tool parameter definitions

[gms1]

Im looking for the definitions of all the different tool parameters like tl_dia, tl_rad, tl_nr, etc. I can't find them anywhere. I have the v9 post ref guide and I looked through help and the documentation for x2. Where can I find this info?

[edmBosto]

What about looking in a book that you use to order your tools?

The specific info is in there. Comes in handy when you have inserts with radii and relief angles.

That's if it's what your asking.

[gms1]

The info for the specific tools I already have. Its the definitions mastercam uses for all the different parameters for a tool.

 

Im playing with the X+ setup sheet and I would just like to know what all the different parameters are that you can use with this thing.

[Zoober]

Here is the definitions for the MC tool import file. This is what I used to format my x+ sheets

 

 

# TOOL LIBRARY FORMAT - Wed Jan 17 12:45:39 2007

# TOOL LIBRARY FORMAT

# = comment if 1st character in line

# line 1 - TOOL (start of tool definition)

# line 2 - tool material (1-HSS, 2-CARBIDE, 3-COATED CAR, 4-CERAMIC, 5-BORZON, 10-UNKNOWN)

# line 3 - tool comment

# line 4 - tool name (geometry reference for backplot)

# line 5 - tool manufacturer

# line 6 - chuck designation

# line 7 - tool_no, tool_type, rad_type, dia, crad, thds, tip_angle,

# dia_off, len_off, feed, plunge, retract, rpm, coolant, n_flutes, bottom_turret, station

# line 8 - Drilling attributes (see tool_type in line 7 above)

# line 8 - cycle, peck1, peck2, peck_clr, chip_brk, dwell, shldr_angle, root_dia (tap), bore_shift

# line 8 - Milling attributes (see tool_type in line 7 above)

# line 8 - cut_able, rgh_x, rgh_z, fin_x, fin_z, tip_dia, root_dia (thd mill), thd_angle

# line 9 - pilot_dia, flute_len, oa_len, shldr_len, arbor_dia, hldr_dia, hldr_len, spindle_ccw, sfm, fpt, metric

# line 10 - Holder type, Work offset, Initial dir vector[3], Head offset[3], Tool offset[3]

# line 11 - Canned text coolant information (canned text 1, canned text 2, ..., canned text 20)

# (tool types) (tool capabilities) (canned cycles)

# CENTER DRILL 1 ROUGH & FINISH 0 SIMPLE DRILL 0

# SPOT DRILL 2 ROUGH 1 PECK DRILL 1

# DRILL 3 FINISH 2 CHIP DRILL 2

# TAP-RH 4 TAP 3

# TAP-LH 5 (tool corner radius) BORE1 4

# REAMER 6 NONE 0 BORE2 5

# BORING BAR 7 CORNER 1 MISC1 6

# COUNTER BORE 8 FULL 2 MISC2 7

# COUNTER SINK 9

# END MILL FLAT 10 (coolant types)

# END MILL SPHER 11 OFF 0

# CHAMFER MILL 12 FLOOD 1

# FACE MILL 13 MIST 2

# SLOT MILL 14 TOOL 3

# CORNER RAD MILL 15

# DOVETAIL MILL 16 (spindle direction)

# TAPER MILL 17 CW 0

# LOLLIPOP MILL 18 CCW 1

# END MILL BULL 19

# BLOCK DRILL 20

# ENGRAVE TOOL 21

# BRADPT DRILL 22

# *** DO NOT REMOVE LINE NUMBERS OR DELETE ENTIRE LINES! ***

# *** ALL TOOL DEFINITIONS MUST CONTAIN 9 LINES AND THE 'TOOL' LABEL! ***

#

[gms1]

Ok after looking at that list you can see 'n_flutes' which obviously means number of flutes. Is it possible to add this parameter to X+ so it prints this out for me?

 

Second question is what is the parameter for 'chuck' in the tool parameters page? And whatever that parameter is, is it possible to add it to X+?

[Zoober]

All of the parameters will be part of your tool descriptions Dialog - Pics 1 & 2.

You pass the thru X+ in the last pic

 

See below for pics

HTH

[gms1]

Thats what im talking about Robert. 'n_flutes' is not listed inside X+ available parameters so I can't add it to the output when I generate the setup sheet.

[Zoober]

I think that if it is not in the Available Parameters, then it will not be output. I know that X+ is not perfect, but it comes as close as anything we have to use.

I always have some custom info that I have to manually input into my setup sheet, but I get a 5 page setup sheet that is 99% complete with 3 clicks of the mouse. Pretty good IMHO.