To Finish the Plate Stack

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Add a cavity plate to the fixed half.

Open the Mold Base Definition dialog box.
Click with right-mouse button within the fixed half of the side view and click Add plate above ▶ Cavity Plate

The Plate dialog box opens.

Select subassembly TUTOR_FH.

Note

The subassembly designated with the function Fixed Half is automatically preselected.

Select type F50.
Select Thickness 86.

Close the Plate dialog box with OK.

The cavity plate is assembled.

Note

The cavity insert interferes with the cavity plates as the required cutout is still missing.

Add a clamping plate to the fixed half.

Click with right-mouse button on the cavity plate within the fixed half of the side view and click Add plate above ▶ Clamping Plate
Select TUTOR_FH as Subassembly.
Click OK to leave the Plate dialog box.

Add a clamping plate to the moving half.

Click with right-mouse button on the rail within the moving half of the side view and click Add plate below ▶ Clamping Plate

Select TUTOR_MH as Subassembly.

Note

The subassembly designated with the function Moving Half is automatically preselected.

Click OK to leave the Plate dialog box.

Add a core pin retainer plate.

Click with right-mouse button on the clamping plate within the moving half of the side view and click Add plate above ▶ Corepin Retainer Plate
Select TUTOR_MH as Subassembly.
Set Reference Distance to 4 mm to leave some space for the stop system.
Close the dialog with OK.

Add an ejector base plate.

Click with right-mouse button on the core pin retainer plate within the moving half of the side view and click Add plate above ▶ Ejector Base Plate
Select TUTOR_MH as Subassembly.
Set Reference Distance to 0 mm.
Close the dialog with OK.

Add an ejector retainer plate.

Click with right-mouse button on the ejector base plate within the moving half of the side view and click Add plate above ▶ Ejector Retainer Plate
Select the Ejector Base Plate as placement reference in the Side View.

Select TUTOR_MH as Subassembly

Close the dialog with OK.

Note

In case a second ejector package is needed repeat the assembly process for another ejector base plate and another ejector retainer plate. For the second ejector base plate selected the first ejector retainer plate as a reference in the side view of the Mold Base Definition dialog box.

In some design cases it might be necessary to add ejector packages to the fix half. Additional two ejector packages are supported in the Mold Base Definition dialog box.