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We are having issues creating the following toolpaths with Pro/E. Please note that this is currently possible in MasterCAM. The goal is to rough the following mill surface with a ball nose end mill in a helical type of motion - keeping a constant helical depth change all the way down:Here is the mill surface: When using Cut Line machining with a helical motion the toolpath looks like this. As you can see the helical motion between the spherical and conical part of the mill surface is not a constant plunging depth. This type of tool motion would be fine for finishing the surfaces but we are helical cutting into solid material: I did create geometry that the tool follows to create the following sequence. This is possible but took a while to create a number of features to accomplish this: We would like to ask PTC to enhance the Cut Line Helical milling output to provide a constant helical plunging motion down the entire mill surface. Has anyone else made a request from PTC to change this?

Hey guys..I have a strange problem.Sometimes when creating a mill volume path , it can´t be mill because the mill volume suddently disappears.I´ve had this problem a couple of times , but not every time.I make the seq , choose the volume (which appears in solid) , and everything seems okay. But when i try to play the path , the volume is gone.You can still see it in the modeltree , but not select it on the model..In this case i´ve fix it with a mill vindow , but still real frustrated..Have anyone had similar problems ? 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 any European Mold Designers out there? We do a lot of work for German companies here in the United Sates and rumor has it that in European Mold designers supply their own computers and software. Is that right? Is it the same for CAM?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.

Here we go again.I have finaly convinced the powers that be that my current laptop is severely hurting productivity. They have their checkbook in hand and are ready to get me what I want (need). The only restrictions I have (unless I have good justification) are that it be a Dell with largest possible screen running windows 7, 64 bit. I’ve seen this question answered in past posts, but I cannot seem to find them.I am running 1- Pro-E 2001 through Wildfire-4.2- Rhinoceros3- Magics Bijoux4- Solid-Scape Model-Works5- Snag-it6- Soon we will be adding a millSo if money is no object, what is the latest greatest Dell laptop configuration best for running pro?Thanks in advanceThis 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

Hello Pro Users,I am looking for a font to use in Pro/E that is appropriate for simple milling into tooling such that it has a constant thinckness and rounded ends to each letter, number or symbol. Arial Rounded is the closest one I have found so far, but am looking for something much better. If available I would also like to have control over the character thickness too. If no such font is available what are any suggestions for creating something? I have never used Pro/Program, so don't know if that would accomodate creating a custom font for this?Mark A. PetersonSr Design EngineerIgloo Products Corp-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

Hello everybody, I need to stamp the current date on the drawings printed to the Océ Plotter TDS700.Pro/Engineer printing procedure is configured to generate a plt file and the to call LPR program to do the actual printing. The plotter manual suggest to the command STAMP as an option of the /Job Ticket/ sent to the plotter. But I cannot understand what they mean... The plt generated is an HPGL file with no mention of anything that can be considered a /Job Ticket./I tried to insert some command I read in the manual before the .plt file generated by Pro/ENGINEER, just as I did for driving the machine attached to the plotter that folds the sheets, but it doesn't work.Does anyone have some suggestion?I understand this could be quite OT, but I hope that some of you may help me anyway.Thanks a lot-- Stefano BerrettasdCAD.I.TECH - CAD Integration Technology s.r.lVia Montevideo 7, 16129 GenovaTel: 010 362 62 66 - Fax: 010 362 62 67 - SKYPE: stefano.berrettawww.caditech.it <">http://www.c

Hi All,does any of you have issues with implementing the 3 GB switch on this machine?i just got back from our IT dep. and they claim the machines doesn't support this ...?anyone having this model and managed to implement the 3gb switch?win xp sp 3.Thanks,RamiThis 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.

Folks,I was recently given a snazzy new computer to use here at work. After getting settled in, I have noticed a strange new behavior that I don't know how to fix. Used to be, when I added a new component to my assemblies with a mate or align constraint, Pro/E would by default assign a "COINCIDENT" condition to that constraint. Now, it defaults to "OFFSET" and I have to go in and manually select "coincident." I'm sure this is controlled by a config.pro option or something. Anybody know how to get my old "COINCIDENT" behavior back?WF5, M030.Thanks,TimTim GiauqueProject Engineer IIFN Manufacturing, LLCPhone (803) 736-0522 x383Fax (803) 865-3543This 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 membe

Is there a way to have one part used to create a casting and machining part?I thought Simplified Reps would do it, but it has been some time since I have done this.Thanks,Jim ShieldsDRS C3 and Aviation Co.Horsham, Pa. 19044This 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.

Attached, you can find a ZIP with models demonstrating our approach for developing castings.  It's a conceptual setup, not a practical example.  It contains :- the assembly with the design intent and the finished casting- the manufacturing design intent- the rough casting.These models contain each a 'ReadMe' setup note, with additional explanation.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.

NAIAD is an integrated engineering company based in Calgary, Alberta. Founded out of a passion for the art of engineering. NAIAD is about CAD, CAE, FEA, CFD, FSI, design, engineering, simulations, project management and software solutions from PTC and ANSYS. NAIAD corrals risks to turn them into profitability. Clients who choose to face reality rather than gamble on faith seek answers, not mere results. NAIAD secures their return on investment.The Position:The Machine Science Group of the Technical Services Division has an opening for a seasoned engineer to work on a variety of assignments anchored at Naiad’s core engineering activities: product development, machine design, system engineering and analytics. This is a “hardcore” engineering position requiring the incumbent to fully understand the physics of the problem, develop mathematical models, and engineer solutions from pertinent theoretical, analytical and applied tool simulations. Assignments arise from all four of NAIAD’s main

NAIAD is an integrated engineering company based in Calgary, Alberta. Founded out of a passion for the art of engineering. NAIAD is about CAD, CAE, FEA, CFD, FSI, design, engineering, simulations, project management and software solutions from PTC and ANSYS. NAIAD corrals risks to turn them into profitability. Clients who choose to face reality rather than gamble on faith seek answers, not mere results. NAIAD secures their return on investment.The Position:The Machine Science Group of the Technical Services Division has an opening for an engineer to take on a lead role in the management of design, engineering and analysis projects across all three of NAIAD’s sectors of interest (aerospace, manufacturing and energy), with a particular emphasis on oil and gas packaged equipment. The position reports to the Director of Engineering.The primary responsibilities of the position encompass the traditional definition of a project engineer, with the overall mandate of seeing projects through com

NAIAD is an integrated engineering company based in Calgary, Alberta. Founded out of a passion for the art of engineering. NAIAD is about CAD, CAE, FEA, CFD, FSI, design, engineering, simulations, project management and software solutions from PTC and ANSYS. NAIAD corrals risks to turn them into profitability. Clients who choose to face reality rather than gamble on faith seek answers, not mere results. NAIAD secures their return on investment.The Position:The Software Group Industrial Division has an opening for a demonstrably successful business development specialist in enterprise software solutions, to represent NAIAD’s complete line of solutions from PTC. Products will span PTC’s entire product development system family, with an initial focus on Creo Elements and Windchill. The individual will have overall responsibilities for creating new opportunities and manage existing PTC software accounts. The position is located in NAIAD’s head office in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and reports

All,I would like to know which type of tool path would allow the Z axis to advance as the tool profiles around the inside of a window. I am trying to get rid of tool retracts that happen for each depth of cut. Also I'm not sure which parameter would control the Z depth as the tool cuts around each window.Any help would be appreciated.Best Regards,LarryThis 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 am running WF5 m060 on a Lenovo W510 Portable Workstation, which is a PTC certified machine. I am running Windows 7. It' s a new machine Dec 2010.My screen res is 1920 x 1080.I am having a font problem wherein the choices in some of my pull down menus are spaced out too much. This makes the menu longer than it otherwise would be. This is especially problematic for the EDIT menu, which has the most choices. It's so long that it extends well past my screen height. This means I have to scroll up and down to see all the menu choices within the EDIT menu.Has anyone seen this before and have a clue as to the problem?I have tried setting fonts_size to small, but all this does is shrink the fonts, but the extra large space between each menu item is maintained, so the menu doesn't actually get any shorter.I have the same screen res at my work desktop and have no issues with the menu item spacing.Questions:What font does Pro/E use natively? According to the help file it uses the font set up in

Okay Folks....here's the scoop. According to my good friend Iain lewis of PTC in the UK, Dynamic Sectioning is INDEED a reality in Creo (didn't ask if that includes WF5 early versions). I guess Iain may chime in on that one.The Dynamic Edit functionalty is the key driver behind Dynamic Sectioning in Creo. It'll work wherever you have the ability to show sections, ie part, assemblies, process, manufacturing, interchange, simp reps, family tables, etc etc etc. It will also work with both planer sections and offset sections.Glad for all the responses as well.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've been away from wf4 for a few years, been using wf2 at current employer....back then i had no problem(s), but it seems my memory is fading.i'm missing something.using nc asm, assembles ref model, created workpiece, worcell...1) i can't trim volume to ref_model2) when i redifine volume and add protrusion, mill sequence igmores added protrusion.thanksThis 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.

Hey Guys..When i create a process dokument for our millingmachines , i use the "&mfg.oper.ncseq.z_min" parameter.For 5ax milling i will like to output the "z_min" from the seq csys instead of the oper csys ?I´ve tried remove and replace "oper" but all whitout luck 😞 JesperThis 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 am wondering what is the best technique for mirroring a toolpath with same cutting conditions. We machine alot of mirror parts that are too large to machine parent at the same time. We need to keep all cutting conditions the same. upcuts, climb cuts and also with surface milling. If we mirror the steps u cannot suppress parents. Is there a way around this?ThanksDaleThis 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 am wondering what is the best technique for mirroring a toolpath with same cutting conditions. We machine alot of mirror parts that are too large to machine parent at the same time. We need to keep all cutting conditions the same. upcuts, climb cuts and also with surface milling. If we mirror the steps u cannot suppress parents. Is there a way around this?ThanksDaleThis 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 folks,I'd like to hear from you what you think about the removal of the CL Preview Window in WF5. We are deeply missing this functionality and I'd like to hear from other people in the same situation. IMHO PTC removed the programmer ground because now he has to back-and-forth all the timeto playpath the sequence in order to see the sintax of the CL file, to see if he placed the command in the right location.Thoughts?Daniel

Hello,I am interested to know how you and your colleagues approach the division oflabour between Design Engineers and Draughtsmen.If, for example, a Design Engineer models a part that has to fit into anassembly at a compound angle, he will model the part so that the compoundangle is included in the model somehow.Or it may be that a certain area of ashaft has to have aspecific hardness, whilst the remainder is not critical.Imagine, however, that the model is subsequently sent out to a sub-contractcompany for production of manufacturing drawings. Unless the draughtsmanspots the compound angle or special area in the model, or the DesignEngineer informs him, he is unlikely to know of its existence, especially ifhe has been given a collection of part models to draw, and not the top-levelassembly. The drawing is produced, showing only a simple angle feature, andwhen the part comes in, it will not fit properly, or it fits perfectly, butwears out too quickly.Clearly, it is essential for Engine

First, continuing to support outsourcing to a communist country that owns all of your debt, does all of your manufacturing, and is demanding access to all of your IP, is just plain dumb....and is not good strategically for our country. I'm not complaining about "outsourcing"....just stating a very serious problem with who we choose to outsource too. It's funny how we all complain about becoming a communist country here in the U.S.....but we have no issues at all sending all of our jobs and money to communists countries. I don't think I'm saying that I'm not "smart enough" to adapt to a global economy. I think I'm saying that I consciously choose NOT to have my products made by children or slaves in other countries in a work environment that doesn't have any safety regulations or for a company that doesn't care about the environment. I choose NOT to have a lead-paint toy from China placed under my tree (very difficult to accomplish). I do it because I care about the whole process, NOT j

Manufacturer of consumables for front end semiconductor process equipment, Austin TX area, needs CAD designer/draftsman for full time position. Pay range $40k - 50k annually, depending on experience, full paid benefits. Required: Pro E Wildfire 4.0 experiencehigh level assembly experience.Ability to create detailed high level assembly layouts Able to design/detail parts to produce accurate and complete manufacturing specifications. Self-starting, motivated, project management experience Semiconductor equipment experience a PLUS. No relocation assistance offered. Send resumes to: lianam@glemco.com (This is not a recruiter)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 ab

Does anyone know if a post processor for a Hansuedt EDM, DS-2 exisits? 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.