Creating resources

Depending on whether you are the process planner, who works primarily in Teamcenter, or the NC programmer, who works primarily in NX, you assign tools, machine tools, or fixtures in different ways.

• Process planner The process planner assigns resources in Part Planner. The Classification Search dialog is used to add resources from the Teamcenter database to the MENCMachining operation. All tools must be assigned using the METool occurrence type. All machines must be assigned using the MEMachineTool occurrence type. Note Find the Occurrence Type box at the bottom of the Classification Search dialog.

• NC programmer The NC programmer retrieves or loads tools in NX CAM using the NX Library mechanism. Generally, these resources are stored in the Teamcenter database. In addition, the NC programmer can create nonlibrary tools in NX Manufacturing by specifying tool parameters in the tool creation dialog boxes. When the CAM part is saved in NX, the resource list is exposed to the corresponding MENCMachining planning operation in Teamcenter. Teamcenter saves all tools using the METool occurrence type and any machine using the MEMachineTool occurrence type.

Tip

If you change a tool (cutter, component or tooling), you can use the Teamcenter Where Used search to find all NX CAM part files that use this cutter.

Related Topics

• Methods of performing where-used searches