No Extrude for Volume Milling

[sebastian_dogar]

I have a problem in Proe 4 manufacturing when trying to use Volume for a milling. The Icon for Extrude isn't highlighted. Only the the Chemfer and Variable Section Sweep icons are highlighted. I believe the 3D model may have something to do with it but I really have no idea how to fix it. Has anyone encountered this problem before?

[NM_88]

Try using the insert menu from the top


INSERT
MANUFACTURING GEOMETRY
MILL VOLUME



then insert a extrude

INSERT
EXTRUDE

If that doesn't work attach your file so we can see if there is something else going on.

[sebastian_dogar]

I ' ve mangaed to solve the problem. I've opened the part in PRO E 2 and used the Heal Geometry option. And it worked. But, since whe're on the topic, do you you know how to check for rests ( the material leftovers in corners or concavities after roughing) in PRO E? I've seen it done in POWER MILL and I was wondering if there isn;t something simillar in PRO E 4.

[NM_88]

About Milling NC Sequences
To access Mill type NC sequences, you must be in a Mill or Mill/Turn workcell. The following NC sequence types are available:
● Face—Facing down the workpiece.
● Volume Rough—2.5-Axis slice-by-slice milling used to remove material from a specified volume.
● Roughing —High-speed milling sequences used to remove all material inside a Mill Window boundary.
● Plunge Rough—2.5-Axis rough milling of deep cavities by a series of overlapping plunges into the material, using a flat-bottom tool.
● Re-rough—Used to machine only the areas where a previous Roughing or Reroughing sequence could not reach.
● Local Milling—Used to remove material left after a Volume, Profile, Conventional or Contour Surface, or another Local milling NC sequence (usually with a smaller tool). Can also be used to clean up material in specified corners. ● Surface Milling—3- to 5-Axis milling of horizontal or slanted surfaces. You are given a choice of several methods for defining the cut.
● Profile Milling—3- to 5-Axis milling of vertical or slanted surfaces.
● Finishing—Used to machine the detail of the reference part after Roughing and Reroughing.
● Corner Finishing— 3-axis milling, to automatically machine corners and valleys that cannot be reached by a previous ball end mill.
● Pocketing—2.5-Axis milling of horizontal, vertical, or slanted surfaces. The walls of the pocket will be milled as with Profiling, the bottom—as the bottom surfaces in Volume milling.
● Swarf Milling—5-Axis milling of a series horizontal or slanted surfaces by cutting with the side of the tool.
● Trajectory—3- to 5-Axis milling, with the tool moving along a specified trajectory.
● Custom Trajectory Define the tool path for 3- to 5-axis Trajectory milling by interactively specifying the trajectory of the control point of the tool.
● Engraving—3- to 5-Axis milling, with the tool moving along a Groove cosmetic feature or a curve.
● Thread Milling—3-Axis helical milling.
● Drilling—Drilling, boring, tapping.
● Auto DrillingAuto drill selected holes using the selected coordinate system or retract plane.

[tooldude328]

Sebastian,
in vericut there is a option to check for gouges and excess material. I would look there. Not sure ican remember how it works in WF4.I have been on wf5 too long now.

[NM_88]

This shows whats been removed from the slot.

[NM_88]

[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drHNQgyPw1Y"]YouTube - workpeice.avi[/nomedia]

not sure if your verison of pro has auto workpiece so I made it this way.

[NM_88]

If you want to see what material remains than you will need to install and run vericut.

[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z33gKMe4Aik"]YouTube - vericut[/nomedia]

Your part looks like the pocket corners are cleaned out are you running the through pockets in a EDM?

[sebastian_dogar]

Yes. we use EDM. ABout the vericut, my pro e doesn't have any. When I do NC Check it says that the vericut. dll is missing. I guess that is something I'll have toa arrange to be installed. Thanks for the video on youtube.