Invisable tool

[So not a Guru]

Over the years, this has happened once or twice before. I'm wondering if anyone knows what causes it.

I have a part that was originally programmed in X9. We needed to run it on a different machine, so I made some changes & reprogrammed it in 2021. There are several paths that use tool #15, a 3/8" 3 flute bull-nosed cutter.

Two of those tool T15 toolpaths code out as being tool T22! There is no tool T22 in the tool manager. Those two paths code out with T22, H22 & D22. A couple of paths later, the next T15 toolpaths code correctly, just as all of the paths before to two mystery T22 paths.

Freaky ghost in the machine.

[Colin Gilchrist]

I scrapped a large Aluminum Hog-Out in either X7 or X8, due to "T11", posting out as "T13". In this case, I had been using T13, but switched to T11, and "11" showed for the T#, the H#, and the D#, in the operation interface, but I got T11 H13, D13 in the output.

The best thing I can recommend is to "Force a Regeneration" on all of those Operations.

If you are updating an old file, in a new version, I will often take all the existing tools in the File, and re-number them as "+100" or "+1000", in my Tool Library. That way I can select all of "T1033" for example, and perform Edit Common Parameters, and switch to "T33". (The new T33 that I have verified is correct with the Tool and Holder definitions.)

I've had files come in before, that showed "multiple tool definitions" for the same tool number. This is a nice way to clean up the file, but does take some "grunt work" to accomplish.

 

 

[So not a Guru]

7 minutes ago, Colin Gilchrist said:

I scrapped a large Aluminum Hog-Out in either X7 or X8, due to "T11", posting out as "T13". In this case, I had been using T13, but switched to T11, and "11" showed for the T#, the H#, and the D#, in the operation interface, but I got T11 H13, D13 in the output.

The best thing I can recommend is to "Force a Regeneration" on all of those Operations.

If you are updating an old file, in a new version, I will often take all the existing tools in the File, and re-number them as "+100" or "+1000", in my Tool Library. That way I can select all of "T1033" for example, and perform Edit Common Parameters, and switch to "T33". (The new T33 that I have verified is correct with the Tool and Holder definitions.)

I've had files come in before, that showed "multiple tool definitions" for the same tool number. This is a nice way to clean up the file, but does take some "grunt work" to accomplish.

 

 

Forcing a regen doesn't fix this, I have to create a new operation, and it must be created before the odd ops. Then I can move them to the correct sequence spots and all is good.

I don't have any trouble fixing it, it's just one of those legacy bugs that pops it's head up occasionally. Luckily it is pretty rare.