Option 2 is my approach. Im going to use my .75" u-drill as an eg. The tool is touched off the same way as a boring bar by referencing the outside insert. To drill I either create a line at centre then move line by half drill dia, .375" and create a finish contour to handle the drilling. Another way I handle the drilling then boring is to have a points array and program point to point. The points array I keep in A seperate file that I can merge in when needed. This is all handled with 1 tool and 1 tool offset

c axis tools in top orientation button clicked in back plot settings

After moving to new job and not using Mastercam for 8 years , Here is a list of generic lathe tools by type. Boring bars, turning tools and threaders. These files are Mastercam ready. Sharing because searching and modifying in tool manager was very time consuming. Each type is in its own folder to make searching faster, Files Starting with 1 are OD turning and files starting with 2 are ID tools. I hope this is helpful to someone new to turning in Mastercam. Also, if anyone else has any solid carbide tools already drawn they are willing to share this would be a great help as they are even more time consuming to draw. 2CPMT ID .625 80 DEG.TOOLDB 2CPMT ID .750 80 DEG.TOOLDB 2DPMT ID .375 35 DEG.TOOLDB 2DPMT ID .375 55 DEG.TOOLDB 2DPMT ID .500 35 DEG.TOOLDB 2DPMT ID .500 55 DEG.TOOLDB 2DPMT ID .625 35 DEG.TOOLDB 2DPMT ID .625 55 DEG.TOOLDB 2DPMT ID .750 35 DEG.TOOLDB 2DPMT ID .750 55 DEG.TOOLDB 1CNMG OD 80DEG.TOOLDB 1DNMG OD 55DEG.TOOLDB 1VNMG OD 35DEG.TOOLDB 2CPMT ID .375 80DEG.TOOLDB 2CPMT ID .500 80DEG.TOOLDB

19 machines give or take 8 - 3 axis mostly with rotary's 5 - horizontals 6 - 5 axis All Mills All the time We have lathes to but I got a guy for that

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I dunno.. He seems legit. I'd buy bitcoin from him...

Nope I am the one that holds that title.