Tool Id list (X6 SDK)

[ashjo16]

Hello All,

 

I am using Mastercam X6 SDK to connect our self developed C++ application to X6. and used for CNC milling.

 

For this I need to pull out different tools from the tools library through our C++ code.

 

For this different tools in the tool-6 library are identified by tool ids.

 

eg- flat end mill -10, ball end mill -11 ,

 

 

Does anybody know about a list that contains tool ids or

atleast does anybody know the id for bull end mill.?

 

X6 SDK doesnt seem to have the doc list for different Tool ids.?

(or I am not looking in the right place!)

 

 

Thank you for the help

Ash

[djstedman]

If you convert a library to text you get the following.. gives tooltype id's as well as some other stuff, I would assume the tool type id's would be the same for compatibility reasons.. so hopefully this helps..

 

I reformatted it so it made sense as a post in here btw..

 

 

# (tool types)

# CENTER DRILL 1

# SPOT DRILL 2

# DRILL 3

# TAP-RH 4

# TAP-LH 5

# REAMER 6

# BORING BAR 7

# COUNTER BORE 8

# COUNTER SINK 9

# END MILL FLAT 10

# END MILL SPHER 11

# CHAMFER MILL 12

# FACE MILL 13

# SLOT MILL 14

# CORNER RAD MILL 15

# DOVETAIL MILL 16

# TAPER MILL 17

# LOLLIPOP MILL 18

# END MILL BULL 19

# BLOCK DRILL 20

# ENGRAVE TOOL 21

# BRADPT DRILL 22

(tool capabilities)

ROUGH & FINISH 0

ROUGH 1

FINISH 2

(tool corner radius)

NONE 0

CORNER 1

FULL 2

(coolant types)

OFF 0

FLOOD 1

MIST 2

TOOL 3

(spindle direction)

CW 0

CCW 1

(canned cycles)

SIMPLE DRILL 0

PECK DRILL 1

CHIP DRILL 2

TAP 3

BORE1 4

BORE2 5

MISC1 6

MISC2 7