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I have 301 unique tools that I’d like to use with my CNC12 Acorn Pro, but I see that both Acorn Pro and Ultimate have a 200-tool limit in the tool library.

Could this limit be increased?

Expanding the limit would make my life much easier, as I could then map my entire Fusion tool library into ...

Hey @cnckeith, thanks for the update!

I really appreciate all the work that goes into CNC12, and it’s exciting to hear that the tool library is getting a major redesign in v5.50.0.

One thing I wanted to mention: if there’s any way to expand the tool numbering to 4 digits (0–9999) in the new system ...

Hey @cnckeith, just checking in -- any updates on the tool library limit investigation?

I know this might not be a quick change, but I wanted to see if there’s been any progress or if there’s anything I can do to help move it forward. A higher limit would be a game-changer for those of us managing ...

I second the increase the tool library request. I use Fusion to manage my tools, I then export the fusion library to HSM Advisor and again to CNC12 so they are all in sync. It's easier to keep everything straight that way. I don't have more than 200 tools (yet) but I do like to allocate 'blocks ...

ha! as soon as i make it 999 someone will ask for 1999 :-)

i put it on the to do list for investigation on how this could be done and how it would affect things.


Haha, fair enough! :D I totally get that no matter where the limit is set, someone will always need more.

But even 999 would be a ...

That would be awesome! A 2000-tool limit for Ultimate would completely solve this issue and make tool management much easier for users with large libraries. Is this something Centroid would consider implementing?

Heck, if you make the limit 999 instead of 2000, you don't even have to worry about UI ...

SOP is to number the tool holders, not the actual bits.


Got it. But what will happen in CNC12 when it receives an "M6 T201"? Will it:

A) Ask for tool 201 to be loaded? (I'll be using an ATC with 10~20 positions, by the way).

B) Fail because the tool number is invalid?

The reason it would ...

I have only tools mounted in a toolholder in the CNC12 tool lib.

And no, I do not have +200 toolholders for a machine.

Uwe


Makes sense, but here's the part I don't understand: what will happen when my NC file has a tool change for a tool numbered above 200, like an "M6 T201"?
My understanding ...