SplitWorks® is a revolutionary new product, using advanced technology, to automate the process of core and cavity separation and creation for the plastic molding, blow molding, sheet metal (progressive dies, bending), aluminum injecting, investment casting, wax molding for ceramics technology... industries, including advanced technology to update the inserts after any modifications or additions to the part including changed IGES files!
- Incorporates process-specific knowledge of mold making in CAMD (Computer Aided Mold Design) software.
- Delivers levels of productivity that dramatically outperform traditional mold making software...
at an affordable price!
- Provides time-to-market gains of 2-1 or better!
SplitWorks' intelligence begins by analyzing the part model and then displaying a color coated preview of the part, showing the potential core, cavity, zero draft angle surfaces and surfaces which belong to both the core and the cavity, according to the selected splitting direction.
The part may be a solid created within SolidWorks, or imported from any other CAD system via SolidWorks' translators. SplitWorks will work even on non-solid geometry giving it a significant competitive advantage over other products.
The user can modifying the split direction, by simply clicking on a plane, planar face or edge, which dynamically updates the preview. Undercuts and "no draft" angle surfaces are analyzed at this stage allowing "you" to determine the best splitting direction
The geometry is then automatically exploded into six groups (folders)
- Core
- Cavity
- Both Direction
- No Draft
- No Draft Core (optional - can be created in the core group)
- No Draft Cavity (optional - can be created in the cavity group)
and automatically placed into the SplitWorks Property Page along with a parting line folder.
Context sensitive popup menus and functionality in SplitWorks property page.
- Automatic Rebuild option which updates face classification and parting line display dynamically.
- Move menus to move faces between groups.
- Show/Hide folders faces and/or parting lines.
- Create Surface to create core, cavity or side core surfaces.
- Update Surface to update core, cavity or side core surfaces (propagating changes from the part to the finished assembly of cores, cavities and side cores.
Other SplitWorks functionality.
- Find ALL holes within a part surface and plug them where possible, leaving the unplugged holes highlighted to be plugged with Standard SolidWorks tools.
- Loft menu can be used as an automatic parting surface generator (when appropriate) or as a tool to create parting surfaces step by step using built-in redundancy overcoming composite curve and lofting reorder failures.
- Automatically create solid insert from standard or user defined material blanks.
- Network licensing.
FEATURES
Initial core/cavity analysis including PL display and special straddle face angle computation.
Dynamic Property Page including pop up menu functionality.
Integrates standard mold menus.
Multi-splitting capability.
Parting surface generator.
Hole filling menu.
Solid insert creation.
Full associativity between part and inserts.
Technical Specifications
PARAMETRIC CORE/CAVITY DESIGN
Parting surface application for injection molding, dies, progressive dies etc.
Full associativity between part and insert (even for external file format changes i.e. IGES)
SINGLE ENGINEERING MODEL FOR PLASTIC PART AND MOLD DESIGN
Integrated with SolidWorks menus.
Useful to both plastic part designer and mold manufacturer.
Seamless integration between SplitWorks and SolidWorks functionality.
SPLITWORKS FUNCTIONALITY
Dynamic preview of core and cavity surfaces according to a specific direction.
Heuristic straddle face angle analysis.
Preview of parting line creation on “both side” surfaces.
Split the part into 4 or 6 surfaces:Core, Cavity, No Draft, No Draft Core, No Draft Cavity, Both Direction
Selective automatic split face creation according to split direction.
Automatic parting line construction (including shut-offs).
SplitWorks Feature Manager
Dynamic (during the design process) face color classification and parting line display.
Automatic (Face) Rebuild and Automatic Parting Line Rebuild options.
Pop up menus including:Move Faces/Create Silhouette/Create New Group/Hide/Change Color/Select All
Create/Update Surface to generate core/cavity/side core surfaces.
Parting Surface Creation
Plug holes in surfaces automatically or manually.
Loft (with automatic correction) to generate parting surfaces.
Insert
Create solid core and cavity insert(s) from insert box and parting surfaces.
Create side cores and pins from surface geometry.
MISCELLANEOUS
SplitWorks can split original SolidWorks parts or closed/non-closed imported surfaces.
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