topic Re: How to get the NC Program Tool Number output to my setup sheet in PowerMill Forum

How to get the NC Program Tool Number output to my setup sheet

rmiller — Tue, 10 Apr 2018 19:17:24 GMT

I am trying to modify my existing setup sheet template to show the tool number that’s set in the NC Program verses the toolpath. I have multiple instances of the same toolpath and I want to use a different tool for each. My current template uses {tool.number} and it will output the tool number correctly for the first toolpath but doesn’t change for subsequent toolpaths. I’ve also tried {stoolpath.ToolNumber}, {nctoolpath}.ToolNumber and {nctoolpath}.ToolNumber.Value without success .

I’m also having trouble trying to output the fixture offset name. I’ve tried {stoolpath.FixtureOffset.Name} and {nctoolpath}.FixtureOffset.Name and neither seem to work.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Rick

Re: How to get the NC Program Tool Number output to my setup sheet

design — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 06:29:53 GMT

try {ToolNo}

Re: How to get the NC Program Tool Number output to my setup sheet

rmiller — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 12:24:47 GMT

@design

{ToolNo} gives me the same results as before. The first toolpath has the correct tool number of 53 but the next two toolpaths should be 63 and 73 but remain 53.

Thanks,

Rick

Re: How to get the NC Program Tool Number output to my setup sheet

Vasago — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 15:03:39 GMT

{ncprogram}.nctoolpath[0-n].tool.number

print = entity('ncprogram', '<ncprogram name>').nctoolpath[0].tool.number

Re: How to get the NC Program Tool Number output to my setup sheet

rmiller — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 15:31:47 GMT

@Vasagowrote:
{ncprogram}.nctoolpath[0-n].tool.number
print = entity('ncprogram', '<ncprogram name>').nctoolpath[0].tool.number

This doesn't seem to work in my setup sheet template either.

Re: How to get the NC Program Tool Number output to my setup sheet

dans4DQYP — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 16:52:04 GMT

This is mine it seems to work for 2018

Re: How to get the NC Program Tool Number output to my setup sheet

rmiller — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 17:17:25 GMT

@dans4DQYP

I had tried {nctoolpath}.FixtureOffset.Name and it didn't work, but {nctoolpath.FixtureOffset.Name} as you showed did. So I changed {nctoolpath}.ToolNumber to {nctoolpath.ToolNumber} and got the tool numbers I was looking for. Placement of those brackets makes all the difference.

Thanks for the help,

Rick