How to export multiple Tool length offset and Diameter offset for one tool in tool table

[HOANG VU ANH NGUYEN]

Hi everyone,

I am trying to figure how to to export multiple Tool length offset and Diameter offset for one tool in tool table.

Sometime I use one tool to finish the slot and the hole to locate a dowel pin or following some feature that drawing call out. I want to use a good tool to finish couple feature but for easy to control I may use multiple Tool length offset/Diameter offset. My question is how to notice difference H/D in tool table for set up guy to catch up!

Ex: 

(PRG. ON  NOV - 06 - 22 - 20:50   BY ....  )
(T20 * 1/2 FLAT EM, 3 FLT, .500 LOC, 1.00 OFH | H20 | D20 | D0.5000" | CONTOUR)
(WARNING T20 | D40 - OPERATION 15 - FINISH .500 HOLE | D60 - OPERATION 16 - FINISH .500 SLOT)
(T2 * 3/8 SPOTDRILL             | H2  | D2  | D0.3750" | DRILL/CBORE)
(T15 * 1/4-20 ROLL TAP           | H15 | D15 | D0.2500" | TAP........)
(OVERALL MAX | Z2.)
(OVERALL MIN | Z-1.02)
 

Any help is greatly appreciated!

 

[crazy^millman]

Buffer was the old way with the new tool table not sure what the process is.

Here is something I tired to get working with MPLMASTER back in X7.

You are welcome to try to work out what I could never get to work. It always seemed to lose one place no matter how many ways I tried to define the variables with plast using last_tloffno = tloffno$ #added for sending turret home when changing tooloffset numbers. I used a ntooltrack for numbering purposes.

fmt  "N" 24  ntooltrack #Sequence Number Process for N Tracking back to Tool Number on Fanuc Lathe

ltlchg$          #Toolchange, lathe
      toolchng = one
      gcode$ = zero
      copy_x = vequ(x$)
      pcc_capture   #Capture LCC ends, stop output RLCC
      c_rcc_setup$   #Save original in sav_xa and shift copy_x for LCC comp.
      pcom_moveb    #Get machine position, set inc. from c1_xh
      c_mmlt$        #Position multi-tool sub, sets inc. current if G54...
      [if spindle_no$ = 0, ntooltrack = t$],[if spindle_no$ = 1, ntooltrack = t$ + 1000]
      *ntooltrack, ptoolcomment

mtlchg$          #Toolchange, mill
      toolchng = one
      gcode$ = zero
      copy_x = vequ(x$)
      pcom_moveb    #Get machine position, set inc. from c1_xh
      c_mmlt$        #Position multi-tool sub, sets inc. current if G54...
      [if spindle_no$ = 0, ntooltrack = t$],[if spindle_no$ = 1, ntooltrack = t$ + 1000]
      *ntooltrack, ptoolcomment

pwrtt$           #Buffer toolchange information, tooltable = 3 calls on 1003
      if gcode$ = 1001, psetup
      pcut_cctyp
      if opcode$=104 | opcode$=105 | opcode$=three | opcode$=16, cc_pos$ = zero
      if gcode$ <> 1001, plast_recd
      pcur_recd
      if gcode$ <> 1003, cc_pos$ = zero
      !opcode$, !tool_op$
      if gcode$ = 1003,
        [
        size1 = rbuf (one, zero)
        rc1 = one
        if rc1 < size1, preadcur_nxt
        if cc_1013$ = zero, cc_pos$ = zero
        ]
      #if you want repetitive tool output, keep the abs( ) in ptooltable and remove the >= t$ from the pwrtt call to this block        
      #if (tool_info = 2 | tool_info = 3) & gcode$ <> 1003 & op_id$ <> last_op_id & last_tloffno <> tloffno$ & t$ >= 0, ptooltable
      if (tool_info = 2 | tool_info = 3) & gcode$ <> 1003 & op_id$ <> last_op_id & last_tloffno <> tloffno$, ptooltable #This allows us to see the same tool with different offset
      last_tloffno = tloffno$ #This controls the different offset tracking not to duplicate it when they are used in the operations
      last_op_id = op_id$
      last_t = t$ #Trying to save the tool to keep subtraction from happening in the tool list when the same tool is called

ptooltable # Write tool table, scans entire file, null tools are negative
           #if you want repetitive tool output, keep the abs( ) in ptooltable and remove the >= t$ from the pwrtt call to this block
           toolno = t$ * 100 + tloffno$
           tnote = abs(toolno) #use to be this abs(t$), but we want it to look different so we changed
           tldianote = abs(tldia$) #Oct-20-08 AEH
           [if spindle_no$ = 0, ntooltrack = t$],[if spindle_no$ = 1, ntooltrack = t$ + 1000]
           ntooltrack = abs(ntooltrack) #See it used else where Figure why not
           if opcode$ = 3 | opcode$ = 16, toffnote = tlngno$
           else, toffnote = tloffno$
           stinsert2 = ucase(stinsert2)
           !spaces$
           spaces$ = zero
           if posttype$ = 2,    #lathe tools
             [
             scomm_str, *tnote, " - ", *ntooltrack, " - ", plistcomm, " - ", *toffnote, pdspace, " - ", *stinsert, *stinsert2, " - ", *stholder, *stholder2, scomm_end, e$
             #scomm_str, *tnote, ptspace, " - ", *toffnote, pdspace, " - ", *stinsert, *stinsert2, " - ", *stholder, *stholder2, scomm_end, e$
             ]
           else,                  #mill tools
             [
             if opcode$ = 3 | opcode$ = 16,
               [
               if tcr$ = 0, scomm_str, *tnote, " - ", *ntooltrack, " - ", plistcomm, " - ", *tldianote, punit, pdiamspc, scomm_end, e$
               ]
             else,
               [
               if tcr$ > 0, scomm_str, *tnote, " - ", *ntooltrack, " - ", plistcomm, " - ", *toffnote, pdspace, " - ", *tldianote, punit, pdiamspc, " - ", *tcr$,  punit, scomm_end, e$
               if tcr$ = 0, scomm_str, *tnote, " - ", *ntooltrack, " - ", plistcomm, " - ", *toffnote, pdspace, " - ", *tldianote, punit, pdiamspc,  scomm_end, e$
               ]
             ]
           spaces$ = prv_spaces$

Happy Coding

[HOANG VU ANH NGUYEN]

Thanks crazy^millman.

I have no experience with buffer. I try to input your code into my my post but when I posted the code out and it get bunch of error.

I am using mastercam 2023 and I may ask my reseller for help.

[crazy^millman]

9 hours ago, HOANG VU ANH NGUYEN said:

Thanks crazy^millman.

I have no experience with buffer. I try to input your code into my my post but when I posted the code out and it get bunch of error.

I am using mastercam 2023 and I may ask my reseller for help.

Not as simple as putting that into your post. Many moving pieces to that post since it was for a Turn/Mill and not only a milling machine. There was no information about the machine so I took the example I had which will not work in a lot of posts.