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

[rmiller]

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

[design]

try {ToolNo}

[rmiller]

@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

[Vasago]

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

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

[rmiller]

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@Vasagowrote:

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

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

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

[dans4DQYP · Accepted solution]

This is mine it seems to work for 2018

[rmiller]

@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