Modeling hot and cold sprue/gates/runners

This topic describes how to specify a hot or cold sprue/gate/runner at the same time as creating the curve for the model entity.

1. Click (Geometry tab > Create panel > Curves > Create Line). The Create Line dialog appears.
2. Click in the Model pane to select the start point, or type the coordinates of the start point in the First text box.
3. Click Absolute or Relative depending on how you want to specify the end point coordinates.
4. Click in the Model pane to select the end point, or type the coordinates of the end point in the Second text box.
5. Ensure the Automatically create nodes at endpoints of curve option is selected.
6. Click the Create as drop-down menu to display the properties available for selection. Cold runner is available by default. If you want to assign a different property, click Browse. The Assign Property dialog appears.
7. Click Select and choose a curve property, such as Hot gate. If you do not see the required property, click New, select one from the list, and click OK.
8. Click Edit and change the properties as required.
9. Click OK to accept your changes and close the Assign Property dialog.
10. Ensure the required property is selected from the Create as menu and click Apply.
11. (Re)mesh the model.