Tooling Design (TG1) - P1
Mold Tooling Design (MTD) - P2

 

General Issues

Split Component
  • It is not possible to perform "Add New Instance" from a split component.
  • A split component can be an assembly. However, if this assembly contains a slider, this slider is not split.
    Bypass: perform a second split, this time on the slider.
Split Synchronization
To use this command:
  • either set the option Update to Automatic, in Tools > Options > Mechanical Design > Assembly Design,
  • or update the father of the component to update, if the option Update is left to Manual.
Split with Surface Reduction
Please note:
  • Undo is not available for both standard split and split with surface reduction! Using undo on those commands could result in lost data.
  • We recommend that you save your model before starting a split, to be able to revert to this saved version if need be.
Adapting the Geometrical Parameters of a Component
This capability is enhanced : it is available now for the insertion of several "single instances" of the same component at the same time:
  • clear the check box Several Instances per Reference,
  • then position the required number of instances in the 3D view.

The External Reference Component dialog box will be activated once for each component.

Insertion of Components
To make the synchronization of the color of the holes generated by the insertion of component effective, proceed as follows BEFORE the insertion of the component:
  • Go to Tools>Options> Infrastructure>Part Infrastructure and select
    • Inherit colors from the reference feature,
    • Color on import management property is editable.

       
  • Then, in the Part Design workbench, activate the CATPart and start the CATPart properties menu,
    • Go to the Color Management tab and select the Imported features in current part inherit color from reference feature
    Repeat this step for all the CATParts.
 
Constraints created while inserting Components

Tooling constraints are pre defined by the choice of working mode.

In planar mode :

  • The working plane cannot be replaced by another plane in the main Tooling Constraint.
  • The constraining point may be different for different preview instances for each secondary Tooling Constraint.
  • Some previewed instances may have a secondary Tooling Constraint and some not.

In point mode :

  • The Tooling Assembly current plane is defined as follows:
    • If some selected points are on a plane, the first Plane associated to a point in this manner (first in the sense of selection order) becomes the current plane.
    • It is not overloaded if points on other planes are selected afterwards.
    • It is possible at any moment to overload the current plane by 3D graphic selection of a plane. (But note that such a selection will also modify the axial direction of the previews which will all become normal to the selected plane )
  • The point defining the point mode for a given preview cannot be replaced by another point in the main Tooling Constraint.
  • A different point may be used as constraining element for each previewed instance.
  • The constraining plane is identical for each previewed instance.
  • Either all or no previewed instances have secondary constraints.
    In particular, even if some points are associated to planes and some not, the secondary constraints are created
    (with the current plane in all cases).

Important: In point mode, the order of selection defines the type of constraint:

  • Select a point, then a plane directly, without activating the direction field in the dialog box. Two constraints are created after you click OK:
    • one on the point,
    • one on the plane selected.
  • Select a point, then activate the direction field in the dialog box and select a plane. Only one constraint is created (on the point) after you click OK: if you select a plane after having activated the direction field, this plane is not used as a constraint support.
Add new instance command
A component containing external references must be single instance (see Adapting the Geometrical Parameters of a Component above). As a consequence, adding new instances is not allowed for this type of component.
Replace Plate
Constraints will be kept only if planes, points,... have been published.

In automatic update mode, the reconnection to external references may fail (the dialog box is not available). This may occur because of previous splits. Bypass: switch to manual update mode.

If the dimensions of the replacing plate are defined by a design table, this design table must contain a column named Ref and a column named RefMold. Otherwise a warning message is displayed informing that an internal error occurs.

Do not take the message "Impossible to synchronize" into account.

Insertion, addition, replacement of Tooling components
During the insertion, addition or replacement of Tooling components, a new component reference may be created. In this case, it receives a part number which is given by the application. The suffix of this part number is a number intended to ensure part number uniqueness in the session: this way the user is relieved of the responsibility of part number uniqueness and the creation of a new reference is transparent. This suffix cannot be controlled by the user and it cannot be assumed that it will have a given starting point or an increasing order.
Component Catalogs
CATIA offers catalogs corresponding to those of external components suppliers. However:
  • CATIA components catalogs are not always upgraded to the latest version of the components suppliers' catalogs.
  • a CATIA components catalog may contain components from several versions of the components supplier's catalog.
  • a CATIA components catalog does not contain all the components from a given components suppliers' catalog. Some components may be missing.
  • a CATIA component may be different from the original one (features may be missing).

Please note: if the unit of the CATIA session differs from the unit used to create the Design table of a component, the component reference in the BOM may be incorrect (because of values read in the inappropriate unit).

Example, Misumi/EjectorPin/ C-EHSF have been created in mm.

  • If your CATIA session is in mm,  you will have REFBOM = C-EHSF 12-350-P8.9-N150, that is the correct reference.
  • If your CATIA session is in inch, you will have REFBOM = C-EHSF 0.472-13.77-P0.35-N5.906, because values have been read in inch.
Component Catalogs - What's new
LKM Catalogs have been added (main Mold Bases and Components).

Misumi and Futaba catalogs have been enhanced with a large number of components.

Structure of Components Catalogs
The structure of some catalogs has changed, so the number of steps to reach the final component may have changed too.
In each CATPart that represents a component, there is a parameter named SupplierRef that provides the version of the catalog and the name of the supplier.
Components and CATDUA
A component belonging to component catalog of the Mold Tooling Design workbench is guaranteed CATDUA error free at the time of its creation.

However, since CATDUA deals with an increasingly larger and more precise range of errors, you may have to clean a component created in a previous release. To do so, start File > Desk > CATDUA in a V5 session.

Tooling Part Interface Management
We recommend that you create a constraint of type "fix" on tooling product and part interfaces.
Using a Norm Other than ISO 965-2
If you need to use a norm other than ISO 965-2, please refer to Reusing Values Already Defined in a File in Creating Threads and Taps in the Part Design User's Guide.

Open Issues

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Documentation

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