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NX 8.0 Post builder force new tool change mill control

NX 8.0 Post builder force new tool change mill control

NX 8.0 Post builder force new tool change mill control

(OP)
I have a mill control and I want to force a tool change/start of operation regardless if the mill control is between two tool paths with the same tool. basically go through the operations start sequences as if its a new tool out putting everything. I'm assuming there's some flags to set to get this done. Right now when I out put the code from the mill control from the post all is good, it then exits this and runs thru the rest of of start sequences but it's out putting as the same tool was used. Any suggestions? to what needs to be set so it sees this tool as a new tool even though its not?



RE: NX 8.0 Post builder force new tool change mill control

In your Mill Control operation under Machine Control... User Defined Events... Add Extra Tool Change.

RE: NX 8.0 Post builder force new tool change mill control

(OP)
That doesn't work. What I'm testing is between two drill cycles. Adding the extra tool change in the user defined event does nothing, I'm not changing the tool number, I'm still using the same tool. I can force out some of the tool change blocks but something is telling the post this is the same tool between the two tool operations.. Still playing with it but if anyone has an idea I would like to hear.

RE: NX 8.0 Post builder force new tool change mill control

Assuming you have some post experience, you need to create an event handler in the post. Using postbuilder... Program & Tool Path tab, Program, Machine control, Load Tool, Create a custom command. Enter MOM_tool_change in the custom command. This should output the same code as your orignal tool change when you use the extra tool change.
Let me know if you need more information.

RE: NX 8.0 Post builder force new tool change mill control

(OP)
Haven't done much work with NX postbuilder. Not sure why that didn't work although the simple M06T08 is not all that I wanted to output. I have the UDE and catching it in the UpLevel master with PROC's. I forced what I needed in the PROC but I'm sure there was a better way to do this. Thanks for the advise for now it works maybe with more hands on TCL I'll have a better solution.

RE: NX 8.0 Post builder force new tool change mill control

Have you tried with "Initial Move" and "First Move" events. When I want to output some code regardless if there is a tool change or not, I don't use the change tool event, I put the change tool code into the initial and first move events and that's it.

Regards
Frank.

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