Turn Off Solid Holes!
XMD-S designs holes real-time as the mold is built. It also gives you option to either model them in the solid, or to only draw wireframe. The default depends on your configuration. Experience has shown that not-modeling holes is the better choice: It is faster. You are free to edit the solid, and XMD-S backs … Read More Turn Off Solid Holes!
Designing with Fully Surfaced Mold Blocks in XMD-S
Solid mold blocks have become such a hit in XMD-S, users have started to ask us if there’s any reason to keep the part and parting line sheet bodies that XMD has traditionally relied on. We’ve looked into it, and with release 4 of XMD-S, we’re proud to say that you’re free to kill your … Read More Designing with Fully Surfaced Mold Blocks in XMD-S
Plate Drawings in XMD-S
For the most part, 2D drawings in XMD-S work the way you’re used to. However, there are some noticeable (and not so noticeable) differences, particularly in the area of plates. This article is designed to shed some light on the changes we’ve made to the 2D plate drawings in XMD-S. The Solid Factor The most … Read More Plate Drawings in XMD-S
Modeling in 3D
With XMD-S, you can now work in the 3D model to make changes even as XMD-S automates updating related parts of the design. This post explains how to work with XMD-S in 3D. Understanding What’s What Before you rush in and start changing things, you need to know what you’re looking at, as the recommended … Read More Modeling in 3D
Designing Molds in 3D
The goal of this article is to help XMD-S users take advantage of the new technology for designing molds in 3D. As explained in our last article, you can still design the way you’re used to (from section), but today we focus on using XMD commands in 3D design work. Next time we’ll examine how … Read More Designing Molds in 3D
Getting into XMD-S the Easy Way
If you know XMD and are just getting into XMD-S, this article is for you. XMD-S is XMD made better: solids, 3D models, and a lot more intelligence. But don’t let all this scare you. We worked hard to make sure XMD-S still works the way you remember. In fact, you can totally ignore the … Read More Getting into XMD-S the Easy Way
Ejector Pin Charts
It’s common in manufacturing custom mold bases that steel mold plates deviate from designed thickness by slight amounts. Which of course means your pins must also be adapted to match. This can involve a lot of error-prone manual calculation. Or… you can just use the automated pin charts that XMD-S generates for you! Over the … Read More Ejector Pin Charts