×
INTELLIGENT WORK FORUMS
FOR ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS

Log In

Come Join Us!

Are you an
Engineering professional?
Join Eng-Tips Forums!
  • Talk With Other Members
  • Be Notified Of Responses
    To Your Posts
  • Keyword Search
  • One-Click Access To Your
    Favorite Forums
  • Automated Signatures
    On Your Posts
  • Best Of All, It's Free!
  • Students Click Here

*Eng-Tips's functionality depends on members receiving e-mail. By joining you are opting in to receive e-mail.

Posting Guidelines

Promoting, selling, recruiting, coursework and thesis posting is forbidden.

Students Click Here

Jobs

Pro Manfacture - Machining from a Polygon Mesh

Pro Manfacture - Machining from a Polygon Mesh

Pro Manfacture - Machining from a Polygon Mesh

(OP)
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

RE: Pro Manfacture - Machining from a Polygon Mesh

The STL file is specifically for Stereolithography and has been used successfully where I work to create prototypes. I've no idea whether machining can be performed to one of these files though. I think toolpath data must be calculated before parts can be machined.

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

(OP)
I have used Pro manufacture to create tool paths on IGES surfaces as well as native pro surfaces, however I am involved in reverse engineering and it is a time consuming exerceise to surface some complex shapes.  If I could create tool paths from a mesh it would save alot of time.  I know Delcam's CopyCad can do this, I was just curious as to wether it was possible in Pro.

RE: Pro Manfacture - Machining from a Polygon Mesh

GB433054
  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.

ProEpro
www.whitelightdesign.com

Pro/E FAQ www.whitelightdesign.com/servicestips.htm

Red Flag This Post

Please let us know here why this post is inappropriate. Reasons such as off-topic, duplicates, flames, illegal, vulgar, or students posting their homework.

Red Flag Submitted

Thank you for helping keep Eng-Tips Forums free from inappropriate posts.
The Eng-Tips staff will check this out and take appropriate action.

Reply To This Thread

Posting in the Eng-Tips forums is a member-only feature.

Click Here to join Eng-Tips and talk with other members!


Resources