Step 7: Split the Mold

In this section, we will earn how to split a mold into its constituent pieces.

Before splitting this mold, think about it: How many pieces will we create?

2: Core and Cavity main parts (top and bottom parts),
4: 4 Pins in the lower part of the mold (we will make this only 1 part for purposes of this tutorial),
1: 1 slider.
7 different pieces

Pick the Split icon to start splitting the volumes of the mold.

Select TWO VOLUMES and ALL WRKPCS, then DONE to start splitting.

- Select now the Parting Surface to be used (the surface we just created before)

- Validate your selection and validate the feature.

Now, the splitting has started, and you should be prompted to enter names for each cut block.

Enter DUMMY_01 for the total bottom part as presented here

This side is named DUMMY as it is not completed yet; we still have to extract the slider and the core pins.
Enter MOLD_CORE for the total top part

This is the final CORE side of the mold.

To complete the splitting of the bottom side, you may RMB on the different models and volumes in the model tree to BLANK what could be cluttering the screen. We may blank:

MLD_HUB_BOTTOM_WRK
Split id xxx (MOLD_CORE - MOLD VOLUME) as this part is completed.

We may continue splitting now. Pick the Split icon again.

Select TWO VOLUMES and MOLD VOLUME, then DONE.

- Select DUMMY_01 from the list as the volume to be cut in 2 parts,

- Then, select the volume that composes the Slider, as the surfaces to use for splitting the dummy volume.

- Then Validate the feature creation and enter DUMMY_02 for this uncompleted part

- and then enter SLIDER for this completed part

You may press SHADE and rotate the model to notice that the logo was created properly.

Finally, we have to split this DUMMY_02 volume into several parts: reproduce the actions above and select all four core pins (press the Control key while selecting them) as a single splitting geometry. For this tutorial, it is enough; ordinarily you would create four separate splits -- one for each pin volume.

Name the components MOLD_CAVITY and CORE_PINS.

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