Creating a Mold Project

You can create a Mold Project using a template or not, with a Design Part or a Molded Part.

  1. Either start Mold Tooling Design, or select Add > Content.
  2. Right-click Mold Project under Tooling Design.
    1. Select Set attributes at creation.
    2. Click Mold Project.

    Select the Project Specific Attributes tab and do one of the following.

  3. Choose Design Input Part under Mold Project with Reference Parts and select a Design Part.

    This is the recommended work method.

    • A Mold Project is created, with a 3D Shape Skeleton containing a Component Specification of type Molded Part.
    • The Design Part is instantiated under Design Input in the Mold Project.
    • A Molded Part is created under the Design Input with a copy as Result With Link of the Part Body of the Design Part.

      This Part Body is either the Body pointed by a publication named PartBody in the Design Part or the Main Body of the Design Part when this publication is not defined

    • The Molded Part is placed on the Component Specification, allowing an accurate smart positioning of this second instance of the Molded Part.


  4. Choose Molded Part under Mold Project with Reference Parts and select a Molded Part.
    • A Mold Project is created, with a 3D Shape Skeleton containing a Component Specification of type Molded Part.
    • The Molded Part is instantiated on the Component Specification, allowing an accurate smart positioning of the Molded Part.


  5. Choose Molded Part under Mold Project from Template and select a Mold Project template and a Molded Part.

    You can select an existing Mold Project as a template.

    • The whole template is duplicated.
    • If no Molded Part is selected, nothing more is done.
    • If the Mold Project template contains a Molded Part, the template Molded Part is replaced with the Molded Part you have selected.

      The links are updated provided the template and the selected Molded Part are compatible.

    • If the Mold Project template contains no Molded Part, the Molded Part you have selected is instantiated in the duplicated template.
    Note: You have to adapt the new Mold Project to the impact of the Molded Part change and to solve update issues, if any.
  6. Choose any creation mode but select no part.
    An empty Mold Project is created, with only a 3D Shape Skeleton containing a Component Specification of type Molded Part.
    Note: Equivalent to creating a Mold Project without specifying the attributes at creation.