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Model Setup
Designate and analyze casting parts, set gravity direction and mold opening direction, define runner system, and configure casting components.
Components
Identify predefined components, or create virtual components (cores, chillers, risers, sleeves, overflows, the mold, coolers, and filters).
Crucible
In Gravity Tilt Pour Casting, the crucible is the vessel in a vacillation machine that administers the liquid to the mold.
Add/Edit Crucible
Create and edit a virtual crucible in Inspire Cast.

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Model Setup
Designate and analyze casting parts, set gravity direction and mold opening direction, define runner system, and configure casting components.
- Cast Part
  Define and analyze the casting parts, and set gravity direction.
- Runner System
  Define the runner system for the model.
- Components
  Identify predefined components, or create virtual components (cores, chillers, risers, sleeves, overflows, the mold, coolers, and filters).
  - Core
    A core is used to create the interior shape of a model. It is commonly used in sand casting, but it can also be used in other processes.
  - Chiller
    A chiller is used to accelerate the solidification in a specific area of a metal casting mold.
  - Riser
    A riser is a reservoir of material built into the mold to prevent porosity resulting from shrinkage.
  - Sleeve
    A sleeve is a sand component that is placed around a riser.
  - Overflow
    Overflows are cavities in the die that act as vents for air to escape and as traps for excess metal flow.
  - Squeeze Pin
    Squeeze pins can help prevent porosity in a finished part by compressing a particular region of the molten metal during its solidification.
  - Mold
    A mold contains the cast part and any casting components.
  - Cooler
    A cooling system is used in high-pressure die casting to provide heat dissipation and to maintain a constant temperature relative to the mold. This helps ensure tension-free cooling of the cast parts.
  - Filter
    A filter is a casting component applied to the gating system to catch impurities and to have flow control over the liquid as it passes through it.
  - Shot Sleeve
    In High Pressure Die Casting, a shot sleeve is a piston sleeve that advances the liquid in the chamber to the mold.
  - Crucible
    In Gravity Tilt Pour Casting, the crucible is the vessel in a vacillation machine that administers the liquid to the mold.
    - Add/Edit Crucible
      Create and edit a virtual crucible in Inspire Cast.
  - Stalk
    In Low Pressure Die Casting, a stalk is a riser tube through which molten material is forced into the mold.
Cast Analysis
Run a casting analysis to minimize defects and prevent manufacturing problems.
Casting Benchmark Manual
Download the Casting Benchmark Manual to learn more about benchmark and verification tests.
Design Explorer
Evaluate designs by using geometric variables and applying a design-of-experiments (DOE) or optimization method. We recommend fully constraining your sketch when sketch variables are used in the design exploration.
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Add/Edit Crucible

Create and edit a virtual crucible in Inspire Cast.

Click the Casting tab.
Click the Components icon.
Click the Add/Edit Crucible icon.
Click any spot on the runner system or the part to create the crucible.

Note: If you have defined an ingate, you must remove it to create a crucible.

The crucible is created.
Optional: Click another location on the runner system or the part to create another crucible.
To edit the crucible, use the microdialog options to define the capacity.
Right-click and mouse through the check mark to exit, or double-right-click.

Microdialog Options

Define the size of the crucible.


Option		Description
Capacity		Enter the mass of the material the crucible holds to define the size of the crucible.
Preview		View an animated preview of the tilt pouring process.
Move Crucible		Reposition the crucible with the move tool.
Move Rotation Point		Reposition the rotation point with the move tool.
Angle		Change the angle of the rotation.
Rotation Time		Change the duration of the rotation
Delete		Delete the rotation.
Add Rotation		Add a new rotation.