Coolent: How to make default flood on

[jim1960]

Using 2018.  As you can see in the General Machine Parameters the flood coolant Enable is set to on, but in my tool path flood defaults to "off"

Where or how do go to change the default so flood will default to "on" in the tool path?

 

 

[Grimes]

Some of these fields would be nice to be able to setup up a standard answer. Not helpful but I would like to know too, i dont even know where the screen on the left is from.

[jim1960]

Here is how to get to the left screen

 

 

 

[Colin Gilchrist]

You need to set up a proper "Operation Defaults" file. The "trick" to doing this is to 'rename' the file extension to '.mcam', which lets you open the Defaults file.

Once you've opened the file, you need to do "replace" on the Machine Definition, that is loaded in the Machine Group Properties. You replace the "generic" machine with "your specific" default MD.

The reason we do this, is so when we edit the Coolant Settings for each Operation type in the file,  then we get to use the specific Coolant options for our MD.

Now, go through each Operation type in the file, and set your default attributes, including the Coolant defaults.

Save the file,

Then exit Mastercam,

And rename the File Extension, back to the previous name.

[jeff]

Yep, just go through your OP Defaults and change what you want as default.

Coolant,clearance,retract, misc reals, etc...

[jim1960]

Colin

Are you talking about this folder, if so which file is the one that I change the  "-defaults" or the "-operations"

Where do I " do "replace" on the Machine Definition, " ??

 

Thanks

 

 

[MIL-TFP-41]

I have my preferred coolant settings set in my tool libraries. (In my mind, coolant is more dictated by the tool rather than the operation)

Then under tool settings, I have the "use tool's step, peck, coolant" box checked.

[Chris In-House Solutions]

Since this is a fairly common question that is asked I actually made a video up showing people how to do this.  You can find the video at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxeP6jEroCk&t=4s

 

[Thad]

On 4/27/2018 at 4:14 PM, jim1960 said:

Colin

Are you talking about this folder, if so which file is the one that I change the  "-defaults" or the "-operations"

Yes, that's the folder. You want to rename the defaults file. The operations file is your operations library.

[Grimes]

thanks to everyone who posted, will screw around with this out tomorrow at work.