Updating .tools to .tools-5

[machinistbytrade]

I am trying to upgrade our Mastercam version from X4 MU3 to X5 MU1. We have two main tool libraries, one of which is for a cell, so it is imperative that the percentages, tool descriptions, coolant, lengths, etc. are correct. Everything updated correctly when I updated the folder, but I cannot update the coolant switches globally. How should I go about changing the coolant switches to, for instance, Flood-on/with, Thru-Tool-on/after? I need them changed for all tools. I have tried to convert the library to text and change all of the coolant switches, but I am not well versed with that, so I am just fumbling... Anyone have any ideas?

 

Thanks,

 

Seth

[Matt Sumner]

I don't know of an easy way to do this. To do a global change to the exported text file of a tool library you would need to use a script since a simple find and replace won't work.

 

You could quite easily change the operation defaults so that the coolant is on. Do you have the "Use tool's step, peck and coolant" setting turned on. If so the tools coolant settings will override the operation default settings.

[machinistbytrade]

Yes, "use tool step, peck, and coolant" is on, but it is only on using the v9 settings. I got it to do a global change, finding and replacing the script for line #11 on all of the over 2000 tools in the library, it was a very odd number variable... I get it to pull in with x-style coolant switches correctly on, but there is still a warning that comes up, even though the settings and machine definition seem to be set correctly... I'll keep working on it, as we will not move onto x5 until our library is fully updated.

 

thanks for the thoughts.

 

Seth