Create an NX machining setup template

You can create your own machining setup that gets copied into each new CAM part upon initialization. The NX CAM Integration stores this template in the library class hierarchy along with the existing setup templates and it is available for your reuse.

Procedure

1. In NX, create a part file containing everything you want in the setup template. This could include:

Machine

Tools

CAM operations

Fixtures

2. Save this part as a template by choosing Export→Setup Template. The Library Class Selection dialog box appears. Note This menu command is only available from within the Manufacturing application.

3. In the setup template tree, select the class in which your new template should be stored and click OK. The Template Attributes dialog box appears.

4. Enter a descriptive name for the template and specify the unit for which the template is applicable.

5. If the Import Files for Part dialog box appears, click OK.

6. Click OK. Teamcenter automatically saves the part file as a template. The template is listed in the template_part_planner.dat file, which is a named reference in the UGCAMTemplateData dataset in the database and is now available from the Library Class Selection dialog box the next time you initialize a part.