Creating a CAM Tool with API

daniel.schaefer9P5YP · ‎04-03-2024

Hello,

I wonder how to create a tool by the help of the API.

It seems to me that the proper way is to generate a json file and import this file with the API. Is there any documetation, open source examples about it? We need to check how much effort it would be to develop an interface from an external tool library software.

Greetings Daniel

kandennti · ‎04-03-2024

Hi @daniel.schaefer9P5YP -San.

It was created in a previous test.
Just create a new document and create 3 drill tools.

# Fusion360API Python script

import traceback
import adsk.core as core
import adsk.cam as cam
import json

def run(context):
    ui: core.UserInterface = None
    try:
        app: core.Application = core.Application.get()
        ui = app.userInterface
        app.documents.add(core.DocumentTypes.FusionDesignDocumentType)

        camObj: cam.CAM = get_cam_product()

        docToolLib: cam.ToolLibrary = camObj.documentToolLibrary

        # (diameter, Tcode))
        toolInfos = (
            (10.0, 1),
            (20.0, 3),
            (30.0, 5),
        )

        for diameter, tCode in toolInfos:
            tool: cam.Tool = create_tool_drill(diameter, tCode)
            docToolLib.add(tool)

    except:
        if ui:
            ui.messageBox('Failed:\n{}'.format(traceback.format_exc()))


def create_tool_drill(
        diameter: float,
        tCode: int) -> cam.Tool:

    toolDict = {
        "BMC": "hss",
        "GRADE": "generic",
        "description": "",
        "geometry": {
            "CSP": False,
            "DC": 10,
            "HAND": True,
            "LB": 100,
            "LCF": 80,
            "NOF": 2,
            "NT": 1,
            "OAL": 130,
            "RE": 0,
            "SFDM": 10,
            "SIG": 118,
            "TP": 0,
            "shoulder-length": 90,
            "thread-profile-angle": 60,
            "tip-diameter": 0,
            "tip-length": 0,
            "tip-offset": 0
        },
        "guid": "4de24d46-3bcf-4894-a603-a4974729624a",
        "post-process": {
            "break-control": False,
            "comment": "",
            "diameter-offset": 987,
            "length-offset": 987,
            "live": True,
            "manual-tool-change": False,
            "number": 987,
            "turret": 0
        },
        "product-id": "",
        "product-link": "",
        "start-values": {
            "presets": [
                {
                    "description": "",
                    "f_z": 0,
                    "guid": "fa0617f0-ee91-46cf-b231-36a32b86047f",
                    "n": 5000,
                    "name": "test",
                    "tool-coolant": "flood",
                    "use-feed-per-revolution": False,
                    "v_c": 157.07963267948963,
                    "v_f": 0,
                    "v_f_leadIn": 0,
                    "v_f_leadOut": 0,
                    "v_f_plunge": 1000,
                    "v_f_ramp": 0, 
                    "v_f_retract": 1000
                }
            ]
        },
        "type": "drill",
        "unit": "millimeters",
        "vendor": ""
    }

    toolDict['geometry']['DC'] = diameter
    toolDict['geometry']['LB'] = diameter * 20
    toolDict['geometry']['LCF'] = diameter * 5
    toolDict['geometry']['OAL'] = diameter * 25
    toolDict['geometry']['SFDM'] = diameter
    toolDict['geometry']['shoulder-length'] = diameter * 15

    toolDict['post-process']['number'] = tCode
    toolDict['post-process']['diameter-offset'] = tCode
    toolDict['post-process']['length-offset'] = tCode

    tool: cam.Tool = cam.Tool.createFromJson(json.dumps(toolDict))

    return tool


def get_cam_product() -> cam.CAM:
    app: core.Application = core.Application.get()
    activete_cam_env()

    return app.activeProduct


def activete_cam_env() -> None:
    app: core.Application = core.Application.get()
    ui: core.UserInterface = app.userInterface

    camWS: core.Workspace = ui.workspaces.itemById('CAMEnvironment') 
    camWS.activate()

I don't know if this will help, as I think if it were actual, it would be done in an external JSON file.

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