Analyzing a Manufacturing Model
Creo NC has two modes of operation—part and assembly manufacturing. In both cases, the top-level model is an assembly that contains the description of the tools. The following diagram shows the hierarchy of part and assembly manufacturing models.
Figure 140. Part and Assembly Manufacturing Model Hierarchy
In part manufacturing, the storage solid is a part that represents the workpiece or stock, and the design piece is another component at the same level. In assembly manufacturing, the storage solid is the actual assembly representing the design model. The workpiece can be at any level inside this assembly. In both types of manufacturing, the manufacturing operations are described as features of the storage solid.
The important tasks for Creo TOOLKIT are to traverse the manufacturing assembly components, identify the storage solid that contains the manufacturing operations as its features, and list the manufacturing tools.
This section contains the following subsections: