Molding around a manifold

Mar 23, 2006 2 Replies

Guys,



I am a block and hole type of designer so this is new to me. Picture a set of small hypodermic tube manifolds (Y shaped) arranged in a row. I have modeled them and spacially arranged them where I want them. I now want to put a cube of plastic around them with the legs of the y's still sticking out (molded around the tubes) I know I can make a cube a mate it to the manifolds but how do I then cut out the plastic from inside the tube. Is there a way to subtract one solid from another ?



I am not asking how to design the mold, I am going to let some small run injection company tell me how to do that, I am simply trying to model what the end result I would like to get to.



Any direction would be really appreciated.



Thanks.



Dan



After you have the manifolds in position in the block run a "cavity" routine. If you want the plastic inside the tube removed, plug the open end of the tube in the block.

Mike Eckstein

Thanks Mike that worked great. Figured it was simple.

Dan

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