Tool Manager Tool Holder Identification Numbers

[harpoon]

Hello! I was about to start creating a tool library in MasterCAM and wanted to create a tool assembly, first starting by importing some of the defined tool holders that came with my MasterCAM download. However, upon opening the CAT40-in.tooldb file, I get a long list of files labeled with numbers and letters in the form XXXX-XXXX. See attached picture.

Even with Google and ChatGPT, I can't figure out what these numbers and letters mean, so I'd figure I'd ask here. Can anyone explain it to me or does anyone have a chart of some sort? I didn't want to have to go through all of them to find the tool holders I purchased. For example, I got a CAT40-ER32-1.85 tool holder from Maritool (https://www.maritool.com/autodesk/477), but Maritool doesn't provide any sort of designation number in the form XXXX-XXXX. 

Thank you!

[CNC CHRIS]

download that tool holder (STP FILE) from MARITOOL.

 

[harpoon]

Oh hm. The tool holder is labeled with 8 letters and numbers, but they don't seem to match any of the numbers in the MasterCAM-provided tool holder library. 

I guess I could look into using the STEP file as a tool holder import? Is there a tutorial on this somewhere?

Thanks!

[CNC CHRIS]

MASTERCAM IMPORT STP TOOL HOLDERS - Google Search

[Alien]

On 1/9/2024 at 11:00 PM, harpoon said:

Hello! I was about to start creating a tool library in MasterCAM and wanted to create a tool assembly, first starting by importing some of the defined tool holders that came with my MasterCAM download. However, upon opening the CAT40-in.tooldb file, I get a long list of files labeled with numbers and letters in the form XXXX-XXXX. See attached picture.

Even with Google and ChatGPT, I can't figure out what these numbers and letters mean, so I'd figure I'd ask here. Can anyone explain it to me or does anyone have a chart of some sort? I didn't want to have to go through all of them to find the tool holders I purchased. For example, I got a CAT40-ER32-1.85 tool holder from Maritool (https://www.maritool.com/autodesk/477), but Maritool doesn't provide any sort of designation number in the form XXXX-XXXX. 

Thank you!

Hi Chriss,

I hope this will helpful.

https://toolholderexchange.com/cat-tool-holders/

https://www.google.com/search?q=cat+holder+for+cnc+machine&sca_esv=597448619&ei=7JyfZau9DL3IhbIP0sakyAY&udm=&oq=CAT+holder+for+cnc&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiEkNBVCBob2xkZXIgZm9yIGNuYyoCCAAyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigAUi-XFCaDljLP3ABeACQAQCYAaEBoAHMD6oBBDAuMTW4AQHIAQD4AQHCAgoQABhHGNYEGLADwgIGEAAYFhgewgIIEAAYFhgeGA_CAgcQABiABBgTwgIKEAAYFhgeGA8YE8ICCBAAGBYYHhgTwgIJEAAYgAQYDRgTwgIIEAAYHhgNGBPCAgwQABgeGA0YDxgTGArCAgoQABgWGB4YExgK4gMEGAAgQYgGAZAGCA&sclient=gws-wiz-serp

Best regards.

Michael.

[Craig-B]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but it looks like the Mastercam tool holder library is based on the command tool holders.