Mold Surface dialog

This dialog is used to edit the properties of elements or regions of type Mold surface.

To access this dialog to edit the properties of existing model entities, select at least one element or region of type Mold surface, then either select Edit (Geometry tab > Properties panel > Edit), or press Alt-Enter, or right-click and select Properties.

The collection of property values defined on the dialog are saved to a property set with the description shown in the Name box. In addition, you may be given the option to also apply the property values to related entities in the model.

Dialog element	Explanation
Mold material	Specifies the mold material in contact with the selected model feature. The available options are: Use global setting in advanced options Select this option if you do not want to specify a local mold material in contact with this model feature. Select a different mold material Select this option if you want to specify a local mold material, different to the mold material specified in the advanced options, in contact with the top side of this model feature.

Dialog element

Explanation

Mold material

Specifies the mold material in contact with the selected model feature.

The available options are:

Use global setting in advanced options: Select this option if you do not want to specify a local mold material in contact with this model feature.
Select a different mold material: Select this option if you want to specify a local mold material, different to the mold material specified in the advanced options, in contact with the top side of this model feature.

Note: Selecting a different mold material is a simple way to model the interface between the part and a mold insert, but you will get more accurate heat transfer results by modeling the insert as a separate volume.