About Pro/MOLD for Pro/ENGINEER

Version: Pro/E Wildfire, Wildfire2.0, Wildfire3.0

Pro/MOLD is an optional module that runs on top of Pro/ENGINEER. This module provides specific tools which help you to design your molds easier and faster. Pro/MOLD is suitable for plastics part mold maker as well as die casting mold maker.

By default, Pro/MOLD is installed during the standard Pro/ENGINEER installation but you will need to have a Pro/MOLD license to run the application. [Pro/MOLD is currently packaged under Tool Design Option (TDO) by PTC]

To access the Pro/Mold environment, click File > New and choose Manufacturing and Mold Cavity from the option.

 

Pro/Mold menu manager and icons/tools appear in Pro/MOLD environment. The icons are listed with process driven approach which you can just follow the icons sequences from top to bottom when designing a mold cavity.

Below is the description for each icon.

    Insert Part / Define Part Placement

    Define Shrinkage

    Define Workpiece

    Create Volume (Slider and Insert)

    Create Silhouette Curve (Parting Line)

    Create Parting Surface (Skirting Surface)

    Split Mold Volume

    Create Mold Component (Solidify Mold Volume)

    Trim Mold Volume

    Moldbase layout (EMX)


TUTORIAL: Basic Mold Design with Pro/MOLD in Pro/E (Part 1)

TUTORIAL: Basic Mold Design with Pro/MOLD in Pro/E (Part 2)