Overview
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Learn how to design high-quality molds and casts—for one-off prototyping or mass production—in SOLIDWORKS.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- What is mold design?
- What you should know
- Definition of terms
- Design methodology
- Overview of applications possible
- Everyday casting—you've already done it
- History
- Materials
- Types of molds
- Prototype molding components
- What to avoid?
- Designing a mold project
- Molding possibilities
- Types of casting
- Safety gear
- Mold and box setup
- End-to-end casting process
- Casting possibilities
- Parting lines and flash
- Material in, material out
- Mold complexity, pulls, and placement
- Fluid flow
- Complex molding
- Why cast instead of 3D printing?
- What is CNC and what can you do with it?
- Picking your fabrication method
- Blow molding and roto molding
- CNC forms for vacuum forming
- Press molding
- Production at any scale
- Next steps
