Define Active Parts

Access: First activate the required parting assembly in the Parting tree.

Then select one of the following:

Define Active from the Parting Guide
Parting / Define Active Parts from the main menu.

the parts of the mold that touch the plastic during the injection process

All the Splits and Locations have been assigned to active parts; in this case the default active parts (Core and Cavity) defined by Cimatron. However, you can define your own active parts and assign the Splits and Locations as required.

denoted by gray icons or

In this example, the Location UCS12_4 is selected in the Parting Tree. The assigned Location name is displayed in red in the Active Tree.

This functionality works both ways - selecting an item in the Active Parts tree will highlight the item in the Parting Tree.

Note: Assigned items are denoted by:
- gray icons
- names displayed in red.

The Location UCS12_3 is selected in the Active Tree. Note that its position in the Parting Tree is displayed in red with a gray icon.	Location UCS12_3 is unassigned. Note that its position in the Parting Tree is still displayed in red, however, its icon is no longer gray. UCS12_1 is displayed in red because it is selected in the Active Tree, however, its icon is gray -meaning that it is assigned..

An unassigned Split/Location can be assigned (the Assign button is available.	A previously assigned Split/Location (its icon is grayed out and its assigned position in the Active Parts is displayed in red), cannot be assigned again. Only the relevant buttons are displayed.

Define Active Parts

Define the Active Parts from the results of a Split operation. This process involves assigning Splits and Locations to active parts.

Note: This is the first of a two part process of converting the results of a Split operation into the Assembly tree. The second part consists of assigning the created active parts to assemblies.

The end result of this operation is that all the Splits and Locations have been assigned to active parts, and may look something like this:

All items in the Parting Tree can be identified in the display by clicking the appropriate item. Some examples of this are shown below, such as identifying:

Once Splits / Locations have been assigned to active parts, this functionality is also available from the Active Parts tree. In addition, assigned items can also be identified between the trees; for example, a Location in the Active Parts tree can be identified by selecting the appropriate Location in the Parting Tree, and vice versa. Identified items in trees are denoted by gray icons and names displayed in red.
Example:

However, not all names displayed in red are necessarily items identified between trees; items that were previously assigned, but are now unassigned, are also displayed in red in the Parting Tree, however their icons are not gray.
Example:

The Assign/Unassign, etc. buttons are displayed only when a legal operation can be carried out. For each operation only the relevant buttons are displayed.
Example:

	Save the results of the Active Parts assigned to Assemblies and close the dialog.
	Close the dialog without saving. All information entered in the current session will be lost. A warning message is displayed.