Manufacturing (CAM)

I was shown a toolpath today, created in MasteCAM, that oscillates in z with options to create either a sine wave or peaked path. In this case it was being used to cut a laminate and avoid heating up the tool so much. Other than sketching the path, is there any way to create this in Creo?Josh This thread is inactive and closed by the PTC Community Management Team. If you would like to provide a reply and re-open this thread, please notify the moderator and reference the thread. You may also use "Start a topic" button to ask a new question. Please be sure to include what version of the PTC product you are using so another community member knowledgeable about your version may be able to assist.

Hello all,I'm transitioning to Creo Manufacturing and having a few problems with my post processing.  Here is the main issue:The controller I am using is an Anilam 6000M.When I post-process a CL file for drilling, I get this as an output:G81 X-4.1791 Y-2.5 Z-.0709 R.0787 F.138X4.1791Y0.X-4.1791Y2.5X4.1791G80I need it to be in a format without the X x.xxxx Y x.xxxx coordinates on the same line as the G8x call out.They need to be on the line following the G8x call.G81 Z-.0709 R.0787 F.138 X-4.1791 Y-2.5X4.1791Y0.X-4.1791Y2.5X4.1791G80The point is listed in the CL data following that line.RAPID FROM / -106.1500000, -63.5000000, 10.0000000$$-> SETSTART / -106.1500000, -63.5000000, 10.0000000CYCLE / DRILL, DEPTH, 1.800000, MMPM, 3.500000, CLEAR, 2.000000GOTO / -106.1500000, -63.5000000, 0.0000000GOTO / 106.1500000, -63.5000000, 0.0000000GOTO / 106.1500000, 0.0000000, 0.0000000GOTO / -106.1500000, 0.0000000, 0.0000000GOTO / -106.1500000, 63.5000000, 0.0000000GOTO / 106.1500000, 63.50

Hi there,I am currently setting up a 3-Axis DNM Doosan 500ii with a Siemens Sinumerik 828D Control and Creo 3.0 as the CAM softwareI am having some issues with the output G-Code concerning the tool Change. At the moment I get:N9 M5N10 T9 M6N11 S4000 M3with T(Position Number)What I Need is:N9 M5N10 T="Tool Name" M6N11 S4000 M3is there anyone that could help me?Thank you!This thread is inactive and closed by the PTC Community Management Team. If you would like to provide a reply and re-open this thread, please notify the moderator and reference the thread. You may also use "Start a topic" button to ask a new question. Please be sure to include what version of the PTC product you are using so another community member knowledgeable about your version may be able to assist.

Had some free time to work on this today.  Source linkI created a curve by equation and used that to drive a trajectory milling sequence for some long slots I needed to mill.here is the equation I used to create this curve./* ENTER TOOL STEP OVERSO = 0.05/* EMPIRICAL VALUE TO CORRECT SHAPE ERRORSF = 0.0175/* ENTER PROFILE ALLOWANCE (STOCK)PA = 0.005/* ENTER TOOL CUTTER DIAMETERCD = .3937/* ENTER SLOT WIDTHSW = 0.811977/* ENTER NUMBER OF REVOLUTIONSN = 100A = ( ( SO * SF ) / 3.141592654 ) / 2B = ( ( SW - ( 2 * PA ) ) - CD ) / 2x = ( A * ( t * N * 360 )) - ( B * sin ( t * N * 360 ) )y = ( B * cos ( t * N * 360 ))z = 0I don't understand what the shape error value is about but it seems to work for this application.  Just thought i should share this with everyone in case they wanted to use it or improve it This thread is inactive and closed by the PTC Community Management Team. If you would like to provide a reply and re-open this thread, please notify the moderator and reference

  dear; As per our company IT policy we are unable to move files like cgtpro60 to the server , Each and every time when we check the tool path simulation with very cut ,cgtpro60 file creates , so after completing a project, I have to go to each folder and remove above mentioned file to move CAM data to the server. could you please help me on this ?please check the attached file for more info.  This thread is inactive and closed by the PTC Community Management Team. If you would like to provide a reply and re-open this thread, please notify the moderator and reference the thread. You may also use "Start a topic" button to ask a new question. Please be sure to include what version of the PTC product you are using so another community member knowledgeable about your version may be able to assist.

Anybody else seeing this? Any idea how to fix?Volume rough, using constant-load, the helical entry generates goto points only(cl data) resulting in linear moves when posted. Changing to follow-hardwalls or spiral and the helical entry becomes of series of circle commands (cl data) resulting in arc moves when posted. There is a huge difference in program size and readability.Josh

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My Monday morning annoyance with Creo is with the way I rough large diameter bores. I generally use a mill window with a helical ramp into the part. Then do a spiral rough tool path out to the required diameter with stock left on the profile.This method seems really efficient to me but the major problem I have is I would like the end of the tool path to have a lead off amount to get the cutter off the wall for the retract out of the bore. I set all the parameters in the sequence for this lead off but I will not work.Picture of the tool path with the cutter retracting straight up the wall.what I have found is you need to go into the tool motion and manually add a lead out to get this to work at the end in order for the lead out to work even though the parameters are set.I think this is another problem with the software.This thread is inactive and closed by the PTC Community Management Team. If you would like to provide a reply and re-open this thread, please notify the moderator and ref

I have been using the constant_load tool path and now that the retract can be controlled I like it a lot. Except, when I change free_feed from rapid to  some value to avoid the collisions Vericut is telling me I have, the 1st move after the tool change becomes a Direct (XYZ) move no matter what I select for a start_motion parameter. Does this mean more screwing around with the post or am I missing something else? ThanksJosh  This thread is inactive and closed by the PTC Community Management Team. If you would like to provide a reply and re-open this thread, please notify the moderator and reference the thread. You may also use "Start a topic" button to ask a new question. Please be sure to include what version of the PTC product you are using so another community member knowledgeable about your version may be able to assist.

Is there a way to get the sequence parameter FIXT_OFFSET_REG to automatically populate from the sequence coordinate sys? We've had some near disasters from this not being set properly.Josh

After many years of dealing with minor edits to my G-Code, I am trying to put some final touches on my Posts. Does anyone have any ideas on how to get the posts to for out both the X and Y moves after it calls out the Work Offset? We have had issues with changing work offsets but the actual X or Y number is the same as the previous offset. This usual happens when we are running multiples of the same part.I am also trying to come up with a way to have the post retract every time there is a rotation (both on 3+2 trunnions and on Horizontals). We currently manually put a Go Delta move in at the last toolpath before an index but depending on where the CSYS is for the next work offset the Post processor sometimes uses Retract Logic instead of Approach Logic. Which causes the Z to move into the part before the tombstone rotates. I am thinking that I would like the post to output a G0G90G53Z0. before every rotation but I want to make sure that it knows after the rotation where it is positione

Does creo have metal additive manufacturing capability?This thread is inactive and closed by the PTC Community Management Team. If you would like to provide a reply and re-open this thread, please notify the moderator and reference the thread. You may also use "Start a topic" button to ask a new question. Please be sure to include what version of the PTC product you are using so another community member knowledgeable about your version may be able to assist.

I have a simple rectangular volume, an island of material, that is to be completely machined away.I want to do it by doing a spiral path, starting on the outside, deep DOC, small stepover.That is working fine, however I can't get it to 'lead-in' or ramp from a top-view.  Setting CUT_ENTRY_EXT to RAMP ramps during the initial plunge, which is not what I'm going for.  I want it to fully plunge in Z, then ramp into the material in X/Y (top) plane. In second image below, the actual path it is generating is the red and yellow arrows.  yellow arrow is how cutter is moving straight into the material (perpendicular to wall).  I want a 'ramp/lead' like the blue dotted line.  yellow circle is the initial plunge outside the volume.I've tried all the options in CUT_ENTRY_EXT to no avail...Any ideas?  Thank you for lookingCreo3.0 M040This thread is inactive and closed by the PTC Community Management Team. If you would like to provide a reply and re-open this thread, pl

Hi all,Simple question. What is expert machinist used for ? I've had a look at the help but it's not really explicit on what is the purpose of this module. Any idea ?This thread is inactive and closed by the PTC Community Management Team. If you would like to provide a reply and re-open this thread, please notify the moderator and reference the thread. You may also use "Start a topic" button to ask a new question. Please be sure to include what version of the PTC product you are using so another community member knowledgeable about your version may be able to assist.

Hi Guys!I want the enclosed workpiece (rectangular, horizontal) with a milling process (cylinder). This means that I move this milling cutter through my workpiece and everything it touches this is cut away. That is: I move the milling cutter many times back and forth and up and down. I suppose so from material. What do exactly I need in order to declare this round column to a milling cutter, so that it will do so if I move it through the workpiece?Please no other ideas to take away material / subtract. I want to make this in exactly this way. And me to create various tools (cutters, drills).Moving/handling of the milling cutter tool: Modeling - Position - Dynamic. So that I can control my tools in all 3 directions.Thank you!Best wishes,AndreasThis thread is inactive and closed by the PTC Community Management Team. If you would like to provide a reply and re-open this thread, please notify the moderator and reference the thread. You may also use "Start a topic" button to ask a new quest

I need to get cycle time for milling operation.  I have never used/been trained using vericut.How do I proceed?This thread is inactive and closed by the PTC Community Management Team. If you would like to provide a reply and re-open this thread, please notify the moderator and reference the thread. You may also use "Start a topic" button to ask a new question. Please be sure to include what version of the PTC product you are using so another community member knowledgeable about your version may be able to assist.

hi,I have a job for helix milling , which I have to do using a ball nose endmill with rotary table rotation.Which  sequence should I take.Please help me.This thread is inactive and closed by the PTC Community Management Team. If you would like to provide a reply and re-open this thread, please notify the moderator and reference the thread. You may also use "Start a topic" button to ask a new question. Please be sure to include what version of the PTC product you are using so another community member knowledgeable about your version may be able to assist.

I want to enable the Simscape Multibody Link Creo-Pro/E Plug-In to transfer my 3D modell to simscape. I followed the steps at this link: http://de.mathworks.com/help/physmod/smlink/ug/installing-and-linking-simmechanics-link-software.html and then this steps: http://de.mathworks.com/help/physmod/smlink/ref/linking-and-unlinking-simmechanics-link-software-with-proengineer.html I generated a new .pro and a new .dat file. .dat: name Simscape Multibody Link startup dll exec_file matlabroot\bin\win64\cl_proe2sm.dll text_dir matlabroot\toolbox\physmod\smlink\cad_systems\proe\text unicode_encoding false                                                                  &

Hi,I have two square tubes that need to be welded together with an angle of 90° and with each of them cutted at 45° (as in the picture, hoping it is clear enough):and in order to do a proper and completely filling welding, I need to prepare the edges with a chamfer on the ends of both tubes (like a V-Butt weld indeed).If I just make a chamfer feature on the edge, being it with a constant size, the chamfer doesn't remove material in the same way through the whole edge loop (leaves some flat surfaces, and the reason is related to the geometry).I am searching for a way to have the white square end of the chamfer being tied everywhere to the inside edge, which would be perfect for my purpose.I have tried many ways: selecting reference instead of value, by performing a sweep with the two chains and changing the options (normal to trajectory, to surface, etc etc...), but with no success.Maybe with the sweep is feasible (and I may be missing something). I would like to avoid the edge prep fea

It is torments me with the question. Since when Creo Elements Direct v19.0 becomes to lag in the Annotation The flag can't move to follow the mouse flag speed in the Annotation of elements direct. I find that it occur in Nvidia GT640 , GT740, w540. It happen in the Nvidia . I don't know how can I handle it. Maybe Nvida option could solve it,but I don't know how can I set. I opened the code to PTC and He say the graphics card didn't fit their specification. He told me to set SDPIXELFORMAT and SOFTWARE in Environment Variables of windows. It was a slight follow the mouse flag  in Annotation, But it happen the flag was lag in the Molding. So the Enviroment Variables can't solve this problem.   Someone can't use high specification computer, like PTC suggest computer specification to high price, they restrict by their company.   Because my computer is not Nvidia , I can't try the question.   I need someone help me. How can I set the Nvidia option ? Thank you This thread

Anyone know how to enable parallel computing for mold analysis extension? I get this message when runing analysis: This thread is inactive and closed by the PTC Community Management Team. If you would like to provide a reply and re-open this thread, please notify the moderator and reference the thread. You may also use "Start a topic" button to ask a new question. Please be sure to include what version of the PTC product you are using so another community member knowledgeable about your version may be able to assist.

hi,I am using custom trajectory for milling a 'U' shape profile with cutcom on with following parametersLead inTangent lead step =4lead outTangent lead step =4When NUMBER_CUTS =2 i get following error message "Tool path could not be created; Please check the setup"But works fine with  NUMBER_CUTS =1 Can you please help me to resolve this issue.This thread is inactive and closed by the PTC Community Management Team. If you would like to provide a reply and re-open this thread, please notify the moderator and reference the thread. You may also use "Start a topic" button to ask a new question. Please be sure to include what version of the PTC product you are using so another community member knowledgeable about your version may be able to assist.

HiIn a turning operation, I would like to use a variable CUT_FEED which is currently 10. This value should depend on the workpiece diameter:- when ØA then CUT_FEED B- when ØA/2 then CUT_FEED B*2 Cheers Bob

hi ,Is it possible to customize the tool view to show  list of tools  only once even though the same tool is used in different operationCurrently if I have 10 operation with 2 tool , if I view the tool list I get 10  items in tool view  I should get only  2 tools.

How to cut 4th axis helix type milling in creo 2.0? This thread is inactive and closed by the PTC Community Management Team. If you would like to provide a reply and re-open this thread, please notify the moderator and reference the thread. You may also use "Start a topic" button to ask a new question. Please be sure to include what version of the PTC product you are using so another community member knowledgeable about your version may be able to assist.