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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Mold Coordinate System </div>
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      <p class="para_topicComponent">The next step in the process is defining the Mold Coordinate System (Mold CSYS). The <em>Mold CSYS</em> must be defined for the part being molded.
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      <p class="para_topicComponent">By convention:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">The origin of a mold assembly is at the center of the mold base</p>
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            <p class="para_item">The XC-YC plane of the Mold CSYS lie where the fixed and moving plates meet at the principal parting plane.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">The positive ZC Axis points in the direction in which the molded part will be ejected from the mold.</p>
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