holder

[mossie]

hello,

 

If you backplot or verify a program you see only one holder. Is it possible to see some more holders in backplot or verify.

Mcam 9.1 sp2

 

greats,

Thomas

The Netherlands

[cadist]

Didn't get you. What do you mean by one holder.

[Brendan P]

You mean the ones in the carousel?

I'm not sure where you are going with this either.

Dual spindle machine???

[pip]

I think he means one type of holder. There is no diference between Weldon or Collet or drill chuck.. The verify only has one tool holder definition...Unfortunetly

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The verify only has one tool holder definition...Unfortunetly

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You do can draw your custom holder and use it !

copy your ...milltoolsholder.MC9

to

...milltoolsoriginalholder.MC9

edit your ...milltoolsholder.MC9

geometry under Mastercam to use it

instead or former one

 

HTH

[wildcat99]

+1 Owl

 

That's what I do. I have drawn one regular holder and one with an extension. You can also define your spindle housing here if you want, to help see interference with the spindle. It won't be exact though, unless your spindle housing is cylindrical.

 

When defining tools, I set the holder length to 0.0 and just need to define the tool (stickout, diameter, etc).

[pip]

But what happens when you have a drill chuck and a collet holder.. It will only show one type of holder...

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Make verify in stages ....

One holder

Next holder

[Mike Whitten CAD/CAM Contractors]

I do as Iskander says. This will work just fine for now but it is time consuming. I asked for this as an enhancement a while back. It would be very nice to be able to select your Holder MC9 file in the Tool definition. If more people request it, it may come sooner?

 

Thanks,

 

Mike

[Matthew]

Could you draw the holder on the end of the tool and uncheck the "use holder" box. Then you could edit to the FLATMILL.MC9 file and add the toolholder to there, as well as for all the other tool files, for DRILL.MC9 you could draw the drill chuck. You could also define a separate file for say 1/2" end mill up to 1 1/2" end mill and draw the different holders directly into the .MC9 custom tool file.

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Could you draw the holder on the end of the tool and uncheck the "use holder" box. Then you could edit to the FLATMILL.MC9 file and add the toolholder to there, as well as for all the other tool files, for DRILL.MC9 you could draw the drill chuck. You could also define a separate file for say 1/2" end mill up to 1 1/2" end mill and draw the different holders directly into the .MC9 custom tool file.

 

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Not a good idea ,JMHO

It is way too complex and not good and Mc9 will regard holder as tool in toolpath calculation and will show you holder on holder if you`ll check holder option .

Way to complex

Write batch files if you are lazy and attach them to the icons

HTH

[Steve@Cimco]

Looks like its on the "to do" list.

September Maintenance release includes a Chook called chkholder for checking the holder against the part. If you click on the help button the text file states

3) Holder library is under development. The holder definition will be expanded to include tool extensions and complex holder shapes.

[Mike Whitten CAD/CAM Contractors]

Steve,

 

I did see that and I am hoping that it will be set up so that we can assign the holder in the tool definition.

 

I will try to find that out.

 

Thanks

[pip]

Basically Mossie, the answer to your question is no..not without putting a bit of effort into it..