To Create Holes for Catalog Components
After you add components, you must create holes for them by cutting them with the quilt using the Clearance Cut command.
1. On the
Mold Layout tab, click
Mold >
Catalog or on the
MOLD LAYOUT menu, click
Catalog. The
CATALOG menu appears.
2. Click Ejector Pin > Clearance Cut.
3. Select a component name from the set. The selected set is highlighted. The Clearance Cut dialog box opens.
4. For a variable set, select a component from the Set Members window to perform the operation.
5. For an identical set, specify the type of the cut: Identical or Variable.
6. Specify the parameters for the hole. Click
from the
Quilt parameters field.
The Define Parameters dialog box opens. Specify all parameters for the component hole. A drawing shows a section of a hole for the component 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.
◦ 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.
If you select components with Auto Sel, the cutting quilt intersects all components.
◦ To select components manually, click INTRSCT OPER > Add Model > Manual Sel. Select the components to intersect.
8. Click OK to finish.