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Importing tool holder as a solid model


Brad Lisle
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2 minutes ago, F10Brandon said:

I only have the option of DXF and any Mastercam file. No option for Step.  I suppose you could open it and resave it as a mastercam file. Im running X9

Yup, that's X9

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Ahhh, in the Tool Manager you can only import a DXF, but in a operation you can import the solid model. Now, only if all the STEP files were orientated correctly. You still can not select a level that has the solid model. So now I need to open each STEP file, reorient and export just to import again. Grrrr this is a little frustrating.

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1 minute ago, Brad Lisle said:

Ahhh, in the Tool Manager you can only import a DXF, but in a operation you can import the solid model. Now, only if all the STEP files were orientated correctly. You still can not select a level that has the solid model. So now I need to open each STEP file, reorient and export just to import again. Grrrr this is a little frustrating.

Blame the creator of the files....there is an ISO standard 

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ISO 13399 ( Cutting tool data representation and exchange ) is an international technical standard by ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) for the computer-interpretable representation and exchange of industrial product dataabout cutting tools and toolholders.

Mastercam and others do follow the standard

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6 minutes ago, JParis said:

Blame the creator of the files....there is an ISO standard 

Mastercam and others do follow the standard

I know, I'm not blaming Mastercam for this one, although if I could select the level that the solid is in it would eliminate a couple of steps.

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