Lesson 1:
Surface Concepts and Imported Geometry
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Course Overview
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Hide/Show Tree Items
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Accessing Commands
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Importing Data
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3D Model Types
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Definitions
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Case Study: Solids vs. Surfaces
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File Translators
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Modeling Systems
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File Translation
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Why Do Imports Fail?
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Diagnosis and Repair
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Case Study: Repairing and Editing Imported Geometry
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Checking Solid Bodies
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Making Copies of Faces
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Repairing Gaps/Faces
Lesson 2:
Core and Cavity
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Core and Cavity Mold Design
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SOLIDWORKS Mold Tools
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Case Study: Camera Body
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Mold Analysis Tools
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Analyzing Draft on a Model
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Using the Draft Analysis Tool
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Draft Analysis Options
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Adding Draft
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Scaling the Model
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Establish the Parting Lines
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Shut-Off Surfaces
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Creating the Parting Surface
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Surface Bodies
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Creating the Mold Tooling
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Seeing Inside the Mold
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Interlocking the Mold Tooling
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Creating Part and Assembly Files
Lesson 3:
Side Cores and Pins
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Additional Mold Tooling
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Case Study: Power Saw Housing
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Thickness Analysis
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Detecting Undercuts
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Undercut Analysis
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Trapped Molding Areas
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Side Cores
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Feature Freeze
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Lifters
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Core Pins
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Manual Selection Techniques
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Case Study: Mixer Base
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Modifying Shut-Off Surfaces
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Completing the Tooling
Lesson 4:
Advanced Parting Line Options
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Case Study: Manual Parting Line
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Using Split Faces
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Case Study: Splitting a Part
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Creating Ruled Surfaces
Lesson 5:
Creating Custom Surfaces for Mold Design
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Surface Modeling for Mold Design
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Case Study: Drill Bezel
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Manual Interlock Surfaces
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Using Select Partial Loop
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Ruled Surface Direction
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Case Study: Router Bottom
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Manual Parting Surface Techniques
