Injection Molding - Draft Angle (Why and How to Design)

#draftangle This video explains what a draft angle in injection molding is, why they are important, and how to design draft angles in Fusion 360.


00:00 Intro

00:24 What is a draft angle? You'll learn why it's important to ad draft angles to your designs.

00:40 Draft angle demonstration. Here, you will see what happens when you don't add draft angles to your injection molding designs.

01:18 Designing draft angles. Learn about the 3 things you have to always consider when designing draft angles.

01:24 Fits. We'll show why it's important to consider the origin face of where the draft angle would start.

01:45 Textures. We discuss and show how textured surfaces can influence your draft angle design.

02:23 Ejector mechanisms. Learn why using draft angles makes it easier for the part to release from the mold. This allows for simpler ejector mechanisms.

02:41 Draft angle design in Fusion 360. We'll remodel an injection molding part without draft angles to a part with draft angles.

04:45 Outro


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