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Ensure that you have the required licenses for the Creo NC modules before you open any manufacturing applications. For more information on working with licenses, see the “About Creo Parametric Licenses” and “To List, Get, or Release a Floating License” topics under Related Topics.
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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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