I am familiar with parting lines and pull directions for molded or cast parts, but I have not had a lot of experience designing parts with draft. I have an initial concept of a part shown in the pictures. My two thoughts for the parting line would be either the top of the cylinder near the four tabs or where the slot at the bottom of the part intersects the cylinder. There is some geometry in the bottom of the slot shown in the second picture.
Besides the parting line question, I am also wondering about the order of operation. Typically rounds/radii go towards the end of the part. What about draft? Do you get a concept done similar to what I have and then add draft, or is it added up stream. This is a fairly simple part, so if it needs to be upstream, I can easily recreate the part if needed.
Thanks for suggestions and ideas,
Dale
