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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Family Mold Overview and Usage</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">Molds that produce multiple parts of different designs, such as the top and bottom cases of a phone, are referred to as family molds. When you load multiple product models, Mold Wizard automatically arranges family mold projects into assembly structures with separate branches for each part and its related files. The family mold module allows you to select the active part (from parts that have been loaded in the family mold) for the operations that you need to perform.</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Loading Product Models for a Family Mold</div>
      <p class="para_division">The procedure for loading the product models for a family mold is as follows:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select the Load Product button to load the first part model as you would for a project based on a single part.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">For each additional part, repeat the Load Product process until all of the family parts have been loaded. Mold Wizard will add these products into the mold assembly, with a family mold structure under the layout node for each product model.</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Positioning of Family Mold Components</div>
      <p class="para_division">Family members added to a Mold Wizard project are positioned using the MCSYS settings of the active family member.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Active Parts</div>
      <p class="para_division">You can use the family mode function to select a part as the &quot;active part.&quot; Part-specific operations will affect only the active part and its related files. For example, to apply a shrinkage value to a particular part in a family mold, set that part as the active part in the family mode before using the shrinkage module to apply the shrink value.</p>
      <p class="para_division">To set the active part:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Click on the Family Mold button. The Select Plastic Product dialog is displayed.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select the name of the part that is to be active.</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Removing a Family Part</div>
      <p class="para_division">You can remove a family part as follows:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Click on the Family Mold button. The Select Plastic Product dialog is displayed.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select the name of the family part to be removed.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Click the Remove Family Member button. All components of the family product tree will be removed from the layout node of the mold assembly tree.</p>
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