Custom holders question(s).

[Daniel M]

Is it correct that custom holders are only available with high speed surface toolpath?

 

Does anyone have a way to do custom holders so that they can go into a holder library so you dont have to do the 'undefined' tool file thing?

 

Thanks.

[smokey_44]

try using the "holder.mcx" file in the tools directory ,change that and it gives you the holder.

[Jrygus]

Member David Colin has a holder management program. Do a search for it, or his name and you should find info on it.

[David Colin]

This is here

 

By the way, That's OK with a mill machine definition but I just experienced a weird thing with lathe in Mastercam X3. It looks like that with a lathe machine definition (with milling capabilities) mill holders don't use holder.mcx file... On my seat Lathe is using holder parameters in tool definition (of course with turning tools but milling too)! Pretty weird.