Can I duplicate a part for a mold to make a larger mold with the same multiple parts?

carlos_berdeal

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In this drawing I have made a mold for Part1.Labeled Top and bottom. What would be the best way to now make a mold with like 10 copies of part 1? It is a tiny part and I need to make many of them so I would like a block with 10.

john_mcclary

Yes, there are many ways to do it.

You can use a pattern, or transform->copy, derive the part into another part studio for the molds, or use an assembly/In-Context

bradley_sauln

You can leverage the linear pattern feature in the Part Studio. Since you have a nice blocked mold, the quickest/easiest thing to do is a part pattern where you could do a 2x5 grid (you'll have to figure out the spacing of the pattern by measuring the sides of your block). You will select the Linear Pattern Feature > Part Pattern > Add. If you're looking to resize the part to account for shrinkage, you can use the Transform feature first to scale the part appropriately BEFORE creating your mold.

Here's an example of the pattern:

dirk_van_der_vaart

Are you sure that this is not a problem??