tool error from tool built in mcam

[jlw™]

so, i'm getting this message:

 

 

and it is pissing me off.  nothing seems to work.  I defined this tool by right clicking, create tool, drill.

 

What can I do to fix this?

[themachinist]

What do the tool settings look like? 

[jlw™]

 

[crazy^millman]

so, i'm getting this message:

 

 

and it is pissing me off.  nothing seems to work.  I defined this tool by right clicking, create tool, drill.

 

What can I do to fix this?

 

Not much you can do trying to use the correct definition. I get the same thing from time to time and I lie by making a endmill or something and use it so I can do what I need.

[jlw™]

Not much you can do trying to use the correct definition. I get the same thing from time to time and I lie by making a endmill or something and use it so I can do what I need.

I get this from time to time too. It's a tool I created then saved in a tooldb. I checked a couple other files it's used in and it's ok. I wish I knew what caused this as it happens randomly on various tools. Usually not custom tools. Not to mention the holder comes in correctly from the same db.

[guitar]

This started to come about when MC changed to the "improved" tool definitions. Not sure what release number it was, but it was when the stepped shanks and sfpm options were added. Most of the time I get this message is when the cut length matches the shoulder length on endmills. I also get the same with facemill are described in the same manner. I would suggest playing with those vales. Have not seen this on drills before. Try making the profile as simple as possible.

[gcode]

try making the shank diameter smaller

there is only .005 radial difference between it and the cutting diameter

that is probably less than the default collision definition

[Müřlıń®]

I had that happen making custom tool geometry on drills.

Went back and retrimmed all the geometry and I think that fixed it.

[jlw™]

Thanks gcode, i'll try that.

 

Murlin, these were not custom.  I created them with the create tool dialog.  This rarely happens to my custom tools.  Always drills/taps I create with the dialogue.

[Sumac Andy]

I get this from time to time.

For me, it's from an update of tool generation from old school X6 to the new tool manager add on in X7.

This is the part that gave me grief!  The non-cutting geometry drop down item showed a taper angle of 180° and when this was changed to 45° or similar everything was fine!

HTH.

Andy.

[specv]

I have been getting this error a lot lately, the thing i can't figure out is that the tools it happens on are not custom, they are boring bars.

[Oppiz]

The small reamers from the default  "Big inch" library get an error. They have to large of a chamfer distance.