Mold Sets and Physical Molds

A Mold Set is the logical mold family; a Physical Mold is the actual mold for a specific size or physical instance.

Mold Set

The Mold Set groups information shared by the mold family, such as the mold identity and shared production attributes.

A Mold can serve more than one Piece.

Physical Mold

A Physical Mold is the actual size-specific mold.

A Physical Mold can carry facts such as:

• size designation;
• current wax weight;
• current caster/supplier;
• current physical location;
• physical status.

Size systems

A Mold uses one size system across its Physical Molds. Supported patterns include Ring, Generic, Measured, and Unsized.

Physical Mold IDs

Prisflux generates internal Physical Mold identifiers from the Mold identity and size token.

Examples may include an unsized token, a generic size such as S/M/L, a measured size, or a ring size.

Why the distinction matters

Costing and production decisions often need the Physical Mold, not just the Mold Set, because wax weight and size-specific facts live at the Physical Mold level.