Plug Assist Design
Vacuum / pressure sheet thermoforming & heat-press mold engineering toolkit
Input
Shape
Rectangular box
Cylindrical cup
Part length
mm
Part width
mm
Part diameter
mm
Part depth (draw)
mm
Sheet thickness
mm
Plug material
Calculate
Plug assist pre-stretches the sheet into the cavity.
Common: aluminum (production), epoxy/composite or wood (prototyping).
Result
Plug gap warning.
2D schematic export
Export PNG
Export SVG
Cross-section (not to scale): sheet, plug, cavity, gap.
Educational / preliminary engineering estimates.