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Newbie - Mold Cavity for this part?

Hi Everyone,

I have utilized SW for die design for 3 years now, but a customer has now asked me to create a die for drawing stainless steel pockets. This is testing my limited experience with the more advanced options in SW. The part is similar to a pocket found on a locker door. To create the die section I thought utlilizing the mold tools would be the best method. I can get the cavity created... but how do I remove the material from inside the pocket?

Any help would be greatly appreciated...

Reply to
Turk
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Hello.

You need to make cut away features for the "left over stock" and do some secondary editing to get rid of the left-overs.

I made an example for you and anyone else who is interested.

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This example shows how to make the forming components using cavity (I.e. no stock location or material control - smile)

Regards,

SMA

Reply to
Sean-Michael Adams

Thanks Sean for your assistance... would you be interested in looking at my part and offering me some ideas... My part has a 16 degree taper and a "bump" along the bottom surface tangent to the punch draw rad.

Thanks in advance,

Turk

Reply to
Turk

Sure thing,

Send along a copy and we can give it a whirl.

Regards,

SMA

Reply to
Sean-Michael Adams

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