Definitions:
Reference Model – the CAD model you want to machine
Workpiece – the stock material the Reference Model will be machined from
Manufacturing Assembly (Mfg Asm) – a set of machining processes which machine the Reference Model from the Workpiece
LMB – Left mouse button
RMB – right mouse button
MMB – middle mouse button
Setup Process:
1. In Windows Explorer navigate to Favorites/TeachDoc/Loughborough Design School/Masters CNC
2. Copy this folder to your Individual Workspace or U:/ space
3. Rename template_router_mfg.asm with your ID number at the beginning eg. B212345_mfg.asm
– you cannot use spaces or hyphens ‘-‘ in Creo files names
– leave the _mfg in the name to identify it as a manufacturing file rather than a standard assembly file
4. Start Creo Parametric 2.0
6. Navigate to your Individual Workspace, RMB on your CNC folder, choose ‘Set Working Directory’ – this will now be your default folder
7. Open your CNC assembly (.asm) – do not double click Creo files to open, the primary file association is to a simple file viewer rather than the modelling software, open from within Creo
Machining Process: