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License
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Modules
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Key Features
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Prismatic Milling Option
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Expert Machinist
G-POST
NC-MILL
NC-CHECK
Manufacturing Process Planning for MFG
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• Control the entire manufacturing process from tool path definition, computation and verification to NC code and shop floor documentation generation.
• Capture and re-use your machining practices to streamline and standardize manufacturing methodologies.
• Support of feature-based and geometry-based programming to allow adaptability to design changes.
• Multi-surface, three-axis milling toolpath generation including support for high speed machining, with four-axis and five-axis positioning.
• Complete solution up to the NC code generation, including NC Program creation, Process Documentation, Post-processing and toolpath verification and simulation.
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Product Machining Option
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Expert Machinist
NC-MILL
NC-TURN
NC-WEDM
Manufacturing Process Planning for MFG
NC-CHECK
G-POST
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• Includes toolpath generation for NC program creation for CNC milling machines, two-axis or four-axis CNC lathes, and two-axis and four-axis CNC wire EDM machines.
• Includes all the capabilities of Prismatic and multi-surface milling.
• Provides low-level toolpath editing, allowing control and optimization of the toolpath needed for the production environment.
• Provides a unique process-planning/route sheet tool to create a framework of step-by-step illustrations and instructions necessary to successfully manufacture parts.
• Offers the best programming system in the market for families of parts having many variations of the same basic design.
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Complete Machining Option
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Expert Machinist
NC-ADVANCED
Manufacturing Process Planning for MFG
NC-CHECK
G-POST
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• Support 2 1/2-axis prismatic milling up to 5-axis milling, multi-axis turning and mill/turn (live tooling) and 4-axis wire EDM.
• View and manage manufacturing process in a table environment with the NC process manager.
• Capture and re-use your machining practices to streamline and standardize manufacturing methodologies.
• Optimize finishing tool paths for surface machining.
• Drive multiple control points on a stage tool; load tool at any orientation with adaptors.
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Machining Category
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Functionality
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Mold Machining
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NC Machine Type
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2 1/2 axis feature based machining
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No
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3 axis milling for production machining
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No
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Functionality to produce efficient high-speed 3 axis roughing toolpaths
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Yes
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Multi-core processing of high quality 3 axis surface finish toolpaths
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Yes
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Adaptive roughing strategies for constant cutting conditions, for example, consistent tool load
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Yes
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3 axis trajectory toolpath
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Yes
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Comprehensive holemaking capabilities
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Yes
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4–5 axis positioning milling
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No
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2–4 axis turning
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No
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2–4 axis wire EDM
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No
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Live tooling for turning
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No
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5 axis continuous milling and contouring machines, for example, laser.
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No
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Manufacturing productivity tools
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Extraction of manufacturing annotation features
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No
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Tool and fixture library
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Yes
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Multi-task machines synchronization
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No
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Dynamic tool axis definition
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No
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Manufacturing process documentation
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No
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Post processing and simulation
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Creo/NC-GPOST: NC post-process generator
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Yes
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ModuleWorks-based material removal
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Yes
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