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Parting Line PropertyManager

Mold Parameters

Direction of Pull Defines the direction that the cavity body is pulled to split the core and cavity. Select a plane, planar face, or edge.

An arrow appears on the model.
mold_parting_line_select_face.gif

Note the direction of the arrow, and click Reverse Direction PM_reverse_direction.gif if necessary.
Draft Angle Set a value. Faces with draft less than this value are reported as No Draft in the analysis results.
Use for Core/Cavity Split Select to create a parting line that defines the core/cavity split.
Split faces Select to automatically split straddle faces found during the draft analysis. Select one of the following:

At +/- draft transition

Splits straddle faces at the transition between positive and negative draft.

At specified angle

Splits straddle faces at the specified draft angle.
Draft Analysis Click to perform draft analysis and generate the parting line. After clicking Draft Analysis:
  • Four blocks appear under Draft Analysis to indicate the colors for Positive, No Draft, Negative, and Straddle faces. In the graphics area, model faces change to the corresponding draft analysis color.
  • You should have a combination of Positive and Negative draft.
    mold_parting_line_draft_analysis.gif
    Positive and Negative draft
    If you need to add draft, click Cancel PM_Cancel.gif to exit the PropertyManager, then do one of the following:
    • With a SolidWorks model, click Draft Tool_Draft_Mold_Tools.gif on the Mold Tools toolbar, or click Insert > Molds > Draft .
    • With an imported model, click Ruled Surface tool_Ruled_Surface_Mold_tools.gif on the Mold Tools toolbar, or click Insert > Molds > Ruled Surface.
You can also perform draft analysis by clicking Draft Analysis Tool_DraftAnalysis_View.gif on the Mold Tools toolbar.

Parting Lines

PM_parting_line.gif Edges Displays the names of edges selected for the parting line. In Edges PM_parting_line.gif, you can:
  • Select a name to identify the edge with a callout in the graphics area.
  • Select an edge in the graphics area to add or remove it from Edges PM_parting_line.gif.
  • Right-click and select Clear Selections to clear all selections from Edges PM_parting_line.gif.
If the parting line is incomplete, then in the graphics area a red arrow appears at the endpoint of an edge and indicates a possible next edge, and the following options appear under Parting Lines:

Add selected edge PM_add_selected_edge.gif

Adds the edge indicated by the red arrow to Edges PM_parting_line.gif.

You can press Y instead of Add selected edge PM_add_selected_edge.gif.

Select next edge PM_reverse_direction_circ.gif

Changes the red arrow to indicate a different possible next edge.

You can press N instead of Select next edge PM_reverse_direction_circ.gif.

Zoom to the selected edge PM_zoom_to_selected_edge.gif

Zooms to the edge selection area.

Entities to Split

PM_vertices_sketch_segments.gif Vertices or Sketch Segments Select vertices, sketch segments, or splines in the graphics area to define where to split faces.
  • If the model includes a chain of edges that runs between positive and negative faces (that includes no straddle faces), the parting line segments are selected automatically, and listed in Edges PM_parting_line.gif.
  • If the model includes multiple chains, the longest chain is selected automatically.
  • If you want to automatically select a different chain of edges:
    1. Right-click and select Clear Selections.
    2. Select an edge.
    3. Click Propagate Propagate.gif to display all the edges in Edges PM_parting_line.gif.
      mold_parting_line_propagate.gif
      Propagate to all edges automatically
  • If you want to manually select each edge:
    1. Right-click and select Clear Selections.
    2. Select an edge.
    3. In the PropertyManager, under Parting Lines, click Add selected edge PM_add_selected_edge.gif and Select next edge PM_reverse_direction_circ.gif as needed until all the edges you want appear in Edges PM_parting_line.gif.


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