Pro Manfacture - Machining from a Polygon Mesh
Pro Manfacture - Machining from a Polygon Mesh
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Could anyone tell me wether it is possible to create manufacturing sequences from a triangulated polygon mesh such as an STL file. I am particularly interested in Pro 2001. Any info on this subject would be usefull. Thanks in advance
Dav
Dav





RE: Pro Manfacture - Machining from a Polygon Mesh
I have exported IGES files and got them CNC machined, but third party software was used to calculate the tool paths.
RE: Pro Manfacture - Machining from a Polygon Mesh
RE: Pro Manfacture - Machining from a Polygon Mesh
I have heard that it can be done. It maybe a new feature added in Wildfire 2.0 though. If you can open an STL file in 2001 you can try to put tool paths on it.
If it does nto work there is a package called visual mill that can do it. The trial is free.
peglor
STL has grown to become the most come of the file format for polygon models. Polygon models approximate the surfaces with triangles. Pro/man is the CAM package inside of Pro/E that generates tool paths.
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