TOOLING AXIS CREATION & DRAFT ANALYSIS-FAN COVER
TOOLING AXIS CREATION & DRAFT ANALYSIS
OBJECTIVE: The main aim of this challenge is to create a tooling axis for a Class-A surface through bisection method and to perform draft analysis
Tooling axis: The direction in which the mold or core and cavity opens is the tooling axis.
STEP-01
Connectivity of Class-A surface:
Checking the connectivity of the surface, this can be done by creating boundaries or by simply using the join option such that any openings can be easily visualized.
STEP-02
Analyse visually for the best possible tooling axis.
A Dummy tooling axis will be directly created using point-direction command.
Checking possibilities (clearances) in all the directions of axis and find what are the problem creation parts of the component or model.
The clearance checking along all the axis direction will be done by creating an intersection along an axis on a plane with the model and constructing two lines contact with the walls, the line bisecting the two lines and passing through the point will be the tooling axis.
Dummy Tooling Axis Creation:
Creating intersection for checking along y-Axis:
Creation of tooling axis along Y-Axis:
Using the intersection created lines will be created along the inclined walls, these lines are used for creation of tooling axis by bisecting method where the two lines and point will be selected as inputs.
Creating intersection for checking along X-Axis:
Creation of tooling axis along X-Axis:
Using the intersection created lines will be created along the inclined walls, these lines are used for creation of tooling axis by bisecting method where the two lines and point will be selected as inputs.
Tooling Axis creation:
Using the tooling axis created along x and y-axis , these tooling axis are used for creation of tooling axis by bisecting method where the two lines and point will be selected as inputs.
Publication:
Publication is used to make easily accessible of the published components
Draft Analysis:
Draft analysis is done after determining the tooling axis, draft analysis is used to check whether the minimum draft (3 degrees) is maintained or not.
Compass is used to define the draft direction.
If the minimum draft 3 degree is provided the whole component changes in to green colour.
