NC Check option
Hello when playing toolpath, the NC Check option is gone. (to play Vericut)I believed it was there some days ago.... Maybe someone can clear this up? thanks, bern
View ArticlePro-E Toolkit
hello lads,Actually i need to create a profile database using Pro-Engineer Toolkit. i couldnt find any tutorials regarding this could anyone plz let how do it start with. Thanks
View ArticleCreo2.0 Manufacturing?
It's awfully quiet in here lately!! I was wondering how many have switched to Creo 2.0 for manufacturing and how well you like it? I have it loaded and have been testing it. It seems to be fairly...
View ArticleCustom Tools
I recall bieng able to design my own cutting tool geometry, but for some reason I am unable to find this feature in NC Manufacturing. Is it still available? If so, how do I access it? Dennis Kuchar
View ArticleTapered scallops
HI eveveryone ive got to machine some tapered grooves/scallops around a tapered handle. The grooves have an axis ,was hoping to just come down vertically with my cutter following the axis which is at 5...
View Article3D MOLD Design using Pro Engineer
dear All,please advise and share... is there any one here using Pro Engineer for 3D Mold Design, i mean full complete mold design such as :1. Spliting core-cavity-slide2. Mold Base and standard/custom...
View ArticleTrajectory profile cut - No Retracts between passes
I don't know if anyone knew this parameter that i discovered this morning while trying to get the tool to stop retracting between passes. But it does stop the retracts while trajectory milling a...
View ArticleTrochoidal Turning in Pro/NC - Creo Elements/Pro 5.0
After some months investigating solutions I learned a lot about other CAM systems and how they do things. I also learned some nasty marketing tactics employed by CAx vendors and that sometimes the...
View Articleproblem with starting Manufacturing
To whom it may concern, Creo 2.0 Student EditionToday I wanted to study manufacturing in order to program milling process. I had clicked new > manufacturing (with checked nc assembly) > ok and...
View Articlesequences missing in material removal simulation
I am seeing (at times) that certain sequences do not appear to run in the material removal simulation. In this circumstance, it is drilling to rough and cut line milling used to circle interpolate...
View ArticleProblems with units in Automatic Workpiece in Mold Cavity
Hello guys, I have quite a trouble with Automatic Workpiece in Mold Cavity. I just cant choose any units in offsets. I have no idea why. I did some googling but couldnt find anything usefull. Do you...
View ArticleInstalling Creo 2.0 on second computer
Trying to install Creo Parametric 2.0 for a colleague (let's assume Aydee). Aydee is already using Creo on his work laptop, but it is slow, for the work he does. Very slow. I and Aydee would like for...
View ArticleMold cavity ID Engraving
I was wondering what mold makers using Pro Manufacturing are doing to engrave cavity ID's. Right now we are labeling the ID using a sketchthen make an engraving program for each of the 64 cavities. So...
View ArticleCreating Custom Drill Cycles
Hi, I'm trying to create a "custom" drill cycle for a gun drilling application on my NH4000 Horizontal. This requires a the gun drill to enter a counter bore with the spindle off, then fire up the...
View ArticleRename Manufacturing Subroutine Patterns?
How do I rename subroutine patterns to something more meaningful than the software generated names "Ind Pat # 1" "Ind Pat # 2"?
View ArticleCREO 2 FLOATING MODULES
Hi All Myself and the design engineer attending a user group session on Wensday night at the company who covers our PTC support, and we recieved the latest burn of Creo 2 M030 We hadn't stepped into...
View ArticleProblem with assembly constraints in Creo 2 M030
Hi All I am having a problem replacing a reference part in a manufacturing assembly, the part is in a family table, so I am selecting from within the parts files family table to replace. The model is...
View ArticleIs it possible to have software only cut areas that previous tool did not cut???
After using a larger endmill to cut a part out is there a way or another sequence to simply use a smaller cutter to clean areas that larger tool did not get using a window or whatever that may be?
View ArticleTool Path Like "I-Machining" for Pro-E
Does anyone know if a toolpath like the "I-Machining" exsists for pro-e???? Basiclly what it does is make full depth cuts and use the total flute length to cut pockets out. Speeds up cutting nicely and...
View ArticleDuplicate Tooling?
I was just wondering if there was anyone out there that had jobs with duplicate or redundant tooling where you would run a cutter for a time or distance then switch to a new tool of the same size and...
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