Same tool 3 different feeds and speeds

[JimRaffy]

I have 3 processes using the same tool. I need different feeds and speeds for each process. How can I save the program with these feeds and speeds without having someone click on the tool for the process and wipe them to the default. I need to still have the tool number and offset the same. I want to save the program and bring it up a year from now and check tools and processes and post it out again with last run feeds and speeds without having to override it every time I open it up again. We never seem to get this right. Is there a setting or something that I need to change?

 

Thanks,

Jim

[Guest]

Setting >> Configuration >> Toolpaths

 

Look for the "Lock Feedrates" and make sure it is checked

 

Then if someone reslects the tool the speeds & feeds will remain and if you need to change them, right click on the tool and click reinitialize speeds and feeds to free them

[Matthew Hajicek - Singularity]

Another option is to make multiple copies of the tool, such as 1/2" FLAT FOR C'BORE and 1/2" FLAT FOR PERIPHERY. When posting you can tell it not to toolchange when going to a different tool of the same number.

[FROZEN]

I have locked the toolpath. Not sure if this is good or bad?????

[zero_divide]

JParis, thank you.

This thing has been driving me insane

[guitar]

I have locked the toolpath. Not sure if this is good or bad?????

 

 

It's good and bad. The place where you will see this as bad is when copying a drill op and pasting it to a tap op. It w ill not pick up the taps preset F+S unless you manually do it. Tapping should be made exempt from this locking option. Speaking of Copy/pastes. What happened to the geometry pasting options? Now you are forced add to existing geometry instead of being able to overwrite or replace. I don't like this at all.

[Colin Gilchrist]

It's good and bad. The place where you will see this as bad is when copying a drill op and pasting it to a tap op. It w ill not pick up the taps preset F+S unless you manually do it. Tapping should be made exempt from this locking option. Speaking of Copy/pastes. What happened to the geometry pasting options? Now you are forced add to existing geometry instead of being able to overwrite or replace. I don't like this at all.

Try right-clicking, drag the geometry, then let go. You'll get a pop-up menu asking if you want to add, or replace the geometry.

[guitar]

Try right-clicking, drag the geometry, then let go. You'll get a pop-up menu asking if you want to add, or replace the geometry.

 

 

Not anymore. That no longer works. Maybe it's just a problem with mine. All I can do now is ADD.

[Bob W.]

Not anymore. That no longer works. Maybe it's just a problem with mine. All I can do now is ADD.

 

+1, doesn't do that any more for me either. It is a real pain because I need to delete all existing chains before dragging and dropping the new geometry.

[Bob W.]

It's good and bad. The place where you will see this as bad is when copying a drill op and pasting it to a tap op. It w ill not pick up the taps preset F+S unless you manually do it. Tapping should be made exempt from this locking option. Speaking of Copy/pastes. What happened to the geometry pasting options? Now you are forced add to existing geometry instead of being able to overwrite or replace. I don't like this at all.

 

Right, it can be a mine field if you aren't paying close attention. I have become very familiar with right click and 're-initialize speeds and feeds' which recalculates all speeds and feeds to the current tool's defaults.

[Jeremy Herron@DBS Solutions™]

left click and drag will add, right click and drag will give you the option...

[Colin Gilchrist]

I just created two drill ops, each using the same 4 drill points. One is a Spot Dril, the other a Peck Drill.

 

I then went in and selected 3 new drill points for the first operation. After regenerating, I right-clicked on the Geometry icon for Op4, and held-down the right-mouse button, while dragging the geometry to the Geometry icon for Op5. Here is the menu that pops up when I let go:

[JoshC]

Setting >> Configuration >> Toolpaths

 

Look for the "Lock Feedrates" and make sure it is checked

 

Then if someone reslects the tool the speeds & feeds will remain and if you need to change them, right click on the tool and click reinitialize speeds and feeds to free them

+1

[guitar]

left click and drag will add, right click and drag will give you the option...

 

Thank you. This must be new.

[Mick]

Thank you. This must be new.

 

Actually, it has been around for a while. Before X6. I just tried it in X6 and it does the same thing with the little pop up menu as Colin showed above.

[Hondarosa1]

I'm seeing random speeds and feeds show up on different tools... S+F from tool 1 will show up for tool 3. Endmill S+F applied to taps, etc. By default "lock feedrates" is checked in the config. The S+F I assign to the tools are not locking, or rather they are locking on one tool for all the tools... I'm having to right click on each operation for "re-initialize s+f" . I have unchecked "lock feedrates" and it seems to help on this one file. Anyone seeing this ?