Prohibited Gate Regions dialog

The Prohibited Gate Regions dialog is used to set constraints on areas of the part to block a Gate Location analysis from placing injection locations.

Before running a Gate Location analysis, you can set constraints by defining areas of the part where you do not want injection locations. Prohibited Gate Regions works on both algorithms when using the Gate Location analysis. The prohibited regions can be based on part or mold geometry, or where a defect caused by an injection location must be avoided.

Dialog elements

Prohibited Gate Regions list

Displays the list of the prohibited gate regions you have created.

As the regions are created, the default name of the new prohibited gate region are added to the list.

Delete

Deletes the selected prohibited gate region from the list.

Selection Method

You can choose between two selection methods when using Prohibited Gate Regions.

Tolerance Angle

This selection method works by the user clicking a point on the model. Adjacent areas meeting at an angle less than the tolerance angle are included in the selection.

Tolerance setting

Controls the amount of curve the selection algorithm factors in when selecting an area.

The tolerance ranges from 0-89 degrees, with 0 being the lowest amount of tolerance and 89 being the highest amount of tolerance. A low tolerance level selects a more narrow range of curve, resulting in a more precise selection. A high tolerance level selects a broader range of curve, resulting in a broader selection area.

Clipped

This selection method works by the user clicking and dragging the pointer to select a rectangular area.

Near side only

Allows only the visible facet of the part to be selected.

When the Near Side Only check box is cleared, then areas on both the visible and back sides are selected.