customize tooling geometry

[Simon Glover]

How does one go about customize own tooling geometry ,saving it in tooling library and then seeing this in verifying operations ?

[Alex_AMEAB]

First you draw one half of the profile of the tool in 2D. Do no use any centreline. Save your tool geometry in the tool folder.

Then create a new tool, chose "Undefined" as tool type. Switch to the first tab and then chose custom file as profile, select the file with your tool.

Set the diameter of the tool and you're done.

 

[NOTW Programmer]

First you draw one half of the profile of the tool in 2D. Do no use any centreline. Save your tool geometry in the tool folder.

Then create a new tool, chose "Undefined" as tool type. Switch to the first tab and then chose custom file as profile, select the file with your tool.

Set the diameter of the tool and you're done.

 

So what if you have different sizes of the same tool, like a concave, convex, or double angle cutter. Do I have to redraw for each thickness or will MCAM scale like it does for all other tools.

[Alex_AMEAB]

So what if you have different sizes of the same tool, like a concave, convex, or double angle cutter. Do I have to redraw for each thickness or will MCAM scale like it does for all other tools.

 

If your tool can be defined as any of the predefined tools in Mastercam, you can draw it, scale it down 1/the size your tool is drawn, define it as one of the tool types, use your geometry and mcam will scale it.

[NOTW Programmer]

If your tool can be defined as any of the predefined tools in Mastercam, you can draw it, scale it down 1/the size your tool is drawn, define it as one of the tool types, use your geometry and mcam will scale it.

Whats the scale again, 1/10th ?

[Matthew Hajicek - Singularity]

One over radius. You want the measured edge of the tool to be at X+1.0.

[Simon Glover]

Alex_AMEAB Thank you for your help i will try this