how to set M8 as default in Mpmaster post

[rbb]

I am using MPmaster machine definition, control definition, and post. Using X3. I would like the default in coolant to be "on" and "with". It is currently "ignore", so I always need to set it to "on" and also set "with". I don't recall seeing the "before", "with", and "after" choices before, maybe this is a MPmaster thing. I looked into the machine definition, and found a choice for coolant, but try as I might, I could not find a way to set the default to "on" and "with". Anybody who knows how, please give me a little help. Is this change in the machine definition, control definition, or post? Exactly what to I change. Thanks for your help.

[Colin Gilchrist]

You just need to change your operation defaults. Each operation you write has these coolant options available.

 

Go into your Machine Group Properties - Then click the exclamation point button next to your operation defaults.

 

Change the coolant defaults for each operation type to use "on" and "With" and you are good to go...

[rbb]

Thanks for the reply Colin. I went to the operation defaults in the machine gorup properties, clicked the exclamation point next to it, and all my operations opened up. For a test, I opened the parameters of the drill and contour (my most used) and it opened with a list of tools already picked with a checkmark by tool filter. I want the defaults to be for all tools, including ones I "create", so I opened the tool filter, and clicked on "none" and the tools disappeared. Now I clicked on coolant, and set it to "on". Note that the "with" choice wasn't even there in this parameter page. I did the same for contour. Closed the default page, I guess it saved because I opened it again and the cooland was still "on" for these two ops. Then I created a tool in drill and contour, and the default was still "ignore" and "before", not the "on" that I had preselected in the operation defaults. What am I missing? Thanks.

[MotorCityMinion]

Been there. Try this:

 

http://www.emastercam.com/cgi-bin/ultimate...=1;t=030034;p=1

[?Mark]

RBB, follow the link provided by motor...

It should do the trick as there are decriptions of different scenarios when setting coolant (or any other) defaults up.

And welcome to the forum. Nice to see more users from Colorado here