FaceWorks - Mold Design For SolidWorks Users

FaceWorks - Mold Design
For SolidWorks Users
Advanced Mold & Die Solution for SolidWorks
FaceWorks
Certified Gold Product for Mold and Die Design
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Advanced Draft Analysis
Automatic Parting Line Generation
Advanced Shutoff Capabilities
Automatic Parting Surface Generation
Complete Core/Cavity Associativity
Advanced Mold & Die Solution for SolidWorks
SolidWorks Gold Product
Only 34 exist for SolidWorks (500+ Partner Products)
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Capvidia has 2 – FormatWorks and FaceWorks
What Does Gold mean?
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Complete Integration with SolidWorks
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Highest Level of Quality and Reliability
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Passed rigorous SolidWorks certification process
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SW Compatible – SolidWorks service packs and new releases.
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Recommended by SolidWorks
FaceWorks – Premier Gold Product for Mold & Die
FaceWorks
FaceWorks extends SolidWorks capabilities:
• Use of solid modeling technique for mold
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design
Associativity between mould parts
Automatic parting line creation
Unique parting surface algorithms
Definition of sliders and lifters as solids
Dynamic split animation
Graphical core and cavity separation
Organized and clear workflow
FaceWorks – Project Tree
Data structure project tree
Logical layers
Positive/negative draft
No draft
Undercuts
Unassigned
Inserts
Folders
Parting Surface
Automatic
User defined
Parting Line
Automatic
User defined
User defined groups
Drag & drop support
Automatic face assignment into folders after
modification of the original part
FaceWorks – Parting Line
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Automatic Update – Parting line is
always updated automatically – no need
to redo Draft Analysis.
Automatically Generated for all Inserts
Easy to manually generate user-defined
parting lines
Split Validity - can be easily checked by
comparing physical loops on model with
the number of loops generated by
FaceWorks.
Parting line is automatically
generated in
any case!
Drag&Drop
SolidWorks – Parting Line
Automatic – but only if model is 100% correct.
If the model needs to be changed, the user has to resort to manual
work. Each edge must be selected manually!
SolidWorks requires manual work. FaceWorks does the work automatically
What do you do when the part is not
“moldable” and needs to be modified?
How much time to you spend?
FaceWorks – Shut-offs
Easily handles complex openings and telescopic shutoffs
Openings Closed using:
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Curvature Criteria
2.5D surface
Planar surface
Approximation Surface – allows the
user to hide the parting line or meet
Quality Assurance criteria.
FaceWorks – Shut-offs
FaceWorks – Shut-offs
SolidWorks – Shut-offs
Gives ONLY result if part is 100% correct for moldability.
All surfaces have draft
Surfaces have no draft
SolidWorks requires manual work. FaceWorks does the work automatically
Do you find yourself manually closing openings
How much time to you spend?
SolidWorks – Shut-offs
SolidWorks requires manual work. FaceWorks does the work automatically
FaceWorks – Parting Line
Proprietary Algorithms from Capvidia – Developed specifically
for Mold & Die Design
Automatic Surface Generation Options:
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2.5 D surface with extrusion control
3D surface with extrusion control
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3D Radiate
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3D Sweep
3D surface with extrusion parallel to pull
direction
FaceWorks – Parting Surface
One-step automatic surface generation on closed 3D contours
• 2.5D extrusion with direction control
• 2.5D extrusion in two directions
• 3D surface radiation
SolidWorks – Parting Surface
Based on SolidWorks standard surface algorithms, which
are not suited for Mold & Die design.
Are all of your molds simple?
What is the quality of your parting surface?
FaceWorks – Parting Surface
Perfect result - Automatically
SolidWorks – Parting Surface
Based on SolidWorks standard surface algorithms,
which are not suited for Mold & Die design.
SolidWorks - Twisted surfaces
FaceWorks
FaceWorks – Parting Surface
Surface Extrusion parallel to the pull direction
necessary for compression Molds.
Hiding the parting line from the visible side of the injected part
FaceWorks – Parting Surface
Sliding Surface for inserts
FaceWorks – Parting Surface
Intelligent Telescopic shut-offs
FaceWorks – Split Animation
Not available in SolidWorks
FaceWorks – Parting Surface
Face Selection - Not available in SolidWorks
SolidWorks Mold Tools
Limitations Experienced by SolidWorks Users
• Draft Analysis
• Parting Line Generation
• Shutoffs
• Parting Surface Generation
• Core/Cavity Associativity
• Performance
Associative Mold Design with FaceWorks
Original model
Associative Mold Design with FaceWorksc
Temporary modification using solid
modeling
Associative Mold Design with FaceWorks
Draft angle analysis and parting line generation
Associative Mold Design with FaceWorks
Automatic parting surface generation
Associative Mold Design with FaceWorks
Core/Cavity
Associative Mold Design with FaceWorks
Associative Mold Design with FaceWorks
Suppressing temporary modification
from original part
Associative Mold Design with FaceWorks
Temporary modifications are
automatically assigned to the cavity
Associative Mold Design with FaceWorks
Final cavity
Associative Mold Design with FaceWorks
Complete mold ready in 2 minutes
Associative Mold Design with FaceWorks
Allows SolidWorks users to be competitive and
successful.