drawing thread mills

[Michael82]

I have a bastard thread i.d. 3.836 -12 .I need to know how to draw a thread mill it is an Advent thread mill diameter .97 with 1.5 length of cut. can someone show me how to draw this tool???Iam using Mastercam X4 but x3 or even v9

[diycnc]

draw it the way it is. this is how i draw my tools.

[Mike Mattera]

These are old (V9) but you might get something from them.
Self executing video files. Drop them on your desktop and double click to play them.

http://www.tipsformanufacturing.com/...m_Tool-002.exe
http://www.tipsformanufacturing.com/...m_Tool-003.exe

Mike Mattera

[Michael82]

Originally Posted by diycnc draw it the way it is. this is how i draw my tools.

I can get that far but after u drawthe tool ,what do I save it as and where?

[Michael82]

Originally Posted by Mike Mattera These are old (V9) but you might get something from them. Self executing video files. Drop them on your desktop and double click to play them. http://www.tipsformanufacturing.com/...m_Tool-002.exe http://www.tipsformanufacturing.com/...m_Tool-003.exe Mike Mattera

Thankx 4 the reply and yes I was able to get something from it but kind of old I know I said v9 but I need to know how to save it it keeps givin an error it says "problems with custom tool file or data"????? inside of a warning box

[diycnc]

you only need to draw half the tool then save it as mcx file. then when creating a custom tool select from file and pick the mcx file.

there should be a directory with some custom tools in it allready, that is where i store my tool files.

[Mike Mattera]

I dont think is work very much different in X.

Mike Mattera

[diycnc]

he says he has x4, i have x3 and it works in x3?

[HuFlungDung]

Originally Posted by diycnc draw it the way it is. this is how i draw my tools.

I found that funny for some reason

I guess that would eliminate the confusion that follows when you draw a tool that looks completely different than the one you are drawing.

[Superman]

Not funny at all, just depends on your perspective

[tobyaxis]

Originally Posted by Superman Not funny at all, just depends on your perspective

Perspective is an Individuals Point of View, but it can get pretty funny, LOL.

[Derek Goodwin]

Here you go link

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