Virtual Mold Design

You can define the position of a virtual mold relative to the cavity with a bounding box or by setting global coordinates.

To open the Virtual Mold PropertyManager:

  • In the PlasticsManager, right-click Domains , and click Virtual Mold Design.

Specification Method

Bounding Box Centers the rectangular volume in space representing the mold on the approximate centroid of the part.
Global coordinate Specifies the location and dimensions of the rectangular volume in space representing the mold using the global coordinate system.

Parameters

+X, -X Specifies the extents of the X coordinates of the volume in space.
+Y, -Y Specifies the extents of the Y coordinates of the volume in space.
+Z, -Z Specifies the extents of the Z coordinates of the volume in space.
Links the positive and negative coordinate extents, such that the negative extent varies simultaneously with the positive extent.
Specifies the positive and negative coordinate extents independently.