topic Re: CREO manufacturing: Machining multiple parts in 3D Part & Assembly Design

CREO manufacturing: Machining multiple parts

wvolders — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 18:14:22 GMT

Hello Forum,

I currently have a project in which i can make multiple parts from a single piece of stock.

Now when i try to configure my parts in manufacturing mode i can't define a workpiece for all my parts combined. Just one part at a time.. (Also mill windows are out of the question).

Is there something i'm missing?

With kind regards,

Witse Volders

Re: CREO manufacturing: Machining multiple parts

RaphMORIN — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 13:44:00 GMT

Hi, when I do this kind of job, I create a part corresponding to the workpiece I will use. Then I assemble the workpiece with the button below.

Re: CREO manufacturing: Machining multiple parts

KenFarley — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 14:52:28 GMT

I do the same for the workpiece. I never create workpieces within the manufacturing module, but rather as separate parts.

Also, when I've done an array of parts that I'm going to cut from a single block of raw material, I work out all the toolpaths for a single part that is positioned in the raw material as the "first" one. I get all the cuts to work properly and check them thoroughly. Once that's settled, I pattern each of the sequences to get the array to be cut.

The reason you need to make sure the single part cutting paths are all perfect is that once you have patterned a sequence, the only way to make modifications is to delete the pattern, make your fixes, then define the pattern all over again.

Re: CREO manufacturing: Machining multiple parts

SteveLucas — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 15:33:43 GMT

Another way to do multiple parts is with subroutines.It allows you to do multiples of the whole operation or individual sequnces. I find it very flexible and if you need to modify a sequence in the operation you can do so with out having to delete the pattern or dig through the pattern to find the sequnce to modify

Re: CREO manufacturing: Machining multiple parts

RaphMORIN — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 07:23:30 GMT

I often use it and it's true this is a simple and efficient tool.