UpdateToolSettings NET-Hook C#

[samuelhanson]

The Operation.UpdateToolSettings method is not working how I would expect.

 

I assumed it would set the feeds and speed of the operation the match the tool parameters, like right clicking on a tool and choosing "Re-initialize feeds and speeds" in the operation parameters window. However I have not noticed anything change after calling that function on an operation.

 

Can you help me understand how this function works, and if it is working?

op.OperationTool = tool;
op.Commit();

op.UpdateToolSettings();

vs.

op.OperationTool = tool;

op.SpindleSpeed = tool.RPM;
op.FeedRate = tool.Feed;
op.PlungeRate = tool.PlungeFeed;
op.RetractRate = tool.RetractFeed;
op.Commit();

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[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

No, it's not quite exactly like -> choosing "Re-initialize feeds and speeds" in the operation parameters window

 

Unless I'm missing something, I would not expect this to really do anything.

 

op.OperationTool = tool;

op.Commit();

op.UpdateToolSettings();

You set the Tool into the Operation and Commit the Operation (all good).

The op.UpdateToolSettings() after is only going to push data from the Tool that is already in the Operation.

[samuelhanson]

It doesn't seem do anything for me, so that lines up

 

 

When I change the OperationTool of an op, I need to also explicitly update all feeds and speeds if I want them to match?

 

Right now my operation is created with a default tool. Then I programatically change the OperationTool, but the feeds and speeds still match the original tool.

 

It's fine if that is just the way it is - the following snippet does what I need. But I'm curious if there's a more elegant solution that I missed.

op.OperationTool = tool;

op.SpindleSpeed = tool.RPM;
op.FeedRate = tool.Feed;
op.PlungeRate = tool.PlungeFeed;
op.RetractRate = tool.RetractFeed;
op.Commit();

Updates an operation's tool-specific settings from it's OperationTool member's tool data

 

 

What type of tool-specific settings are updated in the operation?

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

Do what you're doing.

 

 No => ...if there's a more elegant solution that I missed.

I'll investigate the possibility of have some way to do "re-initialize feeds and speeds", in a future version.

[samuelhanson]

Got it, thanks.

 

 

I still don't understand what UpdateToolSettings does or when one would use it. Can you help me there?

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

Forget about *UpdateToolSettings, as it’s not going to do anything useful for  here.

Even if it actually completely successfully…

It updates the tool info in the operation, except for these Operation values ->

LengthOffset

DiameterOffset

SpindleSpeed

FeedRate

PlungeRate

RetractRate

op.OperationTool = tool;
op.Commit();
bool result = op.UpdateToolSettings(); // Check the return of this method. It is true?