3D Parametric Design for Vacuum Forming Molds

• Main Authors: Chin-yu Hsu, 許晉瑀
• Other Authors: Alan C. Lin
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/97980832437940170681

碩士 === 國立臺灣科技大學 === 機械工程系 === 97 === This study aims to develop a 3-D parametric design system for vacuum forming molds. An engineer can use the system to complete the design of the vacuum forming mold in a short period of time based on his/her molding experiences. The objectives of this study include: (1) establishing the 3-D geometric model for mold bases and mold cavities of vacuum forming mold, (2) introducing the parametric design method to achieve rapid design modification of mold plates, (3) creating an automatic assembly system that allows the user to select and assemble the mold base rapidly based on the product forming method, (4) building a cooling selection system to allow the user to select the desired cooling method. As for system implementation, Pro/Toolkit in Pro/Engineer and MFC in Visual C++ are used in this research to develop the proposed system. A mold engineer can apply the developed system in practice to significantly reduce the time needed to re-establish the 3-D geometric models of vacuum forming molds.