Here are the steps to use the program. 1. Install program 2. Run the program 3. Use the open command to load and correct the post. When the program is complete it will notify you and it will have made a backup copy of the post. If your post has a psb file the parameter tables might be inside the .psb file. If this is the case then this utility will not fix the issue and you will need to send the post to your reseller to have it corrected. Hope this helps Alex

If any of your posts are a mpmaster based post then you will need to update the parameter tables to get the correct output. I created a utility that will scan and correct these issues in the post. It can be found in THIS THREAD You can find details about the parameter tables that need corrected in mpmaster based posts in THIS THREAD Again these are for mpmaster based post processors. If your posts were built from default posts that came with the install of Mastercam then thsi should not apply Alex Cole

There should not be any issue getting these up and running in Mastercam. Contact your local reseller and talk with them about getting the posts setup. I am sure they would be glad to help Alex

Mike, It's nice to hear from you again. Alex

I can try to work on it. It may take me a little while as I am very busy at the moment. Alex

Dave, Try the new download. It should fix the issues with invalid range values. Let me know how the new download works on your systems. Alex

Revision 3 is now available for download. I found in my testing that some tools in X3 are outputting different cut types. I have tested this version of Tool Manager and I cannot break it on my system here. Please let me know of any issues you encounter. Download: www.fastechinc.net/Tool_Manager_REL.zip Alex

CNC Apps Guy. Thank you for providing feedback. Can you email me the error details you received with your tool lib. [email protected] What tool type was it on.. In the error details was it processing line 7 data or 8. Last night I had some time to do more extensive testing. I found some new values being output ouside the ranges of what the header describes. I have made some fixes to catch two of the issues. I will be uploading that version and replacing the download that is currently available. Give me a little while and I will post an announcement when the new download is available. Alex

I just wanted to let everyone know that now the download in my msg above and the link to download in this msg will be downloading the newer version that will run on the Windows Vista platform. Please let me know how this works for you. Download: www.fastechinc.net/Tool_Manager_REL.zip Alex

No. At this point is uses no spread sheet. I am going to look into adding the mass replace field option. Thinking about this. some of the fields will not be able to mass change or the mass change needs to be confined to the tool type. I will try to add some stuff to it. It will just take a little time. Alex

Not sure on that one. I would recommend working with a xxxxor tech before changing a bunch of stuff. To measure your pivot length from spindle face to center of rotation you can touch the face of your empty spindle(vertical) off on a 1x2x3 block. Then note the z position of where you touched off. Now remove the 123 block and position the head at the same Z value of where you were when you touched off on the 123 block. Rotate the head up to where it is at 90 degrees (horizontal) Take a Height guage and find the distance from the outer ring of your spindle to the face of the 123 block you referenced. Simply subtract the radius of the ring on your spindle you located with the height guage and you have the exact distance from the face of your spindle to the center of rotation on that axis. Hope this helps. Alex

The P number that is ref. in my msg is a parameter number in the tables of your controller. How the TCP works is you have parameters to enable it. That makes the controller look at other parameters like the Xform1,2,and3(as I recall) These are the shift registers that tell the controller how the controller should track the pivot. Then the controller will use the tool lengths that are applied along with the pivot that is setup in the parameters to calculate and allow TCP to function. You may want to call xxxxOR and talk with one of there techs. They have always been very helpful. 2250 Estes Ave Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 Phone: 800-423-2467 Alex

To those of you running Vista. I have converted this utility over to the Vista platform. I do not have access to upload it to our server from here but I can in the morning. Until then if you would like a copy emailed to you send me an email at [email protected] and I will send you back the install files. The install is smaller than 1Mb. Alex

The app was designed to allow you to quickly go from one tools data to another to modify values without having to close and open each tool. I will look into adding a mass change command that will allow a user to change a value on all tools of a type or somthing. As for the language issue. I have found this now in two of my utilities. It appears that one of the functions I am using is only able to process the data using the character set that the application was compiled in. I am looking into it but I cannot make any promises as this is not my main job. I just like to make little apps in an attempt to help some of you guys out there. Alex

Also if you are doing this in a post then mp should automatically create a prv_ variable for your variable holding the work offset. You can simply compare them too. Alex

Store the current work offset number in a variable and before you read the new one feed the current value into another variable you use as its previous. Then you can simply compare the two and if they are not different then output the line. Alex

I also wanted to say that if you are looking for features not included in this utility let me know and I may look into what it might take to impliment. Alex

So how is this working out for everyone? Don't forget I would love some feedback on this. Thx Alex

I can port the project over. yea I developed it using Visual Studio.net2003 I have 2005 and 2008 express on my vista box but don't really use them cause they are the express editions.. I am not sure if they will make installers or not...havn't tried in a long time. if it's a major issue I will try to port it over...just let me know Alex

Here is some general info on xxxxor TCP TCP The 8055 & 8070 controls both have a TCP option if enabled(purchased). The TCP seems to work well with these machines on parts we have cut in the past. The TCP parameters can be found in the control by going to main menu/+/machine parameters/General parameters. P93 is head style, and P96-105 is dimensions of axes Info can be found in the installation manual for the machine • Old Method – “N100 G48 S1” = ON, “N100 G48 S0” = OFF • New Method – “N100 #RTCP ON” = ON, “N100 #RTCP OFF” = OFF Note: G43 cannot be programmed when using TCP. The control will generate an error P97 is the parameter(XFORM1) where the pivot length should be entered.

Ok guys. I had a quick look at this and have come up with a very simple utility. This utility will edit the txt file that is created when you export a library from Mastercam. It is setup at this point to only work with milling tool library files. Install and run the application. From the file menu open the library file. Navigate through the library using the two buttons in the center at the bottom. When you are done use the Close option and you will be prompted to save the file. ] Then you can import that file back into Mastercam. Try it out and let me know how it works for you. I have not had any time to really test it in great detail so I may have some little bugs...if you find some please let me know. Download: www.fastechinc.net/Tool_Manager_REL.zip Alex

what type of data are you wanting to change in with this mass edit? I am always looking useful apps to work on. I may be willing to put some time into it but would like more info on what you are looking for. I am not sure a spreadsheet is the best way to go but a nice interface that allows one to accomplish the task easily. Alex

If I understand you right you want to take geometry you have and make the cutter follow the geometry? if this is so you can smiply do a 3d contour toolpath with the cutter comp turned off and chain your geometry. Thats it. This will make a path where the tool follows your gometry. I hope this helps Alex

For those of you that are interested I have added a download at the bottom of this msg to the download of the X2 Visual config utility I wrote for X2. You can use it as is. If there is interest I may set it up for X3 too! Let me know. Download: http://www.fastechinc.net/Install-Fastpost.zip Alex

I developed this post back for X2mr1 with a VB interface to configure the output. I have decided to make this post available for anyone to use for X3. This post is a Fanuc based 3 and 4 axis post that has over 75 different switches and output definitions that are very easy for an end user to configure. All of these switches and settings have descriptive notes with each one to assist in understanding what each is for. This post was designed to allow someone who is not able to edit the post logic themselves to be able to set switches and define outputs before having to seek help for post changes. People who already work with posts will find this post can save time in setup. This post is very powerful in how it can affect program format output. Please let me know about your experiences using this post. If it is helping people out there I will continue development of this post in the future. I do not have the visual config utility setup for X3 at this time. If there is interest then I will work on getting it updated to X3. Download at: www.fastechinc.net/X3v_FASTpost.zip Alex Cole