other moving parts, as indicated in Figure 2. Since present
human design consumes long times, doing so is not realistic.
In order to support this, a CAS cooling designer was
developed. The method and algorithms described in [11]
specify in more detail the rationales of the CDS method this
tool is based on. As Figure 3 shows, SolidWorks© [12] is
used as interface for modelling the 3D mould parts as well
as for allowing the user specify the characteristics of the
mould being designed. For example, the user can specify the
different types of parts (core, cavity, slider, plastic part and
ejector pins) as well as different types of surfaces (e.g.
surfaces for placing inlets and outlets, hot surfaces, surfaces
that cannot be drilled, etc).