Job setup

[sbrooks]

We have predefine tooling list with tool numbers and corresponding dia and tool length numbers.Sometimes these number aren't the same.Ex tool number 17 dia 17 length offset 117 When in the tools page in job setup i pull the tools from the tool library but the offset numbers change.Sometimes to numbers i don't even know where they came from. Is there a switch i missed somewhere?Assign tool numbers sequentially is not checked. Thanks

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Go into Job Setup (Alt+J) and set the tool Offset is getting the offset from the tool and uncheck the assign tool numbers sequestially.

Hope that helps.

James

[ 01-14-2002: Message edited by: James Meyette ]

[sbrooks]

HI james.

Thanks for the reply i don't have that checked.

[tooling]

If you want this to continue in all of your new files. You need to change this in the screen/configure/nc settings/operation defaults/save/job setup.

[sbrooks]

It still dosen't work. The dia and length offset numbers still match the tool number.

[JAMMAN]

It's more than likely in your post. I have a custom post that forces a particular tool offset format regardless of what it is told. Mine forces offset to be identical to tool number, becaused it was asked to!

[sbrooks]

No it's not in the post.If i pull a tool in from the library then look at it the number is changed then before i even post.

[JAMMAN]

I'm finding this interesting. Could you zip and e-mail me the tool library? I think the clues might lie in there.