To Create Clearance Holes
After you add ejector pins, you must create holes for the ejector pins by cutting the assembly components with the quilt.
1. Perform one of these operations:
◦ Click
Mold >
Catalog >
Ejector Pin >
Clearance Cut.
◦ Click
Cast >
Component >
Catalog >
Ejector Pin >
Clearance Cut.
◦ In Mold Layout, click
Mold >
Catalog >
Ejector Pin >
Clearance Cut.
2. Select an ejector pin from the set. The selected set is highlighted. The Clearance Cut dialog box opens.
3. For a variable set, select an ejector pin from the Set Members window to perform the operation.
4. For an identical set, specify the type of the cut: Identical or Variable.
5. Specify the parameters for the hole. Click the Catalog icon from the Quilt parameters field.
6. The Define Parameters dialog box opens. Specify all parameters for the ejector pin hole. A drawing shows a section of a hole for the ejector pin with all required parameters. A table under the drawing lists all parameter values. After you have defined all parameters, click OK to return to the Define Set dialog box.
7. Specify assembly components to intersect. Click Define from the Intersect components field. The INTRSCT OPER menu opens. You can select the components automatically or manually.
8. To select components automatically, click INTRSCT OPER > Add Model > Auto Sel. The system highlights the intersected components. Click Confirm. The system creates a cut through the selected components, excluding the mold and reference parts.
9. If you select components with Auto Sel, the cutting quilt intersects all components.
10. To select components manually, click INTRSCT OPER > Add Model > Manual Sel. Select the components to intersect.
11. Click OK to finish.