Manufacturing (CAM)

We are being requested to provide an estimated clamp tonnage from our mold sampling department. Has anyone used Creo Tool Design to calculate clamp tonnage? Is there a feature for this? I  know Creo understands molding surfaces versus molding surfaces, parting line, and the molding part has the material assigned to it. Therefore, It would be nice for Creo to provide the user a estimate as  to how many ton (force) to keep the mold closed during injection.

Dear Admin,In PTC Creo, the "Mold Cavity" and "Cast Cavity" option are disabled in the Manufacturing module. How could I enable this feature.Best regards,Shahid IqbalFig : Shown as Grayed out  

Hi everyone, I have generated some 4-axis tool paths using the B-axis (rotating the stock), However, every time I export the Gcode it only has XYZ movements. I know that my tool paths are not great and there is still a lot of work needed so any suggestion is welcome, however the most important issue I need to solve is that the Gcode it exports is different than the toolpaths. So any help would be appreciated. I'm going to leave the Creo (Creo 9.0) file and a screenshot of the CNC interface for reference. Regards,Andrea

Has anyone come up with a way to export the centerline of cooling lines or solids of cooling lines from a mold design? We are being requested this from customers and simulation contractors.

Has anyone taken the Creo Certification courses, and if so, was it worth it?  Do you maintain your certification once you've earned it? I primarily work with "complete machining" extension.  I've been using Creo since 2012, currently on Creo 10.  I did a lot more modeling back when I started, but now we receive models from the engineering group and I use them to program the manufacturing. I did go about reaching out to Sales about the associated costs.  My fear is that the courses are sort of entry level and will be a waste of my time.  It appears that it may be an opportunity to see some of the work with the High Speed Milling extensions without having to purchase those licenses. Anyhow, I'd appreciate any input on how other's experiences have been with these certification courses. Thank you,Matt 

If the surface is not flat, the displayed dimensions will differ from the actual measurements.        

Hai all,   Please refer below. Here the Smart hole chart option "Show hole ID" will show the individual hole position when selecting the respective table raw. It will be great if i can select the full set of type holes (Example A1-A4) to see where these holes are positioned. This will be helpful when showing the hole details in section view as i don't want to show same hole type in multiple section views. please let me know in any way it is possible.     Best regards, Abhinand  

HI, I’m having trouble generating NCL code for PostProcessor on the Mill turn machine. The machine is equipped with milling and turning heads as well as two spindles. I need advice on how to properly generate NCL code for both the upper and lower heads of the machine.If anyone has experience or tips, I’d greatly appreciate your help.

I am using Creo Parametric Release 11.0 and Datecode11.0.2.0When creating a milling step with complete machining extension, the tool name (created in tool setup) and step name (named in the construction tree) do not appear in the NCL file (and then in the ISO code for the machine).

Hello, everyone friends, please ask, creo nc how to use 5-axis processing glasses model.

When creating an NC sequence (Surface Milling), users can more or less control the Start Point of this sequence by changing the [Cut Angle]  under [Define Cut].Changing the angle from 0 degrees to 180 degrees, changes the Start Point and cutting direction into the opposite direction.The created start point is ad random within the set boundaries (Cut Angle), so with a new sequence the Start Point could be different. I know there is an option to define a new Start Point, but it immediately goes to the initial Start Point of the sequence.So X1,Y1,Z1 (A) is the initial Start Point.A new Start Point, X0,Y0,Z0 (N) will be defined.The sequence starts at N and then goes to A.This is not what I want.It is possible to start the sequence from Point N without going to Point A? The main goal is to have the same Start Point (lower left bottom corner for example) for every NC sequence. Thanks

I am looking for a post processor that I can use to output cam files for a Mazak VCN510C-11  VMC machine. Does anyone have one or if not can you point me in the right direction to find one? Thank you

Hello,I want to automate the drilling process using XML – I am using UDFs to create holes and I want to add XML for drilling and threading. When I do this, I have, for example, 10 holes and 10 annotations with XML. In Process Manager, I call them, and even when I check AutoMerge, it inserts 10 drilling and threading operations instead of one merged drilling operation and one merged threading operation that would include all 10 holes in two operations instead of 20. I found this video (17:30) where it works, and I am not sure where I am making a mistake.https://community.ptc.com/t5/Creo-Parametric-Tips/Mfg-Automation-Tips-Techniques-Session-Recording-West-Coast/ta-p/820680 

Hi,the tool path of volume roughing sometimes works from the outside to inside (correct) and other time as opposed to.I attached file manufacturing with a video for try the problem.The support dosn't help me because for they are correct this Works to product specification for Creo Parametric 😡 😡 😡 😡 😡.How can do it the sequence in other way? Thanks

Hi All,I am investigating the possibility of using creo parametric NC Milling to program a table top CNC Milling machine to machine PCB test boards that were designed in a PCB design software like KiCAD. Is this something that is being done with Creo currently? We would use this for rapid prototyping of test circuits by buying PCBs with a top copper layer and then machine away the copper between PCB connections. What would the workflow for importing the top layer and then programing the milling? Thanks! FYI, I am currently using Creo 8.0 with Advanced Professional Licensing.

How do you get back the classic nc step/sequences? ThanksMike

Hi, how i can get the postprocessor for DMG Mori 5 Axis Machine with Siemens 840 control.

CREO 8.0.5.0. Parametic / Manufacturing / Material Removal SimulationWhen closing material removal simulation in manufacturing, CREO is crashing. In the past, I have chalked it up to be a large amount of sequences(Large programming file). But today, it has crashed more than a handful of times. And the program has only 7 sequences so it is on the smaller side. I tried to re-create the crash and not been able to do it. I have made a point to close the same way every time inside of the material removal simulation. Does anyone know what I am doing wrong? And how to fix it.

I want to top and bottom die split of the attached model through mold cavity features. please help me anyone

Hello,I try to customise my postprocessor configuration to make it better. At the beggining of each of my programs i have a line with multiple initialisation codes. I never really asked myself the question where they came from since I needed them.With tests i discover their origin. They come from the FIL EDITOR in LOADTL SectionDYM=POSTF(13)  This option is responsible for :- Calling tool- Put the good offset- And the prep codes Can someone explain this witchcraft to me ? And how to modify the prepcodes ? Thanks in advance

Hello, I try to find a way to desactivate the spindle (or set it to 0) between two sequences with the same tool.Example between 2 engraving sequences at the end of the first, spindle Z return to a safe plan, rapid  move to the second sketch and engrave but all with the spindle at the same speed. For the moment I tested with inserting CL data but i think it's not very clean and risky. Is there a more professional method ? Thanks in advance.

Any can help me regarding this case 

This error shows up after assembling multiple rocker arm if you have any idea to solve this share that!!! Have a good day!!!... (I am using creo 5.0)  

Creo Parametric 10.0.4.0Problem: With implemented auto assignment of material for new parts, Using the create workpiece option the material assigned does not have a density assigned. With company wide standard config option "mass_property_calculate automatic" a notification about Outdated Mass Properties is displayed and adds time to resolve.No option to define template when creating a new Workpiece in NC.No option to assign a Default density on newly created parts for workpiece.You can create Solid parts, assign density and reuse those part for workpiece using “Assemble Workpiece”.  This is NOT a good solution takes longer to perform. Default material PTC_SYSTEM_MTRL_PROPS is not accessible to change.  Article CS160794, incorrectly defined a way to use a template during creation. This only applies to Mold. This is very sad that this option has been available in Mold but not in NC for a very long time.

Hello sir , I need EMX 9 for my creo 3.0 I can't upgrade. But as I was searching online it is not available any where, so can you help me and send me link for EMX 9.0 Thanks  AAkash Jain