Place and align plastic part

The Plastic Part command places one or more parts into a Mold Design project.

1. In the Mold Layout tab, click Plastic Part .
2. In the Plastic Part dialog box, browse to locate the plastic part file.
3. Select an .ipt file and click Open.

   If the part contains surfaces or multiple bodies, the Derive Plastic Part dialog box displays.

4. Right-click to select an alignment option, left-click to place.
5. Optionally, click OK in the File Naming dialog box.
Note: You can repeat the previous steps to place multiple parts into a family mold design.

Place plastic part

1. In the Mold Layout tab, click Plastic Part .
2. In the Plastic Part dialog box, browse to locate the plastic part file.
3. Select an .ipt file and click Open.

   If the part contains surfaces or multiple bodies, the Derive Plastic Part dialog box displays.

4. Right-click to select an alignment option, left-click to place.
5. Optionally, click OK in the File Naming dialog box.
Note: You can repeat the previous steps to place multiple parts into a family mold design.

Show me how to align the plastic part

Place multi-body plastic part

1. On the Mold Layout tab, click Plastic Part .
2. In the Plastic Part dialog box, browse to locate the plastic part file.
3. Select a multi-body part file, and then click Open.
4. Click OK. The Derive Plastic Part dialog box displays.
5. To add a new plastic part to the Plastic Part(s) list click Click to add. The new plastic part is given a default name, and is selected automatically.
6. To rename a part, right-click the plastic part in the list, and then click Rename.
7. To delete a part, right-click the plastic part in the list, and then click Delete.
8. From the Solid Bodies Selection list, select the required solid bodies for the selected part.
9. Click OK.
10. Right-click to select an alignment option, left-click to place.

Delete plastic part

• In the Mold Design browser, right-click the plastic part node, and then click Delete.