Creating a Procedure

A Procedure is a set of cutter movements that conform to a specific technology. One or several Procedures can comprise a toolpath. A procedure can be created from a template, or from within Cimatron E as described below.

Note: Depending on your milling needs, you may need to create a Stock and Part before you create milling / drilling procedures.

How to Create a Procedure

1. If you have not already done so, create a Toolpath that will contain the procedure.

2. Choose the location for the procedure by selecting the toolpath or procedure after which the new procedure will be placed. Example:

3. Click the icon in the NC Guide. The Procedure Guide is displayed.
   Other ways to create a procedure:

4. Using the Procedure Guide, choose the machining technology, cutter, and geometry.
   The way the dialogs are displayed, depends on which NC Work Mode you are using, .Wizard Mode or Advanced Mode.

In Wizard Mode, to scroll between procedure dialogs use the appropriate button on the wizard . See the Procedure Options for additional information.

Example dialog:

In Advanced Mode, all parameter tables are constantly displayed on the screen. When creating or editing a procedure, each parameter table is available for editing, there is no need to open and close individual tables.

See NC Display to compare the appearance of the screen in both modes.

5. Define the Motion Parameters.
   Use the NC Assistant to help you in defining these parameters.

6. Define the Machine Parameters.
   Use the NC Assistant to help you in defining these parameters.

7. When finished, you can choose from the following Procedure Options:

• Save & Close to suspend

• Save & Calculate to execute

• Cancel

• Save As

(The options Save & Close and Save & Calculate are also available on the Procedure Guide.)

What do you want to do now?

• Execute the procedure (if it was suspended)

• Edit the procedure (parameters, cutters, geometry, etc.)

• Delete a procedure

• View a Wireframe Simulation of cutter motions (for executed procedures)

• Manually edit cutter motions in the Motions Editor (for executed procedures)

• Post Process the procedure

• Simulate or Verify the procedure

Note: for an ASCII file containing details of a toolpath and all procedures it contains, select NC-Utilities / TP List.