Design is a wonderful and creative job. And mold design is a design discipline that requires a lot of knowledge. You have to know applied mechanical calculations, you have to know about machining methods, you have to understand the properties of each type of plastic. You have to be familiar with drawings, technical standards… and most of all, you have to really understand a design software to create perfect molds.
Which design software to choose for mold design?
I came out of the design environment, so I learned through many different types of software. I also want to advise you that. Universities often don’t teach what’s needed for real work. But student life gives you plenty of free time and an infinite amount of exploration. So spend those things to learn and familiarize yourself with the design software you know and want to know.
Current 3D and 2D design software mainly includes CAD, INVENTOR, SOLIDWORKS, CATIA, Creo, NX… Each software has outstanding advantages compared to other software. And when you go to work, each company also uses different types of software. Personally, I recommend using Solidworks software.
Why use Solidworks software to Design Plastic Injection Mold?
Solidwork is 2D and 3D design software familiar to designers. The famous software of Dassault systemn has been and is being widely used all over the world. Here are the outstanding advantages that make you want to immediately install this software on your computer.
Computer system:
As a software that looks 3D, Solidworks does not require too much computer hardware. This is an advantage that is very popular with students and low-income people. Currently, I am using Solidworks 2013. This version requires quite modest configuration:
OS: Windows 8 RTM, Windows 7 x86 x64, windows vista x86 x64
CPU: Intel Pentium IV or higher or AMD (the higher the better)
Ram: Minimum 2GB
Graphics card : should use discrete card like ATI, Nividia
Hard drive: For the installation folder and containing the library data, 7GB or more is required.
With a configuration like this, you only need to spend no more than 10 million to have a delicious machine to plow solidworks.
– Intuitive interface:
This graphic design software has a pretty intuitive interface. Help designers easily get acquainted right from the first operation. Basic commands such as extruded boss/base (command to create blocks), extruded cut (command to cut blocks) … look very familiar with recognizable icons. If you already have a 3d CAD background, then getting familiar with solidworks is not difficult at all.
– Fast processing;
This depends on your computer configuration. But if compared with competitors of the same age as inventor 2012-2015 , in my opinion, solidworks 2013 is faster and smoother.
– Optimization for mold design;
This is exactly what this article is about. My company only uses 3D design software, Solidworks, to design the mold without any other software support. I have designed hundreds of different molds with only Solidwors 2013. This software can read most 3D tails. So we don’t have to worry when customers send us 3D models with .igs, .step… With solidworks, the die core division, mold separation, assembly and mould simulation are no longer a problem for you. Even if you know how to do the right process and have experience in handling it. You can make many different molds with just a few small changes from one mold to another.
Common mistakes when using solidword.
A product, no matter how good it is, cannot avoid its limitations. The version of Solidworks I am using also often generates some errors and lacks some tools related to calculation and simulation in the simulation environment. However, for my current field of mold design , I have found a way to fix it. I will dedicate a larger post to write about these errors and how to fix them if this article gets a lot of approval from you guys.
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