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Context 
2D Layout
Icon access: 
Menu access: TopSolid'Draft | Mold
Description:
Allows to make a paper drawing of the mold project.
General procedure:
Start a new document TopSolid'Draft.
With the specific tools from TopSolid'Mold, make a paper drawing and dimensioning of the mold.
Icon access: 
Menu access: Mold | ASide / BSide
Description:
Allows to insert the views of ASide and BSide of the mold project from the mold assembly.
General procedure:
Select the type of view that you want to insert.
Click on EXPLORE if the mold file is not already open.
The mold ASSEMBLY is proposed to be inserted by default. If you want to project only one part click on it to get to the mode ASSEMBLY COMPONENT.
In case of an assembly projection, click on the graphic zone of the 3D. In the case of a unitary projection, select the part to be projected.
Particular remarks:
The system uses the sub-assembles
ASide and BSide created in the assembly
Mold 3D.
If you insert the ASide and BSide
views, but the sections and auxiliary views are empty, is because the
sub-assemblies have been extracted from the Mold assembly due to a bas
manipulation. To correct this you would have to:
Save your mld file, then re-open it. The 2 sub-assemblies have been affected correctly to the main set.
If the previous handling does not work :
Open the 3D containing the mold assembly.
Edit the construction tree.
In the mold assembly will only appear the plastic part and the components that are contained in that assembly (by default the sliding elements and referenced components, etc ...).
Start the contextual
menu on the assembly ( 
right click) and select Insert.
In the dialogue zone type
$ZMLD_INJECT
The sub-assembly ASide will reappear in the mold assembly.
Repeat the operation to insert the BSide and type
$ZMLD_EJECT
You can go back to the 2D drawing and insert the auxiliary views sections.
Icon access: 
Menu access: Mold | Auxiliary draft view
Description:
Allows to insert auxiliary views from the mold assembly.
General procedure:
Select the reference view.
Select the line type to trace shown and hidden edges.
By default, the system projects the full mold. Click on Complete Mold = NO to get the half view of the mold .
Select the position of the view.
Particular remarks:
Because you are using TopSolid'Mold
auxiliary views of the complete mold
will be inserted. Do not get confused with the same specific functions
from TopSolid'Draft.
Icon access: 
Menu access: Mold | Full section
Description:
Allows to insert section views from the mold assembly.
General procedure:
Select the reference view.
Define the section line by selecting a passing entity or a CONTOUR (in case of a broken section).
You can also select a HORIZONTAL OR VERTICAL CUTTING CURVE. Pick the place to insert it .
When clicking on an element from the reference view (by
example a circle), automatically the axis that are related to it will
appear. These entities can be used to define the contour.
Define the section.
Select if you want to have an aligned view on the reference. You can also manage the line type of the hiding lines.
Select the position of the view.
Particular remarks:
Because you are using TopSolid'Mold
auxiliary views of the complete mold
will be inserted. Do not get confused with the same specific functions
from TopSolid'Draft.
Icon access: 
Menu access: Mold | Section
Description:
Allows to insert sections from the mold assembly.
General procedure:
Select the reference view.
Define the section line by selecting a passing entity or a CONTOUR (in case of a broken section).
When clicking on an element from
the reference view (by example a circle), automatically the axis that
are related to it will appear. These entities can be used to define the
contour.
Define the section.
Select if you want to have an aligned view on the reference. You can also manage the line type of the hiding lines.
Select the position of the view.
Particular remarks:
Because you are using TopSolid'Mold
auxiliary views of the complete mold
will be inserted. Do not get confused with the same specific functions
from TopSolid'Draft.
Icon access: 
Menu access: Mold | Partial full section
Description:
Allows to insert views of partial full sections from the mold assembly.
General procedure:
Select the reference view.
Define the section line by selecting a passing entity or a CONTOUR (in case of a partial broken section).
When clicking on an element from
the reference view (by example a circle), automatically the axis that
are related to it will appear. These entities can be used to define the
contour.
Define the section.
Select if you want to have an aligned view on the reference. You can also manage the line type of the hiding lines.
Select the position of the view.
Particular remarks:
Because you are using TopSolid'Mold
auxiliary views of the complete mold
will be inserted. Do not get confused with the same specific functions
from TopSolid'Draft.
Icon access: 
Menu access: Mold | Partial section
Description:
Allows to insert views of partial sections from the mold assembly.
General procedure:
Select the reference view.
Define the section line by selecting a passing entity or a CONTOUR (in case of a partial broken section).
When clicking on an element from
the reference view (by example a circle), automatically the axis that
are related to it will appear. These entities can be used to define the
contour.
Define the section.
Select if you want to have an aligned view on the reference. You can also manage the line type of the hiding lines.
Select the position of the view.
Particular remarks:
Because you are using TopSolid'Mold
auxiliary views of the complete mold
will be inserted. Do not get confused with the same specific functions
from TopSolid'Draft.
Icon access: 
Menu access: Mold | Components dimension
Description:
Allows to automatically insert the dimensions linked to the mold components.
General procedure:
Select the view to dimension.
Select if you want to dimension YES or NO in reference to the mold center.
Particular remarks:
The system will dimension the components
by rectangular dimensions.
Available options:
Once the dimensions are inserted
you have the possibility of Reset the function
and start again from the beginning.
Dimensions can be modified using
.
Icon access: 
Menu access: Mold | Mold base dimension
Description:
Allows to automatically insert the dimensions linked to the mold base.
General procedure:
Select the view to dimension.
Available options:
Dimensions
can be "arranged" using 
.
Icon access: 
Menu access: Mold | Drills dimension
Description:
Allows to automatically insert the dimensions linked to the drills in the mold.
General procedure:
Select the view to dimension.
Select if you want to dimension YES or NO in reference to the mold center.
Particular remarks:
The system will insert the dimensions
of the drills.
There is a difference
of "format" between the dimensions of processed drills and
some "other" drills.
Available options:
Dimensions can be globally modified
using .
With this type of dimensioning It
is not possible to just delete a dimension text, it would have to be extracted
.
Icon access: 
Menu access: Mold | Draw regulation
Description:
Allows to trace or hide the cooling system.
General procedure:
Select if you want to apply the tracing to ALL the views.
Select the visibility mode.
Configure the attributes to use in the tracing :
Select the reference view.
Icon access: 
Menu access: Mold | Draw element
Description:
Allows to trace or hide one or more elements.
General procedure:
Select if you want to apply the tracing to ALL the views.
Select the visibility mode.
Configure the attributes to use in the tracing :
Select the reference view.
Icon access: 
Menu access: Mold | Draw axis
Description:
Allows to automatically draw all the axis linked to the mold.
General procedure:
Select if you want to apply the function on ALL VIEWS.
If not, just select the reference view.
Particular remarks:
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Icon access: 
Menu access: Mold | Bill of materials
Description:
Allows to automatically create a bill of material of the mold assembly.
You can get back the index defined in the 3D.
General procedure:
Select among the proposed bill of materials the format you want to insert.
ALWAYS select the button ASSEMBLY.
Never create a bill of materials
from a 2D view because the system will only include the elements present
in that view.
Select the document containing the assembly by clicking on its graphic zone. If the document is not open click on EXPLORE.
Select the assembly which bill of materials is going to be created:
Select the Depth of the bill of materials.
Show its position.
Select the elements to index or use the specific functions from TopSolid'Mold :
Particular remarks:
The indexes have to been in the 2D
to appear int he BOM. You can use the TopSolid'Mold ones :
or the TopSolid'Draft indexes:
The bill of materials can be easily
exported using Bill of materials | Export
Table or 
.
A bill of materials without index
can be exported from the 3D document using the function Tools
| Export bill of materials or .
Available options:
You can
input your BOM indexes linked to the3D from the 2D. To do this, use
and go to the section Part modifications.
In the column Index, input them. They are now affected
to the 3D parts.
To edit the bill of materials having
the possibility of forcing specific values use .
If the bill of materials needs to
be properly rebuilt use Bill of materials
| Regenerate table or 
.
Icon access: 
Menu access: Mold | Component index
Description:
Allows to do the indexing of mold components.
A bill
of materials has to be present before doing the indexing.
General procedure:
Select the component to index.
The system depending of the nature of the component applies an alphanumerical indexing composed by a letter (s for screw, b for bushing, l for leader pin, e for ejector pin, etc...) and a number.
Select the indexing style.
Select the position in reference with the view.
Particular remarks:
The index is automatically inserted
in the list of materials.
If the component is visible
on one of the views,
the system will insert on the axis the associated index.
Available options:
It is possible to modify the index
with . It will be possible to modify the index text and
appearance.
Icon access: 
Menu access: Mold | Ordered index
Description:
Allows to do the indexing of mold components following a specific order.
A bill
of materials has to be present before doing the indexing.
General procedure:
Select the element to index.
Select the insertion mode.
Select the positioning type.
Select the indexing style.
Select the position in reference with the view.
Particular remarks:
The index is automatically inserted
in the list of materials.
You can manage Alphanumeric index.
The categories (100, 200, 300, etc...)
are defined by the program configuration.
Available options:
It is possible to modify the index
with . It will be possible to modify the index text and
appearance.
Icon access: 
Menu access: Mold | Automatic index
Description:
Allows to do the automatic indexing of mold components.
A bill
of materials has to be present before doing the indexing.
General procedure:
Select the indexing style.
Select if you want to "mix" automatic and ordered index.
Select the view tor indexing.
The system will automatically insert
a reference for each one of the elements present in the view. If the indexes
were affected from the 3D, or in the Draft
document, they are getting back immediately.
QUIT when you have finished indexing the view.
Available options:
It is possible to modify the index
with . It will be possible to modify the index text and
appearance.
Icon access: 
Menu access: Mold | Pin Symbol
Description:
Allows to insert identifying symbols to the ejector pins.
General procedure:
Configure ejector pin symbol you want to apply. You can set it by type of ejector pin. If you have any symbol request, please contact your technical Support.
Select the view.
QUIT when finish with the insertion on that view.
Available options:
To update the pin symbols, you just have to launch another
time the function on the view you want to update.
To delete ALL
the symbols you would have to edit the construction tree of the view and
delete the corresponding @ on
the line Pin Symbols or click
Reset.
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