ProE and mastercam

Hi does anyone use ProE to create a part and transfer to MAstercam to set the toolpath? How is the precision issue arise?

We do it here, I design molds in Pro/E break out the electrodes and iges it out to Mastercam.


No problems at all.

very helpful and high profile answer... The reason to transfer it to Mastercam not because ProE is bad or watever, but simply sometimes we just cant find the right post processor for the right machine in pro/nc and needs a lot of changing this and that...but anyway thank You for your reply.

TeQie said:

very helpful and high profile answer... The reason to
transfer it to Mastercam not because ProE is bad or watever, but simply
sometimes we just cant find the right post processor for the right
machine in pro/nc and needs a lot of changing this and that...but
anyway thank You for your reply.

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IMHO you'll be much better off spending some time and resources to
develop the right post and be done with it forever instead of waisting
your time moving back and forth between two different systems. Nothing,
I mean NOTHING beats top-down design_and_manufacturing all done on the
same software, being ProE, UG, CATIA and whatnot.

Yes its true but somehow if you can design something more efficientn better in A software but not truly good in toolpathing, it is reasonable to do the other stuff in B software....this is not only about finding the right post processor, but eliminates human error in correcting bad G-codes...

TeQie said:

Yes its true but somehow if you can design something more
efficientn better in A software but not truly good in
toolpathing, it is reasonable to do the other stuff in B
software....this is not only about finding the right post processor,
but eliminates human error in correcting bad G-codes...

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I have to disagree on this one.

here's why: I think we all agree that ProE isTHE tool for design purposes, right? Well, ProNC is not far behind at all.

However, there's an exception: if majority of your CNC work is very
simple, 2.5 axis production type work then yes, ProNC is an overkill.
But if you're into prototyping, moulds, and in any other quick-response
type manufacturing business, then you're laughing all the way to the
bank.

Bad G-code? Not from my posts, thank you very much