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Tope1-Visitor
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May 30, 2018
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Will Pro/NC get better?

  • May 30, 2018
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Is there any plans for making PRO/NC better like Creo got better from Wildfire -> Creo?

I mean Creo feels much more logical and modern compared to Wildfire. That was a good overhaul wich wich made work much simpler overall.

But I just came back to try Pro/NC again, been using fusion 360 for a while and have not used Pro/NC since WF4 release and that was just hideous.

 

Some things are better in Creo Pro/NC but for the most part, it just feels like a CAM application from early 2000.

There are not alot of post processors for machines. Seams like there are no post processor that post in heiden dialogue code at all?

Simulations are HORRIBLY slow.

Do I need too keep track of what material i removed by myself? This seams like a BASIC feature of a CAM program.

You still get into the roll down curtain menues from time to time in Pro/NC, they are a nightmare.

 

Basically, im just woundering if there is any plans in overhauling Pro/NC and making it usefull?

Or will it always be this bad?

 

Just look at Fusion 360, copy that...

 

I would love to make CAM work on .prt files instead of exporting .STEP files all the time, but Pro/NC is just so bad atm that I rather export STEP files 😞

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    j2bayers1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    June 5, 2018

    Hi

       Ive been using Pro Nc for the last 15 years or so. I have seen some improvements over the years. I appreciate a couple of the choices of cut types- trajectory had made great gains after creo 2. We have Creo 4 at this point. Cut line, Surface mill, chamfer, round, engrave, face are my go to's. When I am roughing I export my model to 360 cause creo needs to implement a tri-chordal algorithm desperately. Hole making cycles are pretty good.

     I  do what I got to around stock removal as to help stop air cuts, so I extrude cut my work piece model when I have to. Spent a lot of frustrating hours that caused me to weed out what works and what is more problematic.

     I have had hopes that some changes would happen every new release, I do appreciate that it seems more stable and program doesn't crash any more.  I think PTC  is putting most of their effort in the design, data management areas. Not sure if they will put anything into machining.

     It would be nice to hear about it regardless.

    I expect some 3d-printer applications will come soon from them.

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    Tope1-VisitorAuthor
    1-Visitor
    June 8, 2018

    I agree, NC-module doesn't seam to get much love.

    But I would LOVE to be able to make CAM work directly on .PRT files.

    So frustrating exporting to .STEP for F360 and then when you spent 30 minutes on that you notices you need to do some changes too the part so back to Creo and new export start all over.

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