Is there any way to display the tool description along with the tool number on tool change in Motion?
I see the description on the Carbide 3D tool library, but not on custom looling added.
Thanks
Steve
Not sure if this helps but this is my custom tool #601 which is a 1 inch Whiteside. In CC it shows the descreption of “FlyCutter” but cannot remember what it shows in CM.
| number | vendor | model | URL | name | type | diameter | cornerradius | flutelength | shaftdiameter | angle | numflutes | stickout | coating | metric | notes | machine | material | plungerate | feedrate | rpm | depth | cutpower | finishallowance | 3dstepover | 3dfeedrate | 3drpm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | whiteside | 6210 | Fly Cutter | end | 1 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.125 | 0 | 10 | 80 | 16000 | 0.01 | 1 | 20 | 80 | 16000 |
I did find the file on my iMac
Every thing looks good.
My question is does Carbide Motion only display the tool number on tool change or is there a way to display the description also?
CM does not currently support displaying custom tool descriptions (which would require to modify the post-processor to include said description in the generated G-code file that CC creates and CM reads. Not a technical issue, but lots of considerations and side effects to consider, at this point it’s not supported, last time I checked that is)
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Thanks you confirmed my guess…
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