To Apply Shrinkage by Dimension
1. Perform one of these operations:
◦ On the
Mold tab, click the arrow next to
Shrinkage and then click
Shrink by dimension.
◦ On the
Cast tab, click
Production Features and then click the arrow next to
Shrinkage. Click
Shrink by dimension.
The Shrinkage By Dimension dialog box opens.
2. Under
Formula, click
or
to specify the formula to calculate shrinkage.
3. Clear the Change Dimensions of Design Part check box if you do not want to apply shrinkage to the design part.
4. Under Calculation Order, select one of the following to determine the order in which shrinkage is applied:
◦ After Relations—Applies shrinkage after evaluating the relations set on dimensions. This is the default. If the relations depend on parameters or reference dimensions, a warning message appears that shrinkage may not be applied correctly after the relations are evaluated.
◦ Before Relations—Applies shrinkage before evaluating the relations set on dimensions.
|  To view the options available under Calculation Order on the Shrinkage By Dimension dialog box, ensure that the configuration option allow_shrink_dim_before is set to yes. |
5. Under Shrinkage Ratio, click any of the following to insert dimensions to the table.
◦ 
—Select a dimension in the part on which shrinkage is being applied. The selected dimension is inserted as a new row in the table. In the
ratio column, specify a shrink ratio, S, for the dimension or in the
final value column, specify a value that you want the shrunk dimension to have.
◦ 
—Select a feature in the part on which shrinkage is being applied. All the dimensions of the selected feature are inserted as separate rows in the table. In the
ratio column, specify a shrink ratio, S, for the dimension or in the
final value column, specify a value that you want the shrunk dimension to have.
◦ 
—Switches the display of dimensions between their numeric values and symbolic names.
| To apply an overall shrinkage to the part, specify a shrink ratio against All Dimensions. The shrink ratio you specify is applied to all the dimensions of the part. |
6. If required, click
to add a new row to the table or
to delete a row from the table.
7. To remove shrinkage, click Clear on the Shrinkage By Dimension dialog box. The CLEAR SHRINK menu appears and lists all the dimensions on which shrinkage is applied.
8. Click the appropriate check box to clear the shrinkage applied to that dimension. The following are also available.
◦ Select All—Selects all the dimensions on which shrinkage is applied.
◦ Unsel All—Clears the selection of all the dimensions on which shrinkage is applied.
◦ Done Sel—Completes the selection of dimensions for which you want to clear shrinkage.
◦ Quit Sel—Discards the selection of dimensions for which you want to clear shrinkage.
9. Click
.
10. To obtain information about the shrinkage applied, click
Analysis >
Shrinkage Information on the
Mold or
Cast tab.