Rotating a part

The Rotate tool enables you to change the orientation of entities to align with the coordinate system. Model orientation is important for creating an effective runner system and for calculating the clamp force.

When you create a runner system, the sprue will be created along the Z-axis, which should be perpendicular to the machine plate with the injection side originating from the fixed plate. This ensures the sprue is modeled correctly. The clamp force is calculated relative to the machine plate.

Procedures

Rotating a part using the Rotate tool

References

Rotate dialog

To access this dialog, click (Geometry tab > Layout panel > Rotate).

Note: The available modeling tools depend on the mold type you selected.

Select the entities you want to manipulate to activate the dialog controls.

 

Note: Rotating entities to change their orientation with respect to the coordinate system is different from rotating the model in the graphics display area. If you just want to view the model from a different angle, click from the Navigation Bar, or use the ViewCube.

 

The part model orientation is important for creating a runner system and for calculating the clamp force. When you create a runner system, the sprue will be created along the Z-axis. The Z-axis should be perpendicular to the machine plate, with the injection side originating from the fixed plate. This ensures the sprue is created in a correct manner. The clamp force is calculated relative to the machine plate.

Note: If you change the part orientation after creating a runner system, the runner system will become disconnected.