Modeling mold cooling lines

[tdegroot]

Hi everyone,

I have a customer that has requested me to model the outside mold cooling conections along with the pipes and flexible hoses so the set up people can see a "picture" of exactly what they need to connect and how to do it. I have usually just labeled them in or out, but that is not acceptable anymore. I have Creo with the mold design package and EMX. I can get the plumbing connectors with EMX. Is there an easy way to do the hoses with what I have or do I need another package?

Thanks,

Tom

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[TomD.inPDX]

I don't know what the EMX extension is but in general, if I need a flexible connection like a wire, I sweep a feature along a datum curve. The datum curve needs just 2 points and you can manipulate the routing from there. More point, more control. You have normal and tangent option for the start end end points.

[SteveLucas]

They certainly don't make mold techs /setters like they used to !! . Now you need a 2 year degree and they can't figure out the waterlines.

[TomD.inPDX]

Probably a request from the marketing department

[tdegroot]

Thanks for the datum curve idea. I guess that won't be to bad.

Tom

[HugoBarosa]

I use the sweep function, and the result is something like this