Expert Moldbase Extension
Creo Expert Moldbase Extension
About the Workflow
About the Cavity Insert Assembly as requirement for Moldbase Projects
About the EMX Ribbon
About the Creo Expert Moldbase Extension Workflow
About Preparing the Cavity Insert Assemblies
About Classifying Cavity Insert Assembly Components
About Creating Duplicated Cavity Insert Assemblies
About Identifying Trim Quilts in Cavity Insert Assembly
About Moldbase Projects
About Projects
About Creating a Mold Base Project
About the Moldbase Assembly Structure
About Subassemblies
About Creating a New Subassembly
About Deleting a Subassembly
About the Cavity Insert Assembly Layout
About the Moving and Fixed Half Views
About the Mold Base Definition
About Defining the Mold Base Assembly
About Defining a Plate
About Plate Features
About Mold Base Patterns
About Modifying the Mold Base Size
About Reseting the Current Assembly
About Working with Moldbase Templates
About Saving an Assembly
About Loading an Assembly
About Creating the Cavity Insert Assembly Cutouts
About Assembling and Disassembling Components
About Defining a Main Axis Offset
About Machine Parameters
About Component Handling
About Component Operations
About Assembling Predefined Components
About Redefining Placement Point References
About Removing all Components by Type
About Components
About Component Options
About UDF Component Dimensions
About the Component Detail Viewer
About Editing a Subcomponent
About Defining Components
About Measuring Dimensions
About Equipment
About Stop System Components
About Support Pillars
About Latch Locks
About Screws
About Dowel Pins
About Lifters
About Sliders
About Library Components
About the Component Library
About Assembling Library Components
About Fluid Components
About Cooling Components
About Hydraulic Components
About Pneumatic Components
About Creating Cooling Circuits with the Waterline Designer
About Extracting a Waterline Model
About Assembling Waterline Curves
About Ejector Pins
About Ejector Pins
About Creating Ejector Pins with the Ejector Pin Designer
About Predefining Ejector Pins with Layout Curves in Part Mode
About Trimming Ejector Pin Heads
About Updating Existing Ejector Pins
About Applying and Modifying Ejector Pin Symbols
About Deleting all Ejector Pins
About the Bill of Materials
About the Bill of Materials
About Working with the Bill of Materials
About the Bill of Materials Dialog Box in Drawing Mode
About Editing BOM Parameters
About Opening Drawings
About Analysis Tools and Features
About Creo Expert Moldbase Extension Tools
About Determining the Model Size
About Setting Accuracy
About Exporting CSYS Positions
About Exporting Measurement Points
About Setting the Technology Colors
About Calculating the Clamping Force
About Administrator Tools
About Administrator Tools
About the Component Editor
About the Component Editor
About the Data Structure
About Setting BOM Data in Component Editor
About Setting Assembly References in Component Editor
About Setting Instances in Component Editor
About Setting Nominal Dimensions in Component Editor
About the Options, Features, and Subcomponents Tabs in the Component Editor Dialog Box
About Setting Cuts and Threads in the Component Editor
About Migrating comp_data.txt and udf_data.txt Files to *.dat Files
About Creating Copies of Existing *.dat Files
About the Mold Base Editor
About the Mold Base Editor
About Setting Overall Dimensions in Mold Base Editor
About Setting Pattern Dimensions in Mold Base Editor
About Setting Plate Types in Mold Base Editor
About Setting Plate Features in Mold Base Editor
About Verifying Unused Files
About Adding Drawing Formats
About Replacing Parameters
About Configuration Options
About the EMX Options Dialog Box
About successfully providing company-wide configuration
To Set Creo Expert Moldbase Extension Configuration Options
Common Configuration Options
ADD_COOLING_REF_IN_PART
ADD_HYDRAULIC_REF_IN_PART
ADD_PNEUMATIC_REF_IN_PART
ARCHIV_PATH
COMPANY_ID
CUT_PLATES_ONLY
DEFAULT_EMXNAME
DEFAULT_PREFIX
DEFAULT_POSTFIX
DEFAULT_WATERLINE_DIA
DELETE_FILES_AFTER_DELETE
DELETE_FILES_AFTER_DISASSEMBLE
ENABLE_MULTI_EJP
ENABLE_SUBASM_PREFIX
EXCEL_TEMPLATE_PATH
LIBRARY_PATH
LIBRARY_THUMB_SIZE
MATERIAL_PATH
PDM_SYSTEM
PRE_HIGHLIGHT_BEFORE_DELETE
PROMPT_FOR_CUTTING_PARTS
SAVE_LOCAL_PARAM_IN_ASM
SAVE_SIZE_OF_PART_IN_EMPTY_ORDNUMBER
WINDCHILL_AUTONUMBER
Assembly Options
ALLOW_SIZE_EDIT
ASSEMBLY_UNIT
BALLOON_ARROW_END_TYPE
BALLOON_SIZE
CREATE_ASM_DRAWING
CREATE_ASM_REPORT
CREATE_GROUP_LAYER
CREATE_LAYER_PER_PART
EJP_DESIGNER_DEFAULT_COMPONENT
EMX_HIDE_ASSEMBLIES_IN_BOM
KEEP_SIZE_DEF_SETTING
MATFILE_EXTENSION
NAME_COMP_DISPLAY
NAME_FIX_HALF
NAME_MOVING_HALF
NAME_SUBASM_COMP
NAME_SUBASM_COOL
NAME_SUBASM_DOWEL
NAME_SUBASM_EJECTOR
NAME_SUBASM_EQUIPMENT
NAME_SUBASM_GUIDE
NAME_SUBASM_HYDRAULICS
NAME_SUBASM_LIB
NAME_SUBASM_PNEUMATICS
NAME_SUBASM_SCREW
NAME_SUBASM_STOP
NAME_SUBASM_SUPPORT
NAME_SUBASM_SLIDER
NAME_SUBASM_LIFTER
NAME_SUBASM_LATCHLOCK
CONFIG_ASM_LABEL_PARAM
PREVIEW_VIS_MODE
UPDATE_ADDITIONAL_COMPS
UPDATE_CUTS_IN_REDEFINE
UPDATE_MOLDBASE_COMPS
USE_LAYER_FOR_SIDE_VIEWS
USE_P_PLATE_STACK
USE_RULEBASED_LAYER_CONCEPT
WATERLINE_DESIGNER_DEFAULT_COMPONENT
WATERLINE_DESIGNER_SHOW_Z_POS_IN_WORKMDL_COORDS
WATERLINE_DESIGNER_DIA_LABEL
WATERLINE_DESIGNER_OVERMEASURE
WATERLINE_DESIGNER_XSEC_CREATE
Component Options
ADD_TECH_COLOR
ADD_TECH_PARAM
AUTO_ASSEMBLE_SCREWSPINS
AUTO_REASSEMBLE
AUTO_REASSEMBLE_ALL_TYPES
AUTO_SAVE_LAST_COMP
COOLING_ADDITIONAL_BORE_DEPTH_RULE
EJP_NOTE_PRE_STRING
EJP_NOTE_POST_STRING
EMX_CHECK_DWG_TYPES
EMX_TOL_MODE
EMX_NO_CUT_PARAM
ENABLE_ADD_ADDITIONAL_CHAMFERS_FOR_TYPES
EXCL_SIZE_CALC_PARAM
INCREMENT_POS
MIN_SCREW_LENGTH_RULE
NOM_DIM_DISPLAY
NR_DIGITS_BOM
NR_DIGITS_COMMON
PATTERN_QUILT_CUTS
PARAM_PLATE_LENGTH
PARAM_PLATE_WIDTH
PARAM_PLATE_THICKNESS
PARAM_VOLUME
SAVE_DRAWINGS
SET_EMX_DTL
SHOW_FRACTIONAL_NOM_VALUES_FOR_INCH_COMPS
SHOW_PRYSLOT
USE_INSTANCE_IN_REFNAME
USE_ONE_MDL_RAIL
USE_SHORT_NAME_TRIM_EJP
Parameter Options
ADD_LOCALIZED_BOM_NAME1
ADD_LOCALIZED_BOM_NAME2
ADD_LOCALIZED_BOM_NAME3
ADD_LOCALIZED_BOM_NAME4
ADD_LOCALIZED_BOM_NAME5
BOM_FILENAME
CHECK_DRAWING_WHEN_OPEN_BOM
CHECK_RELATIONS_WHEN_OPEN_BOM
CREATE_LOCAL_PARAMS
DATE_FORMAT
PART_RENAME_FORMAT
PLACE_BALLOON_ON_FACE
RECALC_MASS_PROPS
RECALC_SIZE_WHEN_OPEN_BOM
SORT_BOM_WITH_PARTID
SIZE_DIAMETER_PREFIX
SIZE_DIAMETER_STRING
SUPPRESS_EJP_NOTE
TECH_PARAM
USE_PARTID_IN_BALLOON
CONFIG_BOM_BALLOON_CUSTOM_PARAM
Analysis Options
ACCURACY_VALUE
ACCURACY_TYPE
ADD_TRIM_FACE_IN_CORE
ADVANCED_TECH_COLOR
EDM_CSYS_PARAMETER
EDM_CSYS_RESULT_FILE
QMM_FILENAME
SIZE_FORMAT
TEST_MODE
USE_ASM_WATERLINE_MDL
About Common Parameters
Default Parameter Configuration Options
About Project Parameters
About Part Names
About Part Name Wildcard Characters
About Technology Data
About Cooling Bore Data
About Ejector Bore Data
About Screw Hole Data
About Configuring Export to Excel
About Order Number Rules
About Configuring Chamfer Sizes
About Embedded components in EMX Mold Bases
About EMX_SURFACE_FUNCTION parameter
About Working with Standard Parts from Windchill
About Using Relation Files (*rel) to Add Relations to Components
Smart Hole Chart
SMARTHolechart
About SMARTHolechart
Working with SMARTHolechart
About Working with SMARTHolechart
To Create or Update a Table
To Define Directions and Table Format
To Preview and Edit Table Results
To Create an Intersection Table
To Update All Tables
To Delete a Table
To Export Tables
To Define UDFs and Local Groups
Drawing Management
About Drawing Management
To Move Tables
To Move Table Rows
To Auto Arrange Notes
To Arrange Notes
To Show Hole Notes
To Change Hole ID
Exclude Geometry
About Exclude Geometry
To Select Geometry
To Show Geometry
To Reset Geometry
To Reset All
Configuring SMARTHolechart
About Configuring SMARTHolechart
To Configure Settings
To Configure Hole Types
To Configure Table Formats
To Configure Thread Names
About Using Wildcards
Appendix
File Output Options
CREATE_DRW_FILE
DRW_FILENAME
CREATE_TAB_FILE
TAB_FILENAME
CREATE_NC_FILE
NC_FILENAME
Handling Options
DIR_DEFAULT
UDF_DIR
UDF_ORIENT
ONE_PICK_PLACEMENT
CSYS_CREATE
CSYS_FORMAT
CSYS_AUTOSELECT
CSYS_AUTOSELECT_NAME
UPDATE_SHEET_MODUS
DIGITS
SHOW_DIALOG
COLOR_HOLES
REMOVE_UNREPLACED_PLACEHOLDER
COMMAND_PRIORITY
SELECT_VIEW_FOR_CSYS_IN_MDLTREE
AXIS_AUTO_CREATE
AXIS_AUTO_GROUP
AXIS_FORMAT
AXIS_GRP_FORMAT
POINT_AUTO_CREATE
POINT_AUTO_GROUP
POINT_FORMAT
POINT_GRP_FORMAT
HIGHLIGHT_HOLES
HIGHLIGHT_COLOR_SELECTED_HOLE
HIGHLIGHT_COLOR_SELECTED_ELEM
HIGHLIGHT_COLOR_OK
HIGHLIGHT_COLOR_IGNORED
HIGHLIGHT_COLOR_ERROR
Table Format Options
SELECT_MAIN_TAB
SELECT_CONFIG
ARRANGE_TABLES
TABLES_AUTO_ARRANGE
CREATE_TABLE_PER_TYPE
CREATE_TABLE_PER_DIAMETER
DIAMETER_SYMBOL
RADIUS_SYMBOL
DM_OUTPUT
TABLE_TEXT_HEIGHT
TABLE_ROW_HEIGHT
GEN_TOL_OUTPUT
TOL_IN_TWO_LINES
TOL_ADD_PLUS
WRITE_HEADER
HEADER_FORMAT
WRITE_ENDLINE
ENDLINE_FORMAT
DATE_FORMAT
INDEX_FORMAT
SEL_POS_IN_UPDATE
TABLE_JUSTIFICATION
CONE_VALUE1_FORMAT
CONE_VALUE2_FORMAT
CONE_VALUE_FORMAT
DIAMETER_FOR_THREADNAMES
DELETE_ROWS_IN_UPDATE
SYMLIM_ADD_BLANK
Note Format Options
ADVANCED_NOTES
ELBOW_DIST
ELBOW_LENGTH
NOTE_TEXT_HEIGHT
START_WITH_ZERO
NOTE_FORMAT
NOTE_LAYER
ADD_NOTE_FRAME
NOTE_POSITION
NOTES_AUTO_ARRANGE
NOTE_MIN_DISTANCE
NOTE_MAX_DISTANCE
NOTE_DISTANCE_FROM_VIEW
NOTE_DISTANCE_FROM_NOTE
Example: Note Formats
Symbol Options
MARK_COS
Recognition Options
ALLOW_SURF_AS_THREAD
CHECK_HOLE_PLACEMENT_SURF_FOR_SIDE
EPSILON_BORETABLE
LIMIT_HOLE_DIAMETER
MIN_HOLE_DIAMETER
MIN_HALF_ANGLE
SUPPRESS_UNKNOWN
IGNORE_RADII
IGNORE_SLOTS
PROJECT_TO_NULL
IGNORE_CONVEX_SURFACES
MIN_THRU_DEPTH
CHECK_THREADLENGTH
CONVERT_UNITS
HIGHLIGHT_EXCLUDED_GEOMETRY
IGNORE_SURFACES_ON_HIDDEN_LAYERS
CONSIDER_PARAMETERS_FROM_PARENT
UDF_RECOGNITION
PARAMETER_MUST_EXIST
NC Options
NC_HEADER
NC_BLOCKEND
NC_ENDLINE
NC_LINENUMBER
NC_ADD_LINENUMBER
NC_BLOCKNUMBER
NC_ADD_LINE_BREAK
Example: NC Output
Test Options
SHC_DEBUG_INFO
Wildcards
<\n>
<1STCHARTYPE>
<1STCHARTYPE>
<1STCHARVIEW>
<CSYS>
<CSYSNAME>
<DATE>
<DIAMETER>
<DIR>
<FILENAME>
<HOLETYPE>
<ID-AXIS>
<ID-POINT>
<ID-SRF>
<IDCHAR=x>
<IDNUM=x>
<PARAM=X>
<TABCHAR>
<TABFORMAT>
<TABNUM=x>
<MDLNAME>
<VIEW>
<VIEWID>
<VIEWNAME>
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<VIEWNAME>