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Hi rc54,
I could not get what you were asking.
Can you elaborate.Is it in regard to some scanning(Reverse engineering) technique.


Author: CatMan

Hi,

Does anyone try to use a Postprocessor which was created in POSTPROCESSOR BUILDER from v4 into CATIA v5.
If there are any problems?

thank you for any response

Piotr


Author: Piotr

Thanks for your comments , I get the information from other web sites, this system is to have a flexible
condition to create a kind of notch on the sheetmetal some of them are used in the Automotive Area
Specially with some applications like a lifgate ,fenders , This system has been used in GM,Ford and
DCrysler in some Plants.


thanks any way

regards

Author: t5668rc

when i'm in the lathe machining bench and i want to see the tool path in 3d mode it crash every time, it does it at home and at my office too on different pc, so am i alone with this bug?

Author: Claude Perron

Author: Maurice Betts

We are working with V5R7 surface machining. I'm searching for other users to discuss their experiences with V5 in 2,5- , 3- , 5-Axis-Milling.

Author: Bernd Osowski

Question:

Has anyone out there attempted to program the Neosrobotics
Tricept mill with CATIA V4 or V5? If so, did you use the APT + NURBS option? What were your results? Did you write your own post?

Thanks for any info.

Jones.

Author: Michael Jones

I think, that in Catia V5 circular interpolation is available only in Prismatic Machining and in Profile Contouring.



Author: Jan Mazanec

I have been working with NEOS in spain for several customer , I have a contract with NEOS reseller in Spain and we have made all of the work for them.


we have create the post, if you want more info about it i will send you,


them we have prepared several programs with MFGPROG & NCMILL ( V4 but with the next proyect we are going to do with v5).


them we have create and a UPLOAD for IGRIP ( we prefer to work with IGRIP instead of VNC, because they have install the NEOS system with more auxiliary axis, 8 axis, 5 of the tricepts + 3 of a gantry )


them we put all the tag points in IGRIP, we simulate and optimizes the movement of the auxiliary axis ( indexing not continuos).


and them we have develop and DOWNLOAD.



so i think we have all the cycle cover.


for more info contact with .


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Author: Irrintzi

Thanx Jan,

But when you configures a Machine on Machine Editor ( Advanced Option ) tt's possible to check for 3D circular interpolatoin.

Author: Arthur Zanetti

Inside my APT files the 3D circular interpolations were only in approach and retract macros.

Author: Jan Mazanec

We are running several versions of MFGPROG here (V4.2.2, V4.2.3, V4.2.4) In any of the versions we found if we add any macros to Local Cavity Roughing it can cause problems. Mainly all the automatically calculated approaches in the operation no longer work.
Just a FYI on Local Cavity Roughing. We have had several parts & cutters scrapped because of the "linking" moves that are generated by LCR. When there are no obsticals (part or check features) in the path from one location on a plane to another, LCR will only retract the cutter up a small amount then rapid to the next location. On some machines Rapid moves are solved in an "L" shape or a 45 degree move followed by a single axis move. Since MFGPROG is only thinking of it as straight line move, it doesn't see any collision problems. Vericut didn't catch this either and we lost some parts and tools.
If IBM/Dassault wanted to do something to help customer satisfaction, they could add an option to allow forcing all retracts to a clearance plane. How about it folks?

Author: Larry Crano

I have tried, and it works fine.
Just create or modify an existing PP & paste it in the PP Directory in V5.

Bye

Author: CatMan

Be aware st this time V5R8 PPB mill posts work OK in V5 PPB Lathe posts do not. See APAR Below.
HC88708
PROBLEM SUMMARY:
INCIDENT DIAGNOSIS:
The lathe V4 PP Cenit does not work in CATIA V5
PROBLEM CONCLUSION:
THIS PROBLEM IS PERMANENT RESTRICTION IN CATIA
INCIDENT DIAGNOSIS:
Lathe V4 PP does not work with Catia V5
JUSTIFICATION FOR DEVLOPMENT REQUEST:
Catia can not work with these PP so they have to be rebuilt.
In Catia V5, Cenit provide the PPBuilder not DS.
ANSWER AND POSSIBLE BY-PASS:
Ask to Cenit to rebuild a new PP with the old one.
Regards......Barry

Author: Barry Caudle

You are so right. There is some problem in the force replay.Isnt't it?
Regards
Nedret

Author: Nedret Kademli

Hi all
We are currently running MFGPROG in versions 4.2.2, 4.2.3
and 4.2.4 Some day I am sure we will migrate to V5. After
reading your comment about scaling cutter path I have some
concerns.
We program a number of high temperature forming tools
here. We currently apply the scale factor to the cutter
path by using the Program/Tracut Order/Scale function in
MFGPROG. If this option isn't available in V5, what is the
suggested method for scaling programs?
Another issue we have concerns on is the frequency of
releases. As I mentioned above we are currently working in
3 different versions of Catia. This is done because of
customer requirements not personal choice. The problem is
that when an enhancement or fix comes out it is applied to
the current or next version. This leaves us stuck with
lesser functionality for most of our customers. Is V5
following a similar course?

Thanks

Author: Larry Crano