MOLD-FORM

MOLD-FORM rectifies poorly shaped portions of resin models partly due to sink and warpage through the use of prospected results of shaping simulation.

Also, MOLD-FORM strongly supports creation of Parting Surfaces, due to the embedded capabilities of extending composite surfaces and filling in holes.

Features

• The "PLSurface" command

Boundary lines that keep connectivity among adjacent composite surfaces are automatically detected and chosen. They are used for creating new extensions of surfaces.

• Check of 'gouge' marks left by irregular machining (Automatic deletion of such marks)
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• The "Thickness_VariableOffset" command

An Offset Surface that gradually changes in thickness can be created as wide as needed on a composite surface.

• Specification of Offsetting amounts for any points
• Retention of connectivity with the adjacent surfaces

• The "PartingSrfHole" commands

The "Hole_PL Surface_Base Surface" command

Any holes that exist in open composite surfaces can be automatically detected and filled in through the use of Base Surface.

• Options of either creating separate composite surfaces or not
• Color-coded indication for classifying results of command execution

• The "Hole_PL Surface_Notch" command

Surfaces can be created in order to fill in the gaps of notch parts.

• The "Hole_PL Surface_Large Hole" command

Holes are filled in without losing connectivity with adjacent surfaces. The operation is enabled through the use of specified boundary lines of a hole on open composite surfaces.

• Check of 'gouge' marks left by irregular machining

• The "Transformation_Relief" command

Part of an open composite surface can be bulged in order to make a surface.

• Uplift for making the top vertex

• Uplift of an area

• Uplift for making the top curves

• The "Transform_Sink" command

A new surface can be created by moving surfaces or boundary lines into specified directions, and transforming the adjacent constituent surfaces accordingly.

• The "Mold_JointBlending" command

A new surface can be created in order to fill in a gap created by releasing a formed shape from the neighboring surfaces.

• The "Transform_Warpage" commands

The "WarpageReferenceSrf" command

This command creates a new surface by rotating a composite surface or part of it around the Rotation Base Line at a specified angle.

The "WarpageVariableSrf" command

This command creates a new Offset Surface by specifying displacement magnitudes for individual vertices of an open composite surface.

The "TransformWarpage" command

Upon assigning to target surfaces deformation volumes against the Base Surface, a surface is created in a solid model. Note that the surface thus created is referred to as 'Transformed Surface'.

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