Presentation by Daniel Djurica

Creating grooving tool LQN-941-49066

Reg edit adress:

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\MachineIdEditor\shell\open\command

Value change:

C:\Program Files\SolidCAM2025\SolidCAM\MachineIdEditor.exe "%1"

In this example SolidCAM2025 is latest version of SC.

Instead of 2025 insert latest version

When defining MCO for turret movement in part CS (G54), tool tip is moving from position in last operation, to absolute coordinates in G54.

Picture NZF-534-40546

If coord. systems of sub-machine, vMAC, and G54 are in same orientation, then xh_move, yh_move and zh_move will have same values. If they are not in same orientation, they will have minus (-) values.

Switching between IVC same year – versions

There is a need to switch between IVC20xx DV and IVC20xx SP.

1. Install SP
2. Go to Program files > InventorCAM2025
3. Rename Solidcam folder to SolidcamSP
4. Install DV
5. Rename Solidcam folder to SolidcamDV
6. Now with folders SolidcamDV and SolidcamSP deleting the last two strings will load that version

Example:

Solidcam folder will be loaded leaving renamed folder unloaded

In this case SP will be loaded as opposed to DV.

Switching is done by renaming the Solidcam folder.

When you want to export ".tkz" file and the new version is not shown (for example 2025)

Go to these two locations in registry editor: 
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\Toolkit-Y.exe\shell\open\command
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Toolkit-Y\shell\open\command

And instead 2024
"C:\Program Files\SolidCAM2024\Solidcam\Toolkit-Y.exe" "%1" 
"C:\Program Files\SolidCAM2024\SolidCAM\Toolkit-Y.exe" "%1"

type in 2025, so the end result is:
"C:\Program Files\SolidCAM2025\Solidcam\Toolkit-Y.exe" "%1" 
"C:\Program Files\SolidCAM2025\SolidCAM\Toolkit-Y.exe" "%1"

Now the 2025 will be shown:

Example of grooving tool assembly with proper coordinate systems. SolidWorks 2024

GFD-454-30040

LQN-941-49066

Macro calculation when plane rotation is not available on the machine