Expert Machinest

Does anyone know how to get Proe to output the time it estimates a tool path will take. I want to see the difference between, feeds speeds, step over all the fun stuff. Thanks

David J where are you?

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shaun
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Yeah, Shuan, I'm here. But it's been a while since I did any Pro/NC stuff. I thought I remembered you could get a rough estimate out of Pro/NC-CHECK or out of Verify. But I don't see it anywhere. Where I do see it, you won't like. It's definitely buried in an add-on module called Pro/PROCESS for Mfg.

I mean this is just the meanest, stupidest, stick-it-to-the-loyal-customer thing imaginable: you have a feed of 3ipm and a cutter path of 3 feet which is contained in the CL data (36"/3ipm=12 minutes, what's the big deal, PTC!). Why does it take a special module to tell you an estimated time!?! I really can't believe it. Is this the ultimate in stupid, narrow minded, short sighted greed or what? Hey, PTC, make it easy on these guys! give them to the tools they need to do everyday, obvious things.

David Janes

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David Janes

don't you get it when you post it , like on the last line of the page that pops up when it's done posting.. you might have to check one of those verbose //??or whatever the other one is called... checkboxs for it to come up

This might also just be something that was on r2001 and is not there on WF

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cad/cam/guy

Not in expert machinist, but regular NC. Info/Manufacturing/ pick the NC sequence tab in the popup, pick a sequence, then look in the info window. it has all sorts of goodies, and even in expert machinist, drop out of it into regular ProNC for this info.

see the below example:

|*********************************************| | Machining Sequence Report | |*********************************************| Manufacturing Type : ASSEMBLY Stock : 3D_TEST Date : 08-Jun-05 09:10:53

|*********************************************| | NC Sequence Number : 3 | |*********************************************| Feature ID : 7466 Feature Number : 30 Operation Name : OP010 Workcell Name : FOAMCUTTER Workcell Type : Mill Sequence Type : Volume Milling Cut Mtn Feat : 7468 Axis Type : 3 Axis Fixture Setup : FSETP0 Mill Volume : VOL2 Tool ID : 2INCH_BNE

Machining time : 4.93516 min

Retract Plane : RETRACT_PLANE START POINT : N/A END POINT : N/A NCL File Name : SEQ0003

MACH CSYS : PROG_ZERO NCSEQ CSYS : PROG_ZERO

Tool Travel Envelope: X_MIN : -16.8552 X_MAX : 9.06292 Y_MIN : -1.16346 Y_MAX : 1.21396 Z_MIN : 2.27024 Z_MAX : 13.5

|-------------------------| | NC Sequence Parameters | |-------------------------| TOOL_ID 2INCH_BNE NCL_FILE - PRE_MACHINING_FILE - POST_MACHINING_FILE - ROUGH_OPTION ROUGH_ONLY SCAN_TYPE FOLLOW_HARDWALLS CUT_TYPE CLIMB

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Stu

Thanks guys!

David you are still the man.

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shaun

Not in expert machinist, but regular NC. Info/Manufacturing/ pick the NC sequence tab in the popup, pick a sequence, then look in the info window. it has all sorts of goodies, and even in expert machinist, drop out of it into regular ProNC for this info.

see the below example:

|*********************************************| | Machining Sequence Report | |*********************************************| Manufacturing Type : ASSEMBLY Stock : 3D_TEST Date : 08-Jun-05 09:10:53

|*********************************************| | NC Sequence Number : 3 | |*********************************************| Feature ID : 7466 Feature Number : 30 Operation Name : OP010 Workcell Name : FOAMCUTTER Workcell Type : Mill Sequence Type : Volume Milling Cut Mtn Feat : 7468 Axis Type : 3 Axis Fixture Setup : FSETP0 Mill Volume : VOL2 Tool ID : 2INCH_BNE

Machining time : 4.93516 min

Retract Plane : RETRACT_PLANE START POINT : N/A END POINT : N/A NCL File Name : SEQ0003

MACH CSYS : PROG_ZERO NCSEQ CSYS : PROG_ZERO

Tool Travel Envelope: X_MIN : -16.8552 X_MAX : 9.06292 Y_MIN : -1.16346 Y_MAX : 1.21396 Z_MIN : 2.27024 Z_MAX : 13.5

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David Janes

V19, 20, and i, which was the last time I had anything to do with Pro/MAN or Pro/NC.

operation involving several tools? Or even several operations encompassing the whole program for a part? I'm wondering if you don't have to get involved with some kind of manufacturing analysis feature which accumulates all the separate sequences and operations.

The operation info isnt quite as detailed as a sequence info, but see below for what it offers. also you'll have to info each operation. I dont see an option to concat multple ops.: WF3 maybe?? Which BTW is available in pre-prodction form...

|*********************************************| | Machining Sequence Report | |*********************************************| Manufacturing Type : ASSEMBLY Stock : 3D_TEST Date : 09-Jun-05 07:05:30

Operation Name : OP010 Workcell Name : FOAMCUTTER Workcell Type : Mill

|*********************************************| | Tool Table Information | |*********************************************| Tool Tool Gauge Length Position ID Register Comment -------- -------- --------- ------- 1 1INCH_BNE 1 1 INCH BALLNOSE 6" LONG 1 2INCH_BNE 1 2 INCH BALLNOSE 8" LONG 1 1_926_BNE 1 2 inch 12 inch long 1 1INCH_LONG_BNE 1 1 inch ,8inch long, 2inch flute 1 1_250_BNE 1 1/4" ballnose

Status : Active Mach Csys : PROG_ZERO Retract Surface: RETRACT_PLANE Machining time : 463.335 min FROM POINT : N/A HOME POINT : N/A NCL File Name : 3D_TEST

|----------------------| | Operation Parameters | |----------------------| TOOL_ID 1INCH_BNE NCL_FILE 3D_TEST PRE_MACHINING_FILE - POST_MACHINING_FILE - PARTNO - RETRACT_SURF_TOL 0.1

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Stu

How do you get a hold of WF3?

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shaun

You need to be on a current maintainence contract, then you can download it from the PTC website. I'm sure in a month or so, you'll be able to request a CD from them. but for now, its D/L only

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Stu

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