Before you create your mold surface you must ensure that there are curves defining your feed system and cooling channels. Feed systems and cooling channels represented only by beam elements, without underlying curves, will not be considered.
- Click
(). - Click
(), to open the Mold Surface Wizard. You can accept the default dimensions or edit them as necessary. Note: You can accept the default values and see how the mold looks. If it is not adequate, you can repeat step 2 and alter the dimensions until the mold is good. - Click
(), select Curve in the By entity types list, and confirm that all your feed system and cooling channels are defined by curves. If they are not, then you will need to fix this before the mold can be meshed. - Select Beam element from the By entity types list, then select Tetrahedral element and note which components are defined by these entity types.
Note: The mold dimensions must be such that all tetrahedral elements are fully enclosed within the mold. Beam elements may protrude.
- If you identify any problems with the mold dimensions as a result of checking the properties, click Mold Surface again, and make the necessary alterations.
- Click Finish to close the Mold Surface Wizard. You are now ready to create the triangular surface mesh.