plate.

Selecting the Moldbase Assembly Definition icon will allow you access to Mold Base Assembly library… The previously measured size of the insert assembly is displayed as

blue box. MoldBase Assembly window which help to visualize the size ratio of moldbase andthe workpiece etc….

In this case, we can easily see that the work insert is bigger then the default mold baseassembly (hasco 156x156) which make no sense at all….

Select supplier name “Futaba_s”. The minimum Size for this moldbase is 150x150 which is

still too small. Select size 350x350. Prompt “Use this size” question with . With thehelp of this advance EMX UI it is easy to verify if the selected moldbase size matches to theoutline of the core insert assembly ….imagine how much time you have already saved intrying to figure out the ratio between the work insert and the main mold base assembly etc

Now you have two options to continue moldbase design: Add plates, locatings rings, leaderpins step by step manually using the Insert functions ...ORLoad a complete moldbase definition from the EMX library.This is what we want to do now. Select File > Load assembly.

EMX has the most up-to-date moldbase library available, from all the branded mold basesuppliers world wide such as FUTABA, HASCO, DME etc (you may name other mold basetype which are not in EMX library now but we can customize it and add it to our standardmoldbase library very easily).Let me select Futaba SC-Type for my design (you can run thru some of the available

moldbase and show the pictures…) and PLEASE don’t forget to select this option will help us to keep the workpiece size in our new selected moldbaseetc. The components of the selected SC-Type are displayed as preview in Moldbase

Definition. Close the Load Assembly dialog box with . The desired moldbase assemblyis regenerated in 3D. Drawings will be created automatically for each plate. Additionalcomponents such as screws and leader pins are not assembled at this point. Theirspecification is stored to the skeleton so that the components can be assembled later.


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RMB click on A plate / Dblclk

thickness and select 70 /

RMB click bush

doubleclick Length and select 67 /

RMB click on B plate / Dblclk

thickness and select 60 /

RMB click on Leader pin

/ change the length to 107/

Now, I would like to get EMX to optimize my moldbase design, as you can see the A platemay be too thin for my work, let me change it to 70 (talk about the smart UI updates instantly

etc)Rightclick bush to change length of GBA to 69 mm.

Same for B plate etc

Besides the plates, I can also change the value on other mold components such as Leaderpin, for this design I think the length needs to be longer, let’s try 107 etc (talk about thesmart UI again etc)


RMB click on the return pin

/ change the diameter to 15

Then from the MoldbaseDefinition window to Accept themold base assembly

Return pin can be changed too. Let me change the diameter to smaller size maybe 15 mm,as you can see EMX is not only helping me in designing my moldbase but it also does help

in further optimizations of my mold design. What else you could ask for more?? ; ) (talkabout the smart UI again etc)

Again, EMX is tailor made for the plastic mold designer….especially with the smart UI whichwould definitely help in preventing human mistakes and yet increase design quality etc

highlight AGAIN to EXISTING CUSTOMERS: In EMX4.1 the entire moldbase (allmodifications made in 2D UI) had been regenerated in 3D after the moldbase definitiondialog box was closed. In EMX5.0 this regeneration takes place whenever you’ve commiteda modification. So the regeneration status of the pro/ENGINEER models can easily becontrolled step by step!


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38. View Manager

Hit Regenerate Icon.

EMX creates a Style view calledVis0001. Edit the display and setthe view type as this picture orcreate your own

MoldBase Assembly has been created successfully right in front of your very eyes…etchowever I would like to spend more time and effort to further beautify my design and make it

look attractive from visualization and visibility perspective etc…

EMX automatically creates a style view to help me better visualize my work by changing themold base plates to wireframe display.

Now, this mold base assembly looks much simpler and clearer, doesn’t it??EMX will not assemble screws, pins etc automatically to save Pro/ENGINEER resources.Use the Mold Base > Component Status dialog box to turn all of them them on->later in 43.

Toggle EMX display to Moving Half

Turn it back to MasterView

39. Open Drawing/Show BOM

File open or /emx_demo.drw / /Layer tree / RMB /ed_machine_prt / HideGo to sheet 3 / create isometric

view / scale .25 / under BOM.EMX 5.0 / Bill of Material / BOM

List / ( to update BOM)

With the built in technology available in with EMX, all the drawings are created automaticallybehind the scene while are you building the 3D mold assembly etc.

Let me open emx_demo.drw drawing file now…etc

More interesting with this automatic created drawing is, all the views are located properly foryou including all the projection view, cross section view as well as the 3D isometric view atthe second sheet and BOM on the third sheet……

The columns of the BOM are defined in the Parameter tag of the EMX Options dialog box(show briefly EMX > Options).

NOTE to EXISTING CUSTOMERS: The new EMX BOM dialog box provides two views:Model Tree View where parameters of each component can be modifiedBOM List view where all equal components are summarized in one line


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40. Add equipment(spruebush) in EMX

Moldbase definition

Select .

/ Insert / Equipment / Loc Ring /

FH / LRBD / 15

I can always get back to EMX moldbase assembly definition UI at any point of time duringthe process of my mold design.

Now, I would like to add more mold components into my mold base assembly such as alocating ring and let’s see what are the locating ring type are available in EMX…

Let’s select LRBD type and noting the diameter depth is 15 and diameter is 100… , I canalso modify the depth of cut for the locating ring very easily by just changing the value in theUI option.

41. Add more mold

components

Insert / Equipment / Spruebushing / Select type SBBH / 16 /2.0 / 90 / 11.0/ 15.0.

Enter offset “-5”.

Let me show you how to add Sprue Bushing in my mold base assembly here…NOTE: it take longer to open dialog box due to huge amount of Spruebush instance fromMisumi! As you can see, all the mold components structure have been build in to all the EMX datawhich means the Spru Bushing component is smart enough to be able to locate itself at theright location in every molds created with EMX…

Enter the offset of the spruebush from the top side of the clamping plate (-5).

If I change the value in this option, Spru Bushing component will be moved according to thevalue I enter…etc. Do not forget to change also T1 value of cutout depth!


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42. Stop Pin / Disc

Define pattern with

/Edit/Pattern/StopSystem/MH.Enter Pattern size 150 (X) and120 (Y) / Set qty (Y) to 2. LetEMX recalculate patterninstances

Close dialog box with .

Place component with/ Insert / Stop Pin / MH /Select Misumi / STPH / 16 / 5 /

What about Stop Pin? EMX knows where to place for Stop pins…..

As you can see on the screen, when you select stop pin icon, EMX knows the location of theStop pin. This is very useful and user friendly interface for those who just started to learnabout Plastic mold design, because EMX guides you thru steps.

The required cutouts in the bottom clamping plate are added automatically. Enter space for

the stop pin by rightclick the ejector base plate and enter Reference Offset 5 mm.

Finally, I think I am satisfied with all the mold components I have just added,

close Moldbase Definition with .

43. Show all the moldcomponents

Select / and check all of thecomponents

This will allow me to show all the mold components at the same time….

I may turn all the mold components off if I wanted to work with my mold design without thepresence of those mold components. This may provides a clearer visual and visibility.

With EMX, I can turn on or off all these components with just one mouse button click etc….

44.Back to DrawingFile open / emx_demo.drw / go tosheet 3 / show BOM /May need to:EMX 5.0 / Bill of Material / BOM

List / ( to update BOM)

Now….as you can see, all the mold components which I had just added into my mold baseassembly have just update in all the engineering drawings.

, can you imaginehow much time and effort you have already saved here….not to mention EMX has helpedyou to eliminate lots of unforeseen human mistakes etc…..

BOM updates instantly too… To update the qty-entry of the BOM use the EMX BOM dialogbox and check the entries of the BOM List tag.


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45 Add ing Screw Component

Select / take defaults (HascoZ30), select Point/Axis tab andthenthe datum point AUTO_SCREWon the locating ringSurface tabandthe top surface of the ringthe locating cut inner surface

/Select diameter 8 and length 30.

select the preview icon to viewthe screw.

Click Blind Hole and press

How many screw components you typically need to add into your moldbase assembly?50 or 500?

Let me show you how easy we can add screw components into our mold base assemblywith EMX screw functionality….

First, you need to select a datum point, and then select the top surface for adding the screw… it’s that simple….

Once you have selected the datum points and the plane of where to locate the screwcomponents ..EMX prompts you as to which type of screws you want to add into yourmoldbase assembly

Let me walk you thru all the screw types that are available in EMX…

Finally, let’s take the defaults…….the screw components assembles for you instantly….

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47 Redefine ScrewComponent

Select / select the datumpoint called screw_xxx on theringChange screw diameter to 6 andlength to 20 , check the counter

bore option then

However, the screw components appear not to be the type I am really looking for, thus, I canredefine it very easy with EMX….

First, let me select the screw redefine icon and the datum point created by the screw.EMX allows me to roll back to my screw definition UI and start with my new screw definitionprocess ….

Now, you have whole new screw component, longer, bigger diameter and with counter borefeatures added

48 Back to Drawing

File open / emx_demo.drw / turn

to sheet 3 / to show BOM /

Let’s look at what happened to the drawing??(sheet 1)

All the drawing views updated automatically as we added new screw components to it…(sheet 3)BOM updates too…

49. Hole Chart Definit ion

Select EMX 5.0 from the pulldown menu / SmartHoleChart5.0/ Options /

Select / Hole Types / /

As you may know, there are many types of holes on every plate in my moldbase assembly,Sometimes you may find more then 10 types of holes existing on one single plate….

How are you going to create the special drawing format or hole charts for all these holetypes?Imagine if you need to create hole charts for 100 holes which consist of 10 different types ?

With EMX, all the holes type can be recognized by its feature type such as Thru all holes,Thread holes, Blind holes etc….

All the holes definition info will be shown in our drawing generated by EMX…..


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50. Showing Hole Chart inDrawing

File Open / Drawing /ed_clp_plate_fh001.drw / edit /value/ /

EMX 5.0/ Smatholechart5.0/Create / Update Table / selectcoordinate system BUW_CSYS /

check all the x,y,z options / /

select Std-format tab /

Select two points to place thetable / Close window and changeto emx_demo.asm

Let me prove to you that EMX can create hole chart table with all the information which I justshowed you seconds ago….

Let’s open a drawing file, let’s try top clapping plate drawing file…..I can change the scalehere….

I need to select a coordinate system as reference for my holes chart table ….

EMX prompts me to picks 2 points on the screen and as you may see now, EMX creates ahole chart table that contains all the hole type that exist at the top plate …

You can see how easy we can create hole chart tables in EMX.Can you imagine how much time you have just saved over the last 10 seconds??

51. Slider Creation

Select slider icon / selectthe CSYS tab

select CS1 on insert .

Check “No Cutout”.

Layer / select

/ hide layer

Open Mold_Design_Demo.asm

Note the cuts made for the sliderand an interference cut by theangle pin on cav.prt

What about a Slider unit? How do you do it now?

Let me show you how EMX can create a slider unit in less then 3 minutes….

First, a coordinate system is required for my slider, let’s select CS1, EMX automaticallyselects an angle pin mate plane for me, the top plane of the A plate …. EMX also selects themoving half plane, the top plane of the B plate.

Now, these are the standard slider units available in EMX < run thru some of the sliders>

I am going to select HASCO and Single Locking as my slider for my mold design….I need to blank the quilt which will be used for the cut out…..

And all these quilts have been assigned to a layer call 00_BUW_CUTQUILTS, What youneed to do is to blank that layer and all the quilts will be hidden immediately.

As long as you check the size you should not generate the cutouts!


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52. Redefine Slider

Select pick slider_xx CSYSchange OFFSET_Z to 5.Change height to 25 and width to63.Change angle pin angle from 17to 15 and angle pin length f rom70 to 80.

Uncheck “No cutout”.

As you can see, the UI updates as I change my slider size etc this has always guided me inmaking the correct decisions for my mold design….

If I change the angle pin length to 60 in the UI it will update in the assembly….let’s change itto 80mm ..

If preview is ok finally activate the cuts (toggle “no cutout” off) to create all required cuts forthe slidebase.Open plate ED_CAV_PLATE_MH001 to see the cut. The angle pin has also cut into ourmoldbase plates. We will need to change this.. (pin needs to be moved or angle needs to bechanged)

If I change the pin angle to 25 the pin will update too….Let’s make it 15 degrees.Browse through the tabs on top and show all the slider components in detail with all the

dimensions and of course, you can change any of these dimensions here….Now, the Slider unit has been modified right in front of you in seconds!!!


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53. Pattern Cavity and Slider

Select then on bottomof Moldbase Definition window.Quantity in X = 2Pattern size in X = 2Select Rectangular pattern movethe 2 inserts 55 and -55 in the Xdirection. Rotate the second

insert 180 degrees.

Select mold_design_demo.asmfrom the model tree. RMB pattern

Imagine if your customer sent you an email asking you to change your mold design to a 2cavity mold instead of ONE? What would you do now with your current CAD/CAM system?

Start over again?

As you may see on the screen, the first mold_design_demo.asm has moved to one side….now I need to pattern it. As you can see here, EMX allows you total control over this moldbase assembly.

Now, 2 cavities have been fully assembled into the mold base assembly….what we need todo is to modify the view so some of the parts in my mold assembly are modified towireframe display.

EMX will help you to create a pocket, based on the workpiece size, as we have changed thecavity to 2, all the pockets will update accordingly….


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54. Change View Disp lay

View manger / change the v iew

type so that the result looks likethe picture.

Optional Add a second slider to the otherinsert with EMX > slider >reassemble.

55. Update Drawing

Open emx_demo.drw / /Sheet 3 / show the BOM updates/

We have been adding lots of mold components into this mold assembly and the drawing asusual should be updating automatically.

Let me open the emx_demo.drw, all the views updated with all the changes as well as theBOM


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56. BOM

Open emx_demo.drwSelect EMX 5.0 / Bill of Material.

Select the component, from thelist, to show its balloonSelect where on the componentto place the arrow and then thelocation of the balloon in thedrawing view.

/OK / /

What about adding balloons to the views?

In EMX5.0, you can choose which components in which views to be shown with BOMballoons. Let me select these few components to be labeled with balloons….

More importantly, you can select the balloons to be displayed in different views Where ever it make more sense.


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57. Ejector Pin

Add elector pins to original mold

part.

Select / select Ejector

Pin icon / select Z41 / Dia =1.0 from pulldown / selectPoint/Axis and then one of thedatum points in the pattern

/ /

Making ejector pins is one of the most simple but time consuming process in mold making,can you imagine if you have to assemble 100-150 Ejector pins in your moldbase assembly?

That would take up lots of your design time ….

However, with EMX, you can create ejector pins in seconds….

In EMX, datum points control all the ejector pin locations. You can pattern the datum pointsand update the ejector pins instantly…

In this case, I would like to select one of the datum points that were create in the Camerapart….

The Ejector Pin UI, has many different types of ejector pins available ….let me select Z41,diameter 1.0

Now, you can see, all the ejector pins created automatically in seconds…Spin the model around to show the ejector pins …This is Powerful !!

58. To View Ejector p in

In Layer tree/ select 01_fix_half /RMB / Hide /In model tree select /demo_mold.prt / RMB / Hide /Select core_demo.prt / RMB /Hide

After viewing the ejector pin /Unhide all the hide componentsfrom the model tree

Let me show you all these created ejector pins with a better and clearer view…let’s blank allthe mold components in Fix Half and also the Camera , core insert …

As you can see here, all the ejector pins created in the moldbase on the locations of thedatum points…

Well…let me unhide all the component and resume with the rest of my mold design work.


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59. View Manager

Set the view type in viewmanager so that the assemblylooks like the attached picture

Make the core insert to wireframe

I need to make the core insert into wire frame so that it provides a better visual view for myEjector Core Pin creation etc….

60. Sleeve Core Pin

Zoom in /

Select / Select Z45 / selectPoint/Axis and the datum pointPnt17 that is at the bottom of theboss / Check / Use as core pin /

inner Dia = 2.0

What about a Core Pin?? How do you do it now??

In EMX , creating a core pin is as easy as creating normal ejector pin….

First of all, we need to select a datum point and then in Ejector pin UI, just have to check theoption ‘as core pin’. EMX then knows this is going to be core pin…


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61. Ejector Pin Creation

Select / select the upperdatum point PNT16

// Z41 / 2.0 / uncheck Use as a

core pin

After the Sleeve core pin, I want to create another normal ejector pin which works togetherwith the Sleeve core pin ….

As you can see, creating a sleeved core pin, ejector pin ….is simple and easy…

Don’t you think creating ejector pins is easy and simple in EMX???

62. View Manager

Change the view manager so thatthe assembly look like this

Now, let me set the view manager for better v isualization

63. Component Library

Change the working directory to‘component_library’/ file open /ej_insert.prt /

What about making your own standard library part?

In EMX, we can build our standard component library as easy as few mouse clicks …

Let me open this ej_insert.prt and let me show you how to create a library component inEMX….


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64. Component Library

Select EMX 5.0 / AdministratorTools / Component Editor.

in BOM data:Enter part name:EJ_INSERT_DEMORotate model in 3D, set shaded,take new snapshot with camerabutton.

in Assembly references

Press

/ select /

/ click first reference line andoverwrite Reference name csyswith ‘coor_system’ (NOBLANKS!)

in Nominal dimensions click

Press CTRL and select threemain dims. Press middle MB.Click first line, overwritedimension name d1 “Width”, d0“Thickness” and d2 “Length”.

EMX will create a picture of the current model so it can be displayed in the library dialog boxlater.

Overwrite the Part name entry with any desired name. The File name entry must not bechanged!.

EMX provides a set of default placement constraints such as:CSYS,point + surfacepoint + surface+ orientation surface.

Of cause, we need to select some datum planes or coordinate systems as assemblyconstraints….

In this case, let me choose the coordinate system as my assembly constraints….

On top of it, I have flexibility to select any dimension to be variables in my component library….

Let me select 3 dimensions to be my variable dimensions…..

1, Thickness

2, Length3, Width

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65 Component Library

in Cuts and Threads press

beside Cut quilts list.

Select on any quilt on the part.Face Id 184 is added to list.

Note: Instances Tag notcomplete. DO NOT ADDINSTANCES!

Save component data with

Close dialog with .

Once all the variable dimensions have been created successfully, I need to choose a quiltas cut out surface for my newly created component library part….

At last, I can choose this component part to be stored at any folder under the componentlibrary directory….

(Open ej_insert.dat and show how to add further instances in the EMX_INSTANCES blockwith any editor or even EXCEL!).

To make this new component available copy the entire director y ‘compon ent_library’to the EMX library root path ...components/mm/library.

66 Ready for componentlibrary

Select ED_EJBASEPL_MH.prt/RMB/ Open / select

from layer tree/RMB/ blank / window close

Before I assemble any standard part from my component library, let me open this plateED_EJBPL_MH.prt and show the coordinate system….

I need this coordinate system for my component library….etc


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67 Assemble Componentlibrary

Select EMX > LibraryComponent/ ...assemble. Selectsubdirectory “component_library”from tree.

Dblclk ej_insert.gif.

Instance can be selected fromnominal dim list of directly frominstance list at the bottom.

Click “coord_sys” button andselect PLATE_ORIGIN of theejector base plate.

Select “create cut”.

As you can see, there are many standard component parts which were created by ourcustomers, and of cause you can create your own component library once you have EMX….

Let me select the part I had just created in component library….

And I’d like this part to have a cut feature on it….check the ‘Create cut’ option…

I would also like to choose the instance EJ_C2 which has all the variable dimensions…

Finally, let’s select the coordinate system ‘BUW_CSYS’ at ED_EJBPL_MH.prt…..

As you can see, the standard has been assembled successfully now…


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68 Water Component

layer tree / 01_FIX_HALF / RMB /

Unhide / 01_Moving_Half / Hide

Select EMX 5.0 / Cooling /...assemble waterline curve.Show various types under“Assemble UDF”.

Click “Assemble Model” andassemble waterline curve / use

waterline1 /

Finally, I’d like to show what we have for water components…..

As you can see, I can assemble a cooling curve from the water UI, or I can actually createdatum curves to represent my water components…

For this case, I would like to create the cooling curve at Fix_H only….

Let me blank MOVING_HALF so that you can see how I am going to assemble the watercomponents in Mold assembly clearly….

69. Assemble WaterComponent

Select EMX 5.0 / Cooling / Define/ Z81 / m14 X 1.5 / selectCurve/Axis/Point and one endof the waterline curve / Select /Surface / pick front surface of the A plate

Repeat for other end of waterline

Let me select a nipple water component …

Then I will need to select a curve and a plane…..

Repeat the same steps for the second curve…


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70. Modify Water Curve

Create a Csys offset from

Origin_Moldbase at Z = 45

Reorder so that it comes beforeWaterline.prt

Select Waterline.prt from modeltree, / RMB / Redefine / removeoriginal assembly ref and selectnewly created CSYS (ACS0)

Highlight the datum curve / RMB / Activate / RMB / Edit / Drag the

datum curve to safer position.From 280 to around 110 in widthand length from 140 to 110

Activate top level assembly andregenerate to show updates.

As you can see, one of the water lines has caused a serious interference problem in moldbase assembly…

In our case we will move and modify it.We just need to create another coordinate system to reassemble our waterline to. Reroutethe waterline to reference this coordinate system and highlight and drag the curve to a safelocation ….

All the water components have updated automatically and we have solved the interferenceproblem

71. Assemble WaterComponent

Select EMX 5.0 / Cooling / Define

/ Z94 / M8 X 0.75 / selectCurve/Axis/Point and the crosswaterline curve / Select / Surface / pick side surface of the A plate

Unhide the MOVING_HALF of themoldbase.

Next, I am going to create a water pipe plug to the curves in my mold assembly...


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72. Drawing Updated

File Open / emx_demo.drw/Show all the view/ sheet 3 / showBOM updatedBack to the assembly.View Manager / Style / DefaultStyle / close

As we have been spending time building up our 3D assembly, all the drawing updateautomatically behind the scenes…..

As for the BOM, it updated instantly too….

73 EMX Mold OpeningSimulation

Select / check Simulation

groups / / / set theorientation to side view /

Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to show you how to do a MoldBase openingsimulation in EMX….

EMX will determine the movement of the ejector plate when the entire moldbase assemblysimulates….

As you have seen by now….with EMX you are able to design a mold in a shorter time frameguarantee the quality of work, save time, cost and reduce unforeseen human mistakes…

That’s all for my Mold design and EMX demo…….

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Camera part changes request… (Design Changes Request- DCR)

74 Model Changes (Optional)

File open / demo_mold.prt /model tree / Solid Angle / Edit /35 /

Edit/ Resume/ All /

Model Tree / Pattern(hole) /change from Diamond to circle / 4

/ 2 /

Turn on Datum Plane/ANGLE_PLANE_2/ Edit / changethe angle from 0 to 15

Assuming your customer send you an email asking for some ‘simple’ designchanges….Well, I guess customer don’t really understand how tough to change the designmodel and update the mold design works…..

With Pro/ENGINEER mold design and EMX….you are safe!!!!! Let me show you howPro/ENGINEER mold design and EMX handle this kind of design changes…

First, my customer wants me to change the position of the Lens….

Secondly, my customer forgot to add some cut feature for the battery slot etc and theywanted me to add it for them….

On top of it, they also wanted me to reduce the number of holes that appears on the camerasurface….

Lastly, my customer also wanted to have smoother surface on the camera part….bychanging the Datum plane to 15 Degree…you can see…the Complex free form surfacegetting even smoother now…..and it looks even more attractive….

Finally, we just need to update the model….

75 Model Changes (Optional)

Model Tree / Style id 127 / RMB /unblank / Edit Definition / selectthe ISDX curve / drag and drop /

/

Model Tree / select Style id 127/

RMB/ blank

Again, customer is always right!!!

They also wanted to change the upper ISDX surfaces….to add more points so that we candrag and drop this curve to maximize the flexibility of the ISDX free form surfaces…

As you can see now, the camera part looks completely different from the original version…


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Update Mold Design

76 Mold Design Updates

(Optional)

File Open /mold_design_demo.mfg/ viewmanager / set it to match the

picture /

/ Mold Opening /

Let’s open the mold design and see what we can do about it….

Let’s set the v iew manager…..

Regenerate…..

AS YOU CAN SEE WITH YOUR VERY EYES….everything updates instantly….Partingsurfaces updated…..all the internal core insert updated…..ISDX complex surfacesupdated…

Let’s do the mold opening….

Update Expert MoldBase Extension -EMX

77 EMX updates (Optional)

File Open / emx_demo.asm /

show the update / file open /emx_demo.drw / show all theupdate / view / BOM /

Finally, let’s take a look at EMX….

As what we expected…all the EMX deliverables updated automatically…..

3D model, drawing, BOM, hole chart etc….everything updated!!!!

Documents

Camera Mold Emx5 Picks&Script