The
Extrude Runoff Surface feature creates, edits, or deletes a runoff surface, by extrusion.
Create a runoff surface by extrusion
- In the
Core/Cavity tab, click
Extrude Runoff Surface.
- In the graphics window, select an edge of the plastic part.
- Select a method to set the direction of the runoff surface:
- To rotate the direction by 90 degrees, click
Rotate, and then click
X or
Y depending upon your choice of direction. To change to a different direction, enter a value for the angle in the
Edit box. Click
Flip Direction to reverse the direction.
- To align the direction of a point, click
Align Axis. In the graphics window, select an edge or surface, to set the reference direction.
Note: You can select the surface edge, face edge, planar face, work axis, or work plane as the reference direction.
- Click
Apply.
Edit an extruded runoff surface
- In the
Mold Design browser, under
Runoff Surfaces, right-click an
Extrude Runoff Surface node, and then click
Edit Feature.
- In the
Extrude Runoff Surface dialog box, modify the parameters.
- Click
OK.
Delete an extruded runoff surface
- In the
Mold Design browser, under
Runoff Surfaces, right-click an
Extrude Runoff Surface node, and then click
Delete.