Tutorial: Basic Mold Design With Pro/Mold in Pro/E (Part 1) : Version: Proe Wildfire, Wildfire2.0, Wildfire3.0
Tutorial: Basic Mold Design With Pro/Mold in Pro/E (Part 1) : Version: Proe Wildfire, Wildfire2.0, Wildfire3.0
Tutorial: Basic Mold Design With Pro/Mold in Pro/E (Part 1) : Version: Proe Wildfire, Wildfire2.0, Wildfire3.0
Create Workpiece
Mold Opening and Interference Check
* Processes indicated in yellow are the steps which includes in this tutorial.
1. Open the cover_start.prt file and resume the suppressed feature.
2. Click File > New and choose Manufacturing and Mold Cavity from the option. Give a
proper name for the mold.
3. You should now enter the Pro/MOLD environment. A set of Pro/MOLD icons and the mfg
mold template should appear. Your screen should looks as shown below.
Press the OK button on the accuracy confirmation dialog box when it prompts. The mobile phone case
should now appear in the mold model by now.
Pro/MOLD is an optional module that runs on top of Pro/ENGINEER. This module provides
specific tools which help you to design your molds easier and faster. Pro/MOLD is suitable
for plastics part mold maker as well as die casting mold maker.
By default, Pro/MOLD is installed during the standard Pro/ENGINEER installation but you
will need to have a Pro/MOLD license to run the application. [Pro/MOLD is currently
packaged under Tool Design Option (TDO) by PTC]
To access the Pro/Mold environment, click File > New and choose Manufacturing and Mold
Cavity from the option.
Pro/Mold menu manager and icons/tools appear in Pro/MOLD environment. The icons are
listed with process driven approach which you can just follow the icons sequences from top
to bottom when designing a mold cavity.
Below is the description for each icon.
Define Shrinkage
Define Workpiece