Pulling tools in from databse with the tool number set?

[medaq]

I feel I am missing a switch of some sort. I have a bunch of tools I have been setting up in the tool manager. Making assemblies with the tool number that they are in the matrix. But everytime I grab a tool from the data base. It only brings them in as the next number availble starting from T1. So if I have an assembly T55, it will renenmber this tool as it goes in. Is there a way to have it respect the tool number I assigned?

 

Thank you

[Guest]

Uncheck the sequential box

 

[medaq]

14 minutes ago, JParis said:

Uncheck the sequential box

 

 

 

Thank you! I knew I had to be missing a switch somewhere. 

[Jayson Kramer]

By default these are not set as checked just as a thought. but as John stated check to make sure they are not checked.

[Fabio1]

HELLO ALL

I am having a similar issue with 2017. We often switch from metric to standard so I will use tool length offset 105 in metric and offset 5 in standard. when I generate the tool path it always goes back to the tool number and ignores the tool length I use in the offset. In other words I keep the tool # but change the length offset #. The fanuc controller does not convert the tool length offsets in the controller properly. So I have to rely on mastercam to use 2 different length offset #'s for one tool "T#"

Thanks

[Guess_who]

2 hours ago, Fabio1 said:

HELLO ALL

I am having a similar issue with 2017. We often switch from metric to standard so I will use tool length offset 105 in metric and offset 5 in standard. when I generate the tool path it always goes back to the tool number and ignores the tool length I use in the offset. In other words I keep the tool # but change the length offset #. The fanuc controller does not convert the tool length offsets in the controller properly. So I have to rely on mastercam to use 2 different length offset #'s for one tool "T#"

Thanks

Are you saying, no matter what offset number you put in there it always uses the tool # as the offset number? 

I would guess that would be logic setup in your post processor. You may want to ask this question over there. 

[Fabio1]

2 minutes ago, Ray D Modern Industries said:

Are you saying, no matter what offset number you put in there it always uses the tool # as the offset number? 

I would guess that would be logic setup in your post processor. You may want to ask this question over there. 

Correct....ok I will try it there.

thanks

 

[Guess_who]

9 minutes ago, Fabio1 said:

Correct....ok I will try it there.

thanks

 

You may want to include whether you are using a custom purchased post or one of the generics that comes with MasterCam. 

And, if using a generic, which one.