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  1. airkidd

    Surface knitting with Solid (core/cavity creation)

    Hi all, I am running 2001+ SP 4.0. Here's my problem. I am creating core and cavity for a plastic injection mold. The way that I create the core and cavity is by doing an extrude upto surface. Unfortunately, i am having trouble creating my surface. The surface is usually created by...
  2. airkidd

    Moldworks & Splitworks

    Does anyone have experience with Moldworks or Splitworks? I am trying to find out what capabilities these programs really have. I have a brochure but its somewhat vague. I am really looking for a program to cut down time in creating parting lines and cam surfaces. Will they do that?
  3. airkidd

    Moldworks & Splitworks

    We are looking for a mold design software that will really help us in the creation of parting lines and slides. We currently have both Cadkey and Solidworks. We have a Lickety Split for Cadkey but that is very basic and just splits the part surfaces. Has anyone used MoldWorks or SplitWorks...
  4. airkidd

    Export an .Igs with levels

    Ok, here's the deal. I want to make an .igs file of my assembly. No problem. But, now I want each part on a seperate level in my .igs file. The help file wasnt much help, so now I'll throw it to you experts. Do you know a solution?
  5. airkidd

    Cutting Vent Channels

    I need some help creating vent channels and runners. The channel has a profile to be projected along a path. The path has a 90 degree corner. I want a cut that looks like a ball end mill came to a 90 degree corner. I tried doing a swept cut using a path that matched the cutter radius at the...
  6. airkidd

    Creating Core/Cavity

    I am trying to create the parting line for the core and cavity of my mold. Here are the problems i am having. 1. My part is an .igs file that comes in as a surface. It will not solidify because there is a small overlap of two surfaces. I cant figure out how to repair it because the...

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