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Technical What’s New
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Define Workpiece Setting Enhancement
An option, By References, is now added to the Define
Workpiece Setting dialog box, Reference drop-down
menu. Use the new option to: Define a workpiece
based on selected elements of the plastic part. Define a
workpiece based on multiple selected elements of the
plastic part. Turn on Multiple references to select more
than one reference.
Retain Last Input Value
The commands Gate, Cold Well, and Cooling Channel
are enhanced. The dialog box for these commands
retains the last input value for the current session.
Gate Location X,Y,Z
An option to display and edit the gate location as X,Y,Z
values is available in the Gate Location dialog box. To
display or edit the value as X,Y,Z coordinates, select the
X,Y,Z check box. To display and edit the position as U,V
(ratio on an edge) values, clear the check box.
Place Plastic Part
There are three alignment choices for the Plastic Part
command.
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Align with Part Centroid (default)
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Align with Part CSYS (coordinate system)
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Align with Work Reference
You can select a UCS or a Work Point to define a Work
Reference. Before you place a plastic part, right-click to
access the alignment options. Left-click to accept the
selection and place the part.