Reuse Programming with Feature Recognition

You can reuse programming with automatic feature recognition.

This task shows you how to:

See Also
Reuse Programming Options

Generating a Machining Cell Template

You can generate machining cell templates to use with reuse programming feature recognition.

  1. From the Programming section of the action bar, select Generate Machining Cell Template .
  2. In the Generate MC Template dialog box that appears, define the geometry to be recognized by selecting the faces on the part.
  3. Select Next >>.
    A search is run for all operations with a geometrical pattern that corresponds to the selected faces.
  4. Select the required operations.

    Note: If the selected operations reference a geometry that does not include the selected faces, then the operation is imported without links to the geometry.

  5. Select OK.

A new machining cell with an NC assembly that contains a body defined by the set of previously selected faces is created. This machining cell contains a generic machine and the tools required to machine the form. The associated part operation contains a setup position that groups together the design points of the faces.

The machining cell opens in a new tab and is saved in the database.

Reuse Programming with Feature Recognition

You can reuse programming by feature recognition from a database.

  1. From the Programming section of the action bar, select Reuse Programming with Feature Recognition .
  2. Select a machining cell from the database.
  3. In the Feature Recognition dialog box that appears, select the machining cells to be reused.
  4. Optional: Edit the options by clicking and do any of the following:
    OptionDescription
    Select All Selects all machining cells.

    You can manually select machining cells by selecting the check box that appears in the context toolbar of machining cells.
    Unselect All Unselects all machining cells.

    You can manually unselect machining cells by clearing the check box that appears in the context toolbar of machining cells.
    Automatic Reorder Reorders machining cells based on how close they are to the current shape (position number 1).

    You can manually reorder machining cells by using the up or down arrows in the context toolbar of machining cells. The up arrow increases the position by one. The down arrow decreases the position by one.
    Inverse Order Reverses the order of all machining cells.
  5. Select Recognize to run the recognition on all geometric forms and on all highlighted corresponding faces on the part.
  6. Select Apply to apply reuse geometries to the selection.

The machining programs of the feature recognition template will be instantiated many times as there are occurrences found.