I've been fighting Creo2 (and WF4 previously), trying to avoid or suppress retracting while in a profile milling sequence. I have the retract plane defined 50mm above the fixture and part, but I have a wide open space where the tool could simply move from the end of one cut to the start of the next with no interference. Creo insists on retracting which is a waste of time and causes unnecessary wear and tear of the machine.
One friend suggested placing the retract plane at the bottom of the feature but that doesn't work either. At this point, I'm simply editing out the offending code in the NC program, but this is a major PITA.
Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Thanks,
Ray Aviles
Manufacturing Engineer 2