Manufacturing Model A regular manufacturing model consists of a design model also called a "reference part" because it is used as a reference for creating NC sequences and a workpiece a
Trang 1• Understand the different models used in manufacturing
• Merge a design part and a workpiece to create a manufacturing model
• Implement machining setup elements
• Understand and set manufacturing parameters
• Set a tool’s parameters
• Create tool paths
• Run simulations of tool paths
• Utilize NC Check to analyze NC sequences
Pro/NC
Pro/NC (Fig NC.1 and NC.2) will create the data necessary to drive an NC machine tool to machine a Pro/E part It does this by providing the tools to let the manufacturing engineer follow a logical sequence of steps
to progress from a design model to ASCII CL data files that can be post-processed into NC machine data
The following is an overview of terms that will be used throughout this lesson These are basic Pro/NC concepts that are vital to understanding the module Pro/NC (Fig NC.3) is designed to map your manufacturing intent, as captured by the NC sequence parameters, onto geometry selected from the engineering part (design model) Throughout this lesson, the appropriate settings will be described and the techniques displayed to make this mapping clear
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Design Model
The Pro/E design model, representing the finished product, is used as the basis for all manufacturing operations Features, surfaces, and edges are selected on the design model as references for each tool path Referencing the geometry of the design model (Fig NC.4 and Fig NC.5) sets up an associative link between the design model and the workpiece Because of this link, when the design model is changed, all associated manufacturing operations are updated to reflect the change Parts, assemblies, and sheetmetal parts may be used as design models
Figure NC.4 Design Part (Hidden Line) Figure NC.5 Design Part (Shaded)
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The workpiece represents the raw stock that is going to be machined by the manufacturing operations Its
use is optional in Pro/NC The benefits of using a workpiece include:
• Automatic definition of extents of machining when creating NC sequences
• Dynamic material removal simulation and gouge checking (available with Pro/NC-CHECK)
• In-process documentation by capturing removed material
The workpiece can represent any form of raw stock: bar stock, casting (Fig NC.6), etc Copying the design model and modifying the dimensions or deleting/suppressing features to represent the real workpiece may easily create it
As a Pro/E part, the workpiece can be manipulated as any other part: it can exist as an instance of a part family table; and it can be modified, redefined, etc
Figure NC.6 Workpiece
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A regular manufacturing model consists of a design model (also called a "reference part" because it is used
as a reference for creating NC sequences) and a workpiece assembled together (Fig NC.7) As the manufacturing process is developed, the material removal simulation can be performed on the workpiece Generally, at the end of the manufacturing process, the workpiece geometry should be coincident with the geometry of the design model However, material removal is an optional step
When a manufacturing model is created, it generally consists of four separate files:
• The design model (machine detail info) filename.prt
• The workpiece (stock or casting detail info) filename.prt
• The manufacturing model assembly-manufacturename.asm
• The manufacturing process file-manufacturename.mfg
Figure NC.7 Manufacturing Model (Hidden Line and Shading)
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There are two separate types of Pro/NC:
• Part machining Acts on the assumption that the manufacturing model contains one reference part
and one workpiece (also a part) Multi-part allows you to assemble multiple design models or reference models, but they are automatically merged upon assembly so that the manufacturing model still consists of one reference part and one workpiece (Fig NC.8)
• Assembly machining No assumptions is made by Pro/E as to the manufacturing model configuration
The manufacturing model can be an assembly of any level of complexity (with subassemblies, etc.), and it can contain any number of independent reference models and/or workpieces It can also contain other components that may be part of the manufacturing assembly but have no direct effect
on the actual material removal process (e.g., the turntable, clamps, etc.)
Once the manufacturing model is created, Part and Assembly machining use similar techniques to develop the manufacturing process If there are specific techniques for defining an NC sequence, they will
be described where appropriate Keep in mind that in Part machining, Pro/E automatically determines some
of the machining aspects based on the workpiece geometry; therefore, although Assembly machining gives you more flexibility in building the manufacturing model, it may also require extra steps when creating the
NC sequences The major difference between Part and Assembly machining is that in Part machining all the
components of the manufacturing process (operations, workcells, NC sequences, etc.) are part features that
belong to the workpiece, whereas in Assembly machining these are assembly features that belong to the manufacturing assembly
Figure NC.8 Adjustable Guide Manufacturing Model CL Data
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Adj-Guide9.1 Adjustable Guide
Adjustable Guide
The Adjustable Guide casting (Adj-Guide 9.1) is a simple part, so the process of describing systematic commands and tools will start with the creation of the rib The rib, created in the casting model, will have a relation added to it to control its location The relation will keep the rib centered on the rectangular side of the part The rounds are added late in the modeling process, for they can cause the model to fail in many cases The process of fixing the part, so that the rounds do not make the regeneration fail, is also described [Adj-Guide 9.2(a) and (b)]
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The difference between the two files is the difference between the volume of the casting part and the volume
of the machined part The removed volume can be seen as material removal when you are performing an NC Check operation on the manufacturing model If the machining process gouges the part, the gouge will be displayed as cyan The cutter location (CL) can also be displayed as an animated machining process [Adj-Guide 9.2(b)]
Adj-Guide 9.4 Adjustable Guide Casting Drawing
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Sketch the section in the second quadrant, not in the first quadrant as was done for most of the other lessons Note the location of the coordinate system Pay particular attention to the tangencies
Adj-Guide 9.6(c) Sketch Section (Parallel to the Screen)
Adj-Guide 9.6(d) Sketch Section Shown in Trimetric
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Adj-Guide9.6 (f) Dimensions Shown in the Standard Orientation
Adj-Guide 9.6(g) Completed Protrusion
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Adj-Guide9.7 (a) Add the Reference
Adj-Guide 9.17(b) Sketch One Concentric Circle
Adj-Guide 9.7(c) Depth of the Second Protrusion
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Create a R2 round along the top edge
Adj-Guide 9.8(a) Select Each Edge, RMB, Round Edges
Adj-Guide 9.8(b) Move Drag Handle to 2.000
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Create a datum plane, offset from datum plane B, 30mm
Adj-Guide 9.10(a) Create an Offset Datum Plane
Adj-Guide 9.10(b) DTM1
Write a relation to control the position of the DTM1 The datum (and its children) must remain entered on the protrusion (60mm), regardless of modifications during an ECO change
Trang 13Adj-Guide9.11 (a) Select the First d Symbol Dimension
Adj-Guide 9.11(b) Select the Second d Symbol Dimension and Complete the Relation
Adj-Guide 9.12 Relation Table
Trang 14The sketch of the rib will require just one tangent line between the large circular protrusion and the round along the part’s upper edge Zoom in to see the tangent position correctly
Adj-Guide 9.13(a) Sketch Plane DTM1
Adj-Guide 9.13(b) Add the First Reference (Protrusion)
Adj-Guide 9.13(c) Add the Second Reference (Round)
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Adj-Guide 9.13(d) Pick Starting Point for Tangent Line
Adj-Guide9.13 (e) Pick Ending Point for Tangent Line
Adj-Guide 9.13(f) Completed Section Sketch
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Adj-Guide9.13 (g) Standard Orientation
Adj-Guide9.13 (h) Rib Thickness and Direction Displayed
Adj-Guide 9.13(i) Completed Rib
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Adj-Guide 9.14(b) Radius 2.000 Round
Adj-Guide 9.14(c) Completed Round
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Adj-Guide 9.14(d) Round Edges
Adj-Guide 9.14(e) Round R2.00
Adj-Guide 9.14(f) Set 1Round
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Adj-Guide 9.14(i) Set 2
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Adj-Guide 9.14(j) Round Edges
Adj-Guide 9.14(k) Completed Round
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Adj-Guide 9.14(l) Round Edges
Adj-Guide 9.14(m) Completed Round
Adj-Guide 9.14(n) Round Edges
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Adj-Guide 9.14(p) Adding a Set
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Adj-Guide 9.14(q) Set 2
Adj-Guide 9.14(r) Set
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Adj-Guide9.14(s) Add Corner Tangent Round Adj-Guide 9.14(t) Create Edge Round
Adj-Guide 9.14 (u) Circular Round Adj-Guide 9.14(v) Completed Circular Round
Adj-Guide9.15 Completed Rounds (Completed Casting-Workpiece)
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The “machined” features of the part can be created with a cut to “face” the end of the cylindrical protrusion, a cut on the top, a counterbored hole, and a thru hole with two counterbores (created with a revolved cut) Use the machine detail (Adj-Guide 9.16) for the dimensions
Adj-Guide 9.16 Adjustable Guide Machining Drawing
Cut the front face of the cylindrical protrusion from 80mm to the design size of 75mm Create and use DTM2
as the sketching plane [Adj-Guide 9.17(a)] Only one reference is required, the cylindrical surface Sketch a concentric circle No dimensions are necessary [Adj-Guide 9.17(b)]
Adj-Guide 9.17(a) Offset a new Datum Plane (DTM2) from Datum B (75mm)
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Before continuing, edit the R2 round [Adj-Guide 9.18(a)] to the design size of R12 [Adj-Guide 9.18(b)]
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Adj-Guide 9.19 (a) Slot/Cut Sketch Plane (DTM3), 30mm from Datum A
Adj-Guide 9.19(b) Slot/Cut Dimensions
MMB spin the model (Adj-Guide 9.20) and save the view
Adj-Guide 9.20 Spin the Model and Save the View
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Adj-Guide 9.21(b) Hole Placement
Trang 29Adj-Guide 9.21(c) Counterbore Hole Placed on Bottom Surface Adj-Guide 9.21(d) Hole Positioned to Design Values
Adj-Guide9.21(e) Hole Dashboard
Adj-Guide9.21 (f) Completed Hole (with incorrect note)
Usually you would simply turn off the threads by toggling off the taped hole option: Taps the drilled hole The method used here was used so that manual editing of the note/callout and the hole’s shape could be introduced
Trang 30Adj-Guide 9.22(c) Note Dialog Box (your note number will be different) Adj-Guide 9.22(d) Text Symbol Click: >type &d226 (your d symbol will be different) >Enter > > >type &d227 (your d symbol will be different) >Enter > >type &d225 (your d symbol will be different) >type FROM FAR SIDE [Adj-Guide 9.22(e)]
>OK > Environment > >OK > (Adj-Guide 9.23) > >MMB
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Adj-Guide 9.22 (e) Edit Note (your d symbols will be different)
Adj-Guide 9.23 Completed Counterbore Hole
For the last feature, you will need to create a datum plane through the axis of the cylinder (A_5) and parallel to datum C for the sketching plane
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Adj-Guide 9.24(a) New Datum Plane Set to be Through A_5
Adj-Guide 9.24(b) New Datum Plane Set to be Parallel to Datum C
Adj-Guide 9.24(c) Completed Datum Plane DTM4
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Adj-Guide 9.25(a) Cut Sketch Plane DTM4, Sketch Orientation- Datum A
Adj-Guide 9.25(b) References
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Adj-Guide 9.25(c) Section Sketch
Adj-Guide 9.25(d) Section Sketch Rotated
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Adj-Guide 9.25(e) Cut Direction Adj-Guide 9.25(f) Completed Cut
Adj-Guide 9.26(b) Switch Dimensions to Symbols for the Hole
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Adj-Guide 9.26(c) Add New Relation
Adj-Guide 9.26(d) Relations and Parameters Information
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Add one instance, click: Insert a new instance at the selected row
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Adj-Guide 9.27(c) Family Table with Family Items
Adj-Guide 9.27(d) New Row and Instance Rename the Instance
Adj-Guide 9.27(e) Rename the Instance to ADJ_GUIDE_CASTING and choose N for all of its Family Items
A Family Table controls whether a feature is present or not for a given design instance, not whether a feature
is displayed, as with the layer display function
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Adj-Guide 9.27(f) Design (Machined) Part (Instance: GENERIC), Workpiece (Casting) Part (Instance: ADJ_GUIDE_CASTING)
You now have two separate instances, a casting (workpiece) and a machined part (design part) During the manufacturing process, the workpiece is merged (assembled) into the design part thereby creating a manufacturing model The difference between the two files is the difference between the volume of the casting and the volume of the machined part During the design of a typical part there are many modifications made to the design The ability to make changes without causing failures is important “Flexing” the model, changing and editing dimension values to see if the model integrity withstands these modifications, establishes how robust your design is
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(Name file as desired) OK
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> Open
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Enter
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chest
> pick the front face of the model
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> hold down the Ctrl key and pick the side face of the model
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> Mill Volume Tool > Extrude Tool > RMB > Define Internal Sketch
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> Datum Plane Tool >
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Trang 81> OK > Done/Return > Done/Return > File > Save > MMB
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> Close
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Alternative Machining Projects
Casting
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