This is a short tutorial that will help guide you through the key functionalities in the Core & Cavity workbench in CATIA. You will learn how to take a part and define its core, cavity and slider areas. 

1. Importing  the Molded Part

2. Defining the Main Pulling Direction

3. Defining a Direction for the Slider 

Importing the Molded Part

This task shows you how to enter the Core & Cavity Design workbench and how to import a part to use there.

Ensure that you have a product (and not a part) in the viewer and select this product before entering Core & Cavity Design workbench.

1. Start the application with Start > Mechanical Design > Core & Cavity Design.

2. Click Import Model  and import GettingStarted.CATPart from the samples directory.

3. Click OK.

Defining the Main Pulling Direction

This task teaches you how to define the main pulling direction which, in turn, defines the core and cavity surfaces.

Defining a Direction for the Slider Area

This task shows you how to define a pulling direction for a surface that is a slider area or a loose core.