How to make the Length Offset equal the Tool #

[archer]

Hi folks,

 

We run Fadals in my shop and use a post that outputs an H code in our posted program that equals the length offset. I have mastercam set-up to number the tools sequentially, but the length offset never changes from what is set in the tool library. The H code in our posted program tells our machines what TLO it should use, and if it is different from the tool number then things can get bad really quick. I have struggled with this ever since the new mastercam came out (not sure which one it started in) We run X3 MU1 and I have found in the post where it calls out the lenght offset value, tlngno$. How can I change our post to make it look at the tool number and say that it needs to make H = that?

 

Thanks for any help.

 

Dennis

[3R!< W3NG3R]

in your control def, go to tool settings, and change it to 'add' and put zero in both fields.

[archer]

Thanks Eric, that helped. One thing to add to that, when you make a tool library, the tool length offset # on the parameters page should be set to zero. That's where I was getting it wrong. I had my tools defined with that parameter equal to the tool number.