FBM drilling Map file

[JWalthall]

I am setting up a custom tool library for use in FBM drilling . This file is being used for fixture plates and I only want to have a predefined set of tools instead of lets say the millinch tool library. Do I need to make a modified xls file with only the tools that are in my fixture tool library? I wanted to map a hole for a end mill to use in a circle milling operation and the operation did not find the proper size end mill in the library. It appreared to me that in the hole mapping screen it looks at the xls file instead of the tool library. How do I get the tool mapping screen to look at the special tool library or do I need to make a special xls file.

[Ken Erman from CNC Software Inc.]

- If i remember correctly the XLS file is used when we are going to create a new tool and the standard sizes option is on. That way we aren't creating some random size that isn't real.

 

- Try turning off the Create as needed option on the tools page.

 

- Tools are selected based on the heirarchy of the switches. If they all are on it first looks in the MCX, then the tool library, then create as needed.