Create a new gate at either an absolute position, or one relative to the appropriate injection location.
To access this dialog, click 
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Note: The Runner tools are not available for a
Part Only
mold type.
Select an injection location from the Select drop-down list to set the gate end point, assign a gate type, and then either specify the coordinates or click on the modeling grid (Defined by coordinate), or click Apply (Defined by gate properties), to set the gate start point.
Tip: Use the Grid settings options to display and manipulate the grid when locating the gate manually.
Note: If you use this tool to change the gate properties before you create the gate, it will have the new properties. The properties of an existing gate will not change unless you select the gate, right-click on it, select Properties and change the gate properties in the dialog that appears.
Dialog elements
- Injection location
- Specifies which injection location will be used as a starting point for the gate.
- Select
- Select an injection location. Note: The injection location is the start point of the gate.
- Defined by gate properties
- Uses the properties defined in the Gate properties dialog to define the end point of your gate.
- Defined by coordinate
- Use coordinates to define the end point of your gate.
Click on the display, or enter values in the X, and Y boxes to define the coordinates.
Tip: Select Relative position to specify that the end point coordinates indicate a distance from the injection location point, and not an absolute location.- Relative position
- Specify the coordinates of the new gate relative to the selected injection location. If this is not selected the coordinates are relative to the global origin.
- X, Y, Z coordinates
- Enter the X, Y and Z coordinates of the gate.
- Grid Settings
- Enables/disables grid options.
This area of the dialog specifies whether the grid appears when you create or move a runner/cooling channel, whether the runner/cooling channel is constrained to the grid points, and allows you to define the grid settings.
- Location
- Set or edit a modeling plane.
- Edit
- Modify the properties of the selected plane.
- Display grid
- Specifies whether a grid appears when you create or move runners, cooling channels and parting planes, or size the mold. Note: The grid is parallel to the X-Y plane.
- Snap to grid
- Specifies that the nearest grid point is automatically used when you create or move runners, cooling channels, or parting planes, or size the mold using the mouse. This helps define exact dimensions. Tip: You can turn the Snap to grid option on and off while you are drawing a new cross section.
- Defaults
- Opens the Define Grid dialog, and allows you to set the grid size, style and origin.