{"id":14,"date":"2013-07-08T13:15:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-08T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/teacher\/how-to-create-runners-in-solidworks-plastics"},"modified":"2013-07-30T11:17:27","modified_gmt":"2013-07-30T11:17:27","slug":"how-to-create-runners-in-solidworks-plastics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/teacher\/2013\/07\/how-to-create-runners-in-solidworks-plastics.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Create Runners in SolidWorks Plastics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"photo-wrap photo-xid-6a00d83451706569e201901c00952e970b photo-full \" id=\"photo-xid-6a00d83451706569e201901c00952e970b\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/6a00d83451706569e201901c00952e970b.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451706569e201901c00952e970b image-full\" title=\"Simulation of a runner created in SolidWorks Plastics\" alt=\"Simulation of a runner created in SolidWorks Plastics\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/6a00d83451706569e201901c00952e970b-800wi.gif\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"photo-caption caption-xid-6a00d83451706569e201901c00952e970b\" id=\"caption-xid-6a00d83451706569e201901c00952e970b\" style=\"text-align: center;\">SolidWorks Plastics Runner<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>There are many practicle applications of runners in mold design. The runner in the picture above (T shaped bit) allows two parts to be made from a single gate. When the plastic has cooled, this runner can then be removed. The video below will explain how to create a runner and then run an analysis on it using SolidWorks Plastics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object width=\"444\" height=\"250\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"https:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/tmDl-5gcxYo?version=3&amp;hl=en_US\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed width=\"444\" height=\"250\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/tmDl-5gcxYo?version=3&amp;hl=en_US\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" \/><\/object>\n<\/p>\n<p>A simplified version of the CAD file used in the video above can be downloaded by clicking<br \/>\n<span class=\"asset  asset-generic at-xid-6a00d83451706569e201901ceea03c970b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/solidworks.typepad.com\/files\/runners.sldprt\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the next blog post, I will explain some more advanced meshing options.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SolidWorks Plastics Runner There are many practicle applications of runners in mold design. The runner in the picture above (T shaped bit) allows two parts to be made from a single gate. 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