The aesthetics of parting surface design is the basic standard to measure the level of a mold designer. The parting surface is required to be reasonable, concise, beautiful, and smooth. The parts other than the sealing position can be processed by CNC as far as possible, which not only saves the cost of EDM processing, but also reduces the cost of research and distribution. It is the ultimate goal that the designer always strives to pursue. In automobile mold design, how to design the corner parting surface? As shown below:
2. From the slope analysis, it can be seen that the height difference of the parting surface at the corner of the product is very large, and the parting surface is difficult to handle, so how to quickly design this special-shaped parting surface?
3. In [Insert]-[Curves from Curve Set]-[Connect], select the edge of the product curve to connect, click OK, and the generated curve is as shown in the figure below:
4. In [Insert]-[Design Features]-[Extrusion], select the merged curve to stretch in the X direction, and click OK. The result is shown in the following figure:
5. In [Insert]-[Curve from Curve Set]-[Connect], select the merged curve and stretch it in the X direction, click OK, and the result is shown in the following figure:
6. In [Insert]-[Design Features]-[Extrusion], select the merged curve to stretch in the X direction, click OK, and the result is shown in the following figure:
7. In [Insert]-[Trimming]-[Trimming and Extending], select the stretched surface edge to extend, and click OK. The result is shown in the following figure:
7. In [Insert]-[Trimming]-[Trimming and Extending]-[Making Corner], click OK, and the result is as shown in the figure below:
8. In [Insert]-[Trimming]-[Split Volume], split the trimmed surface, click OK, and the result is as shown in the figure below:
8. In [Insert]-[Detail Features]-[Edge Rounding], round the trimmed surface, click OK, the parting surface is created successfully, and the result is shown in the following figure:
