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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Channel Design Method</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">You use the Cooling tools to interactively create cooling channels in a mold assembly.&nbsp;Associativity between channels and the inlet face can be achieved using predefined methods provided by the module. In addition, the module provides methods to edit and delete the guide lines or the channels.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Cooling Channel Design Steps</div>
      <p class="para_division">You can choose from two Channel Design Steps in the Cooling Channel Design dialog:</p>
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         <li>
            <p class="para_item">Define Guide Path</p>
         </li>
         <li>
            <p class="para_item">Generate Cooling Channel</p>
         </li>
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      <div class="title_division">Define Guide Path </div>
      <p class="para_division">The Define Guide Path channel design dialog contains the following toggles, options, and buttons.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Toggle/Option/Button</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Description</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Channel Design Steps</p>
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               <p class="para_td">There are two steps:</p>
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                  <li>
                     <p class="para_item">Define Guide Path</p>
                  </li>
                  <li>
                     <p class="para_item">Generate Cooling Channels</p>
                  </li>
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               <p class="para_td">Balance and Non-Balanced Design</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The difference is in the work part in which the channel is placed. For a Balanced design, the cooling is created in the prod component, for a Non-Balanced design it's created in the cool component.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Cooling Path Definition Method</p>
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               <p class="para_td">You can create the cooling guide path by:</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Using the sketching tool provided by the Cooling module</p>
                  </li>
                  <li>
                     <p class="para_item">Creating the guide path using NX and importing it into the Cooling module.</p>
                  </li>
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               <p class="para_td">Sketching with the Cooling module</p>
               <p class="para_td">Select an inlet face (similar to the one highlighted in red).</p>
               <p class="para_td">The initial length is the total length from the picked face to the next face.</p>
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                           <p class="para_note_body">NOTE: The Position text box and the Position slider are set to insensitive. This is because the first line created is the master line and its position is controlled by using the Create/Edit Guide Path Position button.</p>
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               <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/illustrations/cooling04_1.gif"></p>
               <p class="para_td">Create Cooling Path - Step 1</p>
               <p class="para_td">Select another inlet face (similar to the one highlighted in red).</p>
               <p class="para_td">A second guide path is automatically created to join up with the first one.</p>
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                           <p class="para_note_body">NOTE: Mold Wizard doesn't allow a line to be shortened to less than the distance from the selected face to the parent line, in order to maintain a connection.&nbsp;</p>
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               <p class="para_td">You can adjust the position of the second guide line by moving the Position slider. The second line glides along the first line.</p>
               <p class="para_td">The creation of a third guide path, its constraints, and the adjustment method is similar to the creation of the second line.</p>
               <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/illustrations/cooling05_1.gif"></p>
               <p class="para_td">Create Cooling Path - Step 2</p>
               <p class="para_td">Import Native NX line as Cooling curve:</p>
               <p class="para_td">Move the cursor over to the graphic area and select the NX curve. Note that the curve should be created in the appropriate work part first.</p>
               <p class="para_td">For a balanced layout, you will have to create the curve in the prod component. For a non-balanced layout, you create the curve in the cool component.</p>
               <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/illustrations/cooling07_1.gif"></p>
               <p class="para_td">Import Native NX Curve</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Length Field/Slider</p>
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               <p class="para_td">All cooling guide lines start with the maximum length between the picked face and the next intersecting face. The length of each cooling line can be adjusted via the Length slider or by entering a value into the field. </p>
               <p class="para_td">Children guidelines have a minimum length in order to connect with their parent.</p>
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                           <p class="para_note_body">NOTE: When you change the length of a parent guideline, you have to select the children and use the slider to update their length according to the changes made to the parent.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Position Field/Slider</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The first line of the guide path cannot be positioned using the Position slider or field. Subsequent cooling lines can be repositioned using the Position slider or field.</p>
               <p class="para_td">The position of the next cooling line is always constrained to glide along the parent line. </p>
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                        <div class="para_note">
                           <p class="para_note_body">NOTE: When you change the position of a parent guideline, you will have to select the children and use the slider to update their position according to the changes made to the parent.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">General Guide Path Tools</p>
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               <p class="para_td">There are 2 types of general guide path tools:</p>
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                  <li>
                     <p class="para_item">Delete Guide Path</p>
                  </li>
                  <li>
                     <p class="para_item">Delete Guide Line</p>
                  </li>
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               <p class="para_td">Delete Guide Path</p>
               <p class="para_td">Select one of the guide lines of the guide path and click the Delete Guide Path button. The complete guide path is deleted.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Delete Guide Line</p>
               <p class="para_td">Select one of the guide lines and click the Delete Guide Line button. The particular guide line and its children, if any, are deleted.&nbsp;</p>
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                           <p class="para_note_body">NOTE: Create/Edit Guide Path Position must be used before creation of the pockets for the cooling. It is recommended to wait before the creation of the pockets until you have fully designed your mold.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Show Cooling Channel Relationship</p>
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               <p class="para_td">You can reveal the channel relations by using the toggle for Show Channel Relationship. A number is displayed according to the relation of the channels with the other cooling channels.</p>
               <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/illustrations/cooling13_1.gif"></p>
               <p class="para_td">The Relationship Between the Cooling Channels</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Execute Buttons</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Please note that the OK button doesn't terminate the dialog box. To terminate the dialog box, use the Cancel button.</p>
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      </table><br><div class="title_division">Generate Cooling Channel </div>
      <p class="para_division">The Generate Cooling Channel channel design dialog contains the following toggles, options, and buttons.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Toggle/Option/Button</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Description</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Hole Type</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Set the type of hole you want to create. You can choose between a Threaded Hole or Clearance Hole. The default is Threaded Hole.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Diameter</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The default channel diameter is set to M8x0.75. You can choose from a list of possible diameters or you can manually set a value.</p>
               <p class="para_td">The possibilities for inches are different from the metric. This is dependent on the database.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Channel Start Type</p>
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                  <li>
                     <p class="para_item">Select the appropriate channel Start Type.</p>
                  </li>
                  <li>
                     <p class="para_item">Enter the desired parameters.</p>
                  </li>
                  <li>
                     <p class="para_item">Click OK.</p>
                  </li>
               </ol>
               <p class="para_td"></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Channel End Type</p>
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                  <li>
                     <p class="para_item">Select the appropriate channel End Type.</p>
                  </li>
                  <li>
                     <p class="para_item">Enter the desired parameters.</p>
                  </li>
                  <li>
                     <p class="para_item">Click OK.</p>
                  </li>
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               <p class="para_td">End Type Channel Options</p>
               <ul>
                  <li>
                     <p class="para_item">For a Counter-bored End, you can set the Counterbore Diameter and Counterbore Depth parameters.</p>
                  </li>
                  <li>
                     <p class="para_item">For a Blind End, you can set the Angle parameter.</p>
                  </li>
                  <li>
                     <p class="para_item">For a Blind End With Extension, you can set the Extension and Angle parameters.</p>
                  </li>
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               <p class="para_td">Delete Cooling Channel</p>
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               <ol type="1" start="1">
                  <li>
                     <p class="para_item">Select the cooling channel to delete.</p>
                  </li>
                  <li>
                     <p class="para_item">Click the Delete Cooling Channel button.</p>
                  </li>
               </ol>
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                        <div class="para_note">
                           <p class="para_note_body">NOTE: If you already created pockets for the cooling channels, those will be deleted also.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Edit Data Base</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The cooling inlet types can be customized in the database the same way as a standard part.</p>
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