You can adjust the direction of a plastic part by rotating the part around an axis. You can also align the part relative to an edge or planar surface.
Rotate plastic part around axis
- In the
Mold Layout tab, or the
Core/Cavity tab, click
Adjust Orientation.
- Select a plastic part in the graphics window.
Note: If a part node is activated in the
Mold Design browser, the corresponding part is automatically selected in the graphics window.
- In the
Adjust Orientation dialog box, select the
Rotate around Axis method.
- Select the
X,
Y, or
Z axis as the rotation axis.
- Enter a rotation angle.
- Click
Apply or
Done.
Align plastic part with edge or surface
- In the
Mold Layout tab, or the
Core/Cavity tab, click
Adjust Orientation.
- Select a plastic part in the graphics window.
Note: If a part node is activated in the
Mold Design browser, the corresponding part is automatically selected in the graphics window.
- In the
Adjust Orientation dialog box, select the
Align with Axis method.
- Select the
X,
Y, or
Z axis as the reference axis.
- Select an edge, or a planar surface on the selected part in the graphics window. The direction of the part changes according to the specified axis and edge or surface.
- If necessary, click
Flip plastic part to reverse the direction of the part.
- Click
Done.
Edit orientation of pastic part
- In the
Mold Design
browser, under a plastic part node, right-click the
Orientation node, and then click Edit Feature.
- In the
Adjust Orientation dialog box, modify the settings.
- Click
Done.