Summary: Pro/NC vs Mastercam
There's really nothing to summarize here since I was basically just lookingfor pros and cons, but I've cut-and-pasted everything I received below.Thank you to everyone for your replies. I appreciate...
View Article"Trochoidal Turning" in Pro/NC
Hi folks,After some months investigating solutions I learned a lot about otherCAM systems and how they do things. I also learned some nasty marketingtactics employed by CAx vendors and that sometimes...
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 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 ArticleCreo2 and Expert moldbase ext
We are about to upgrade to Creo2 M030 and EMX 7 M030 from WF2.I have had Creo1 M040 installed with EMX 7 F000 since last year and as wewere testing we found it very unstable and then we got busy and...
View ArticleLooking for a vendor for 5 axis complex Post Processor creation.
I am looking for people who have personal experience with a company that has done this for them.I know about ICAM, PostHaste and Gpost(Internal)Any other options that are really good?
View Articleusing solid tools and need help with all tool parameter names...
Good morning, I am starting to use solid tools to help with collision checks. Icreated a solid tool and got it into my session of ProMan but I do not knowall the parameters name to finish up the...
View ArticleMori Seiki NLX2500SY Mill / Turn
Is anyone programming one of these in Creo Manufacture? If so who did your post? Are you using simulation software? Thanks in advance.........
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 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 ArticleExpert Machinist
Is Expert Machinist now included with all licenses? I thought that it was. I seem to be able to access it in WF 4.0 and do most functions but it keeps crashing on me...
View ArticleCL Data help
Pro Engineer users,My colleagues and I have been having troubles with the CL Data on our Pro Engineer WF1 code output. As you can see in the example below, when WF1 creates the data it adds a GOTO...
View Article.tph file.do I need that?
When creating a NC assembly (.asm) in Creo2.0, a ".tph" is created in my workspace when I save it. But if I delete it, then it seems to have no influence on the NC file.So do I need to keep that file?...
View ArticleCreo 2.0 3 axis trajectory Helical Cut Tool Motion
PTC's new option for the 3 axis trajectory Helical Cut tool motion will not create a desirable tool path when the parameter OVERTRAVEL_DISTANCE value is greater than ZERO. If that value is set the tool...
View ArticleDoes Creo support VTL with maching capabilities?
I currently use Creo for our machining software. We have three HMC's and the software works well. We are about to purchase a Vertical Turret Lathe with machining capabilities.Will Creo support or work...
View Articleusing solid tools and need help with all tool parameter names...
Good morning, I am starting to use solid tools to help with collision checks. Icreated a solid tool and got it into my session of ProMan but I do not knowall the parameters name to finish up the...
View ArticleDynamic milling like MasterCAM?
Good morning, It was brought to my attention by a new coworker that use toprogram using MasterCAM on how to improve our machining process. He showedme some videos of the Dynamic milling...
View ArticleHelp with expert machinist G-code Output
I'm new to pro/E and Creo. I am having trouble with the expert machinist output to G-Code. My Machine tool does not like the format of the post processor. I have the basic 2 ½ D CAM that comes with...
View ArticleProblem with play path animation - Creo 2.0 Win7 64bit
Hi all, I upgraded to Creo 2.0 M030 recently, from Creo/Elements Pro 5. I use manufacturing a lot, and the only issue I came up with is the tool play path animation. It seems like there is a graphics...
View ArticlePost processor for fanuc controller
Hi, Can anybody help with downloading fanuc 310IS and f31ib contollersif readily available? or best way to learn how to create PP for the mentioned series. We need to use the output in Makino and...
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