We are currently setting a shop wide tool library.

We use two different cam packages and we want to standardize the naming convention.

I see that if I export a library in txt... I can create something similar with alot of manual input. The library itself is being created in a spreadsheet by our procurement department.

Does anyone know of way to do this easily? Take a spreadhseet and export it as txt? I think I can create formulas to apply and have it output the correct format in another table.

Anyone ever try this?

I am running X6 BTW.

Thanks.

You are correct John.

I went back into the utility and turned that off and the message went away.

thanks to both of you.

I have a program I wrote a few weeks back. At the time I ran verify and everything was fine...

However, today I opened the file and went to run verify and I got this message...

"you are accessing prototype functions...

something about beta test agreement...

I have done nothing new to this file or mastercam. I did however turn on the control panel so I could enable post debugging...

Could that have done it?

Thanks

Ok, I found that the sfb file can be run using the .dll file in C Hooks. This however will only bring the tree (solidworks) into your level manager minus any entities. Sort of helpful, but not really.

At least you have the list of holes etc...

Also, what can I do with that SFB file? Anything at all?

I have in Solidworks 2012 a MastercamDirect tool.

I am using X6 solids....

One is Filesave

and one is Mastercam X

The file save creates a SFB file. (solidworks feature based file) and it saves it to the public Mcam folder. Have NO idea as to what to do with this file.

If I click on the Mastercam X it opens the file in Mastercam, however even if I click off the feature-less brick option the block comes in missing almost every feature.

I tried on a different file the other day and it was great. All of my C'Bore holes etc... came in as the tree in Solidworks for the most part.

This file is a simple fixture with drill, and C'bores and some pockets thru.

What gives?

Any ideas?

Thanks

Or you can change it iindividually at tool settings.

I think you can change it in the control def.

Good point John.

I have never set the default values so it may be the clearance is not defined.

I will look Colin.

Thanks to both of you.

Sorry, Colin.

My mistake. It was the generic fadal 1_4.

G0 G17 G40 G49 G80 G90 H0 E0 Z0

( X 0= CENTER OF SQUARE STOCK )

( Y 0= CENTER AS SHOWN BETWEEN JAWS )

( Z 0= BOTTOM OF STOCK )

( FRONT AND BACK Z LEVEL CONTOUR )

( 1" INDEX INSERT XDGT1550PDFR G04 TOOL - 1 DIA. OFF. - 1 LEN. - 1 DIA - 1.0 )

T1 M6

G0 G90 S5200 M3 E1 X0. Y0.

H1 Z0. M7

Where in the post is this being read from?

I had altered the post to change the header and added a G43 at each tool change... which doesn't appear on the first tool for reasons unknown to me. The G43 shows up at every other and with the correct Z output.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

I have an altered haas post I am using for a fadal.

I am getting this on the first tool...

G0 G17 G40 G49 G80 G90 H0 E0 Z0

( X 0= CENTER OF SQUARE STOCK )

( Y 0= CENTER AS SHOWN BETWEEN JAWS )

( Z 0= BOTTOM OF STOCK )

( FRONT AND BACK Z LEVEL CONTOUR )

( 1" INDEX INSERT XDGT1550PDFR G04 TOOL - 1 DIA. OFF. - 1 LEN. - 1 DIA - 1.0 )

T1 M6

G0 G90 S5200 M3 E1 X0. Y0.

H1 Z0. M7

Where in the post is this calling this? It is NOT in the the backplot, so I am assuming it is a post issue.

Any thoughts?

Thanks.

here is my ops in active reports

I used to use the .set file and I was able to edit that and have it show max depth for each op as well.

I have my active reports giving me each operations maximum depth.

Only issue I have found with this is that my retract plane sometimes output at the incremental value which scares the heck out of the operators if z zero is bottom of a 5" block and incremental value just says (retract plane .25).

I have tried to use the scan xyz in the NC editor but it seems to always put z at zero. (seems to read the G28 Z0) dont' see a way to get around that.

Thanks. Kind of what I was figuring.

Is it common for the maximum z depth to come out on the report to a strange negative number when doing a 4th axis program?

Or should I have some concern...

I will check the code thoroughly.

Is there a setting I need to change to get the correct output?

Thanks for any insight.

Thanks you guys.

Yes... for each op in case they try to start the program somewhere in the middle and rotation is wrong.

I would guess it would most likely be at a tool change but better safe than sorry I figure.

I am using a generic FADAL post. If I have mulitple ops at say A-215 it only posts that value at the first op (tool).

Where can I force that at each op?

Thanks for any input.

Thank you webby... seems to be working now.

Our IT guy said it was in house host. Still can't access from work.

Funny hardmill... And yes I thought work blocked it,but... Said they didn't.

Yesterday it happened. I can not get to emastercam at work. I had our it guy try on his PC...no luck.tried different browser too. Posting this with my phone. Any thoughts?

He is referring to what was Jay's FTP site. Although I do not where it is any longer.

Was a place where everyone would upload and download cool stuff.

If you go to users/documents/mcam shared/ common/ reports/sst/ there will be .rpx files.

If you open them and selct the design.exe in your root mcam directory you can edit and change things accordingly.

Given it was a s standard install.

Yes I am Keith.. right?

That's kind of what I was thinking Tom. Problem is I think Gibbs will need a new post to accomplish that...although I am not sure.

I mentioned that solution earlier and was sort of dismissed.

Thanks.

The situation here is that if a machine (Makino) is overbooked and we need to run in the HAAS or something other.... we have a lot more monkey(ing) around to get the (once proven program) to be golden out of the chute.