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Custom Tool Creation Issue


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Here's what I do:

The tool needs to be oriented vertically, with the point down and at the origin, and draw the right half of the tool only.  Cutting geometry in red on level 1, with the level named "CUT", non-cutting geometry in blue on level 2, level named "NOCUT".  When assigning the geometry to the tool, use the Mastercam file rather than the DXF.

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5 minutes ago, Old_Bear said:

wrong orientation for dxf format..

Rotate is 90°  it so it is in the X-/Y+ quadrant

 

Tip of the tool at 0,0

Still getting the error, "Problem with custom geometry file or data. Check for gaps, overlaps, or blanked/hidden entities."

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1 minute ago, JeremyV said:

If DXF still does not work, just try the .mcam file.  I know for sure custom tools work off of the mcam file extensions.

Both formats work perfectly fine as long as you follow the proper rules for each...they ARE different layouts

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1 minute ago, JeremyV said:

If DXF still does not work, just try the .mcam file.  I know for sure custom tools work off of the mcam file extensions.

But in the Mastercam Tool Manager, when importing a custom file to define the geometry of a tool, it only wants .dxf files.

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3 minutes ago, Kampfzentrum said:

But in the Mastercam Tool Manager, when importing a custom file to define the geometry of a tool, it only wants .dxf files.

Don't use mastercam tool manager.  We create custom tools using mastercam itself.

Always more than one way to do things.

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7 minutes ago, JeremyV said:

Don't use mastercam tool manager.  We create custom tools using mastercam itself.

Always more than one way to do things.

Wait, I know how to do this. My question is how to get that tool then into a database file. I like to import tools in this manner.

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