Nick, Speeds/feeds are created relative to Stock Material. In your pro_mf_tprm_dir folder will be a file called mfg_wp_material_list.xml. Edit this file with Wordpad to add in the materials you wish to have appear in the Stock Material drop-down in your Operation Setup dialog box. It will look something like this: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> - <MfgWpMaterialDoc> <DocType>PRO_NC_WORKPIECE_MATERIAL_LIST</DocType> <DocTitle>Workpiece Material List</DocTitle> <DateTime>2006-08-31T07:34:01</DateTime> <ApplicationInfo AppName="Pro/ENGINEER" AppVersion="M020" /> - <MfgWpMaterialList> <MfgWpMaterial Name="303_SST" /> <MfgWpMaterial Name="304_SST" /> <MfgWpMaterial Name="316_SST" /> <MfgWpMaterial Name="Aluminum" /> <MfgWpMaterial Name="Cast_Iron" /> <MfgWpMaterial Name="N678" /> <MfgWpMaterial Name="Plastic" /> <MfgWpMaterial Name="Steel" /> </MfgWpMaterialList> </MfgWpMaterialDoc> As is typical of ProE, there are no spaces allowed between words. Once you have your materials established, you can create/edit and save the speeds/feeds for your particular tools based upon Stock Material. It is important that you define a Stock Material in each operation setup you have. Then, when you are in the Parameters dialog while creating a sequence, you do Edit>Copy From Tool and choose which type of parameters you want. Failure to have a Stock Material will result in no data being populated. Additionally, in Wildfire 3.0 there is a new config.pro option called mfg_param_auto_copy_from_tool. Choices are all, cutting, no, and misc. Roughing, volume, re-roughing, and local milling sequences use Rough values; all other toolpaths use Finish values. Personally, I think this was an unfortunate and ill-advised specification to use. Who is to say that a holemaking cycle is Rough or Finish? Or a trajectory? Anyway, that’s the paradigm as nonsensical as it seems at first (and second and third) glance. Regards[/b]
