Step 1: Define a "piece mold."
A piece mold is a mold made of multiple, interlocking sections. It is designed to be disassembled.
Step 2: Determine the purpose of this design.
The primary reason for making a mold in pieces is to successfully cast an object that has complex shapes and undercuts. A one-piece mold would trap such an object. By designing the mold to come apart, the original model can be removed without damage, and the mold can be reassembled. This allows the mold to be used repeatedly to create multiple copies or productions of the same object. A "waste mold," by contrast, is destroyed after a single production.