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Model Setup
Designate casting parts, gravity direction, gates, and components.
Components
Identify predefined components, or create virtual components (cores, chillers, risers, sleeves, overflows, the mold, coolers, and filters).
Sleeve
A sleeve is a sand component that is placed around a riser.
Add/Edit Sleeve
If you haven't designed any sleeves in a CAD tool, you can create and edit virtual sleeves in Inspire Cast.

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Model Setup
Designate casting parts, gravity direction, gates, and components.
- Cast Part
  Define the casting parts, filling system, and gravity direction.
- Gate
  Identify predesigned gates, or create and edit virtual gates.
- 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.
    - Add/Edit Sleeve
      If you haven't designed any sleeves in a CAD tool, you can create and edit virtual sleeves in Inspire Cast.
    - Designate Components as Sleeves
      Identify any sleeves you've already designed in a CAD tool.
  - 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.
  - Stalk
    In Low Pressure Die Casting, a stalk is a riser tube through which molten material is forced into the mold.
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Add/Edit Sleeve

If you haven't designed any sleeves in a CAD tool, you can create and edit virtual sleeves in Inspire Cast.

You can only create sleeves over risers that were created in Inspire Cast. If you imported a riser from CAD, import the sleeve too.

Click the Casting tab.
Click the Components icon.
On the Sleeve icon, click Add/Edit Sleeve.
Click a riser to create a sleeve around it.
Use the microdialog options to define the sleeve type, temperature, and thickness.
Optional: To create more sleeves, click a riser.
Right-click and mouse through the check mark to exit, or double-right-click.

To edit a sleeve, click the Add/Edit Sleeve tool, and then click the sleeve.

Microdialog Options

Define the sleeve type, temperature, and thickness of the sleeve. If you selected an exothermal sleeve, define the burning time, ignition temperature, and released heat.


Option		Description
Material Viewer		Click to examine the material's Thermal and HTC properties.
Sleeve Type		Select a Generic isothermal or Generic exothermal sleeve.
Temperature		Enter the temperature.
Thickness		Enter the thickness.