Tool Manager: Modify the Manufacturer Name drop-down list

[JCDFCM]

Hello,

 

   Is it possible to access and modify the manufacturer name drop-down list? The X9 dialog in the tool manager only provides a drop-down list preventing the user from entering specific tool vendors such as Hanita, SGS, Fullerton, etc. Via NuGet/SQLite, I am able to access and modify the values of a .TOOLDB file and read it back into Mastercam, however I cannot seem to modify the Manufacturer name of the TLManufacturer table... this one field is being feisty.  We have multiple cam systems and need to draw from one external cutting tool database which then updates and renames a stored .TOOLDB file. I followed a similar post "Tool manager - manufacturing names update??? in the Industrial forum but did not see a solution. Is it possible to update the Manufacturer name list via the Mastercam API?. Or is there some config file that a user can modify the list to represent the tool vendors that his or her company uses?  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks, JCDFCM

[Mick from CNC Software Inc.]

Hello,

 

   Is it possible to access and modify the manufacturer name drop-down list? The X9 dialog in the tool manager only provides a drop-down list preventing the user from entering specific tool vendors such as Hanita, SGS, Fullerton, etc. Via NuGet/SQLite, I am able to access and modify the values of a .TOOLDB file and read it back into Mastercam, however I cannot seem to modify the Manufacturer name of the TLManufacturer table... this one field is being feisty.  We have multiple cam systems and need to draw from one external cutting tool database which then updates and renames a stored .TOOLDB file. I followed a similar post "Tool manager - manufacturing names update??? in the Industrial forum but did not see a solution. Is it possible to update the Manufacturer name list via the Mastercam API?. Or is there some config file that a user can modify the list to represent the tool vendors that his or her company uses?  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks, JCDFCM

 

Rich T can correct me if I am wrong but I don't think this is possible in X9, it is with 2017 but that won't help you i'm afraid.

[Rich Taft from CNC Software]

Mick is correct. Adding user-defined Manufacturers is a feature of the next major release. Unfortunately, it's not supported in X9.