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This task shows you how to create a mold base from a
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Open the
Snap.CATProduct from the Snap directory in the samples directory.
Display the xy, yz and zx planes (using Hide/Show
in their contextual menu) and compare this axis system with that of the main
pulling direction of the part (in orange). You can see they are different.

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Click Create a new mold
. The Create a new mold
dialog box is displayed, and the mold is pre-visualized around the molded
part.

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Note that the pre-visualization is done into the molded part position
and orientation. |
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In the New
Mold dialog box, click the catalog icon
to access the catalog
browser.
The mold pre-visualization is erased and the catalog browser is displayed.
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Double-click the name of the supplier you want to select
(Dme, Eoc, Hasco, etc.) to visualize a pre-display of the mold base in the
top right window.
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Note that a rectangle is displayed in the viewer showing
you the width and the length of the reference you have selected.
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Double-click a reference to revert to the first dialog box
of the dialog box to customize it, if necessary.
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Click OK to create the mold. The molded part
has been snapped in the right orientation and
located in a middle position between cavity and core plates.
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- By default, the mold is created in the axis system of the main pulling
direction. You could have picked another axis system to orient the molded
part.
- The InjectionSide, the EjectionSide and the EjectorSystem are now
created as CATProducts. This way, they can be edited separately.
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