Pulling Direction

You can specify the pulling direction, that is, the mold opening direction, for the core and cavity of molds. You can use draft analysis to visualize the effect of the pulling direction from different angles.

Before you begin:
  • Open the part in xMold.
  • From the Tools section of the action bar, run a Draft Analysis on the part.
  • Make sure that the analysis is ok, else make the required changes in the part design.
  1. From the Mold Features section of the action bar, click Pulling Direction .
  2. In the dialogue box, select a plane or profile for the pulling direction from the work area.
  3. Optional: To reverse the direction of the pull, click Flip Direction .
    This reverses the core and cavity side.

    Before flip direction .

    After flip direction .
  4. Optional: Use Draft analysis to define the angle for the pulling direction and see the types of drafts.
  5. Optional: You can choose the colors for the drafts from the color palette. Double-click the draft color to open the color palette.
    OptionDescription
    Draft Type Default color
    Positive draft
    Needs draft
    Negative draft
  6. Click .
    Note: To edit the pulling direction, double-click the pulling direction in the Design Manager tree.