Feature request - Break control button on the first tab of the tool screen

[Jools-Taylor]

Hi

Can you put a break control button on this screen. I have custom speeds and feeds setup for a tool and also standard break control. If I want to cancel break control it doesn't give me an option to keep my custom feeds dn speeds when I save it. 
But having a break control button here would make far more sense anyway. It's an option that you want on certain parts and operations, not as a blanket function across one tool.

 

[seth.madore]

Something that might provide for a more immediate solution is what are called "operation properties", which would give you a new tab after your last one (Linking Tab). This could be configured for many different functions, including Break Control (I think). You can read more about it HERE

[Jools-Taylor]

That looks above and beyond my capabilities. Or it's maybe not explained very well.

What you link to then links away from that page to another document. Then what that describes I can't find, though I'm sure this is because I can't code and only follow instructions (videos).

Could this be added to a feature request though? It seems a very clunky way to have to go into the tool and edit a permanently affected function to turn on tool break.

Or could I attach the post processor I use and could you help with guidance there?

[seth.madore]

One question further; in a quick test, I changed the speeds and feeds at the toolpath level, thus creating a "Custom" feed/speed setting. I then went into the tool library and toggled Break Control for that tool. Returning to the toolpath, speeds and feeds were still set at custom. Are you seeing something different? Could you share a screen recording of these events?

[seth.madore]

To answer your question about Operation Properties and integration into a post; that's somewhat outside the scope of assistance we provide and if it's beyond your capabilities (understandable), it's best handled by a company that specializes in Post Processor editing.  You can find a list HERE

Edits aren't terribly expensive and you do have the added benefit of support and comfort in knowing it's done properly.

[Jools-Taylor]

I get that these things aren't terribly expensive but I just feel it's a very useful feature to have. Knowing my luck I'd pay for it then you guys would release it too therefore rendering it wasted cash 🙂

Not sure what I was doing before. Obviously doing it wrong but I think thats just a symptom of the process. I was going into the tool then clicking ok, then you come back to the feeds and speeds and tool page and if you click accept there it overrides any custom feeds and speeds. Again probably me doing it wrong but when faced with an 'accept or cancel' choice having changed things I will normally just click accept. As I say I think it's just a symptom of the clunkiness of it. Things can be done with workarounds of course. Things are better when they just work 🙂 

[DarthBane55]

If you edit a tool, when you finish editing, a window comes up telling you that the speeds and feeds are different than in some operations using that tool, do you want to keep your speeds and feeds, yes/no.  Something like that.  If you read the window instead of blindly clicking accept, it works (I think this is what you are referring to).

I use manual NC process for tool breakage detection (I assume that by tool break this is what you are after).  It has a couple of benefits (for me anyway):  I see it in the tree, so if later I add an operation, I can easily move the function after it, instead of having to go back in the operation and turn it off, then turn it back on on the new operation added (which is what would happen with your suggestion I think).  I also see with a quick look at the tree which tools have it and which don't, really fast this way to know exactly where it is used, instead of having to open the operations to see that.

[Jools-Taylor]

No not that accept. It's the main tool document page that lists all the tools for the part you're on. The one that opens when you click the 'select tool' button ion the first tab of the operation. So you go into the tool then come out of it and arrive back at this page, the two buttons at the bottom are accept or cancel, but you have to click the x in the top corner I think.

it's just backwards. There's workarounds I know but this was mainly to ask them if they can make the software better in this respect. The workarounds are just clunky and easily overcome with a bit of thought and a bit of programming. Then everyone can benefit from good ideas.

[FrodoLoggins]

Also a checkbox to specify G187 P1/P2/P3 somewhere on every toolpath.