•  Creo Expert Moldbase Extension
  • Welcome to the Creo Expert Moldbase Extension 14.0.0.0 Help Center
  • About 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 Cooling 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 Migrating comp_data.txt and udf_data.txt Files to *.dat Files
      • About Setting BOM Data in Component Editor
      • About the Options, Features, and Subcomponents Tabs in the Component Editor Dialog Box
      • About Setting Assembly References in Component Editor
      • About Setting Nominal Dimensions in Component Editor
      • About Setting Cuts and Threads in the Component Editor
      • About Setting Instances in Component Editor
      • 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
    • 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
      • About Using Relation Files (*rel) to Add Relations to Components
      • DEFAULT_POSTFIX
      • DEFAULT_WATERLINE_DIA
      • DELETE_FILES_AFTER_DELETE
      • DELETE_FILES_AFTER_DISASSEMBLE
      • ENABLE_MULTI_EJP
      • ENABLE_SUBASM_PREFIX
      • 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
      • DELAY_MOLDBASE_REGEN
      • 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_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
      • 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
      • ENABLE_MOULDING_REPAIR
      • 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