Tool Manager

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Tool Manager is used to define cutting tools. In addition to the geometry parameters you can also specify cutting parameters for a tool in the Tool Manager Dialog box

The topics covered are as follows.

Defining a new Flat End Mill
Defining a Ball End Mill with Holder
Defining a Bull Mill with Holder
Defining a Sketched tool.
Defining a Solid tool.
Adding non-geometry parameters to the Solid tool
How to take the advantage of Holder in a Trajectory Milling NC Sequence
Advantage of Solid tools over the Standard tools
Copying NC parameters from the tool into a NC Sequence non-associatively
Copying NC parameters from the tool into a NC Sequence associatively

Establishing associativity between tool model’s dimensions and NC Manufacturing tool parameters

Detection of gouging while simulating with Solid tool

System uses holder geometry for automatic gouge avoidance

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