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Parameters operating area 01/2008
5.3 Tool management
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Sequence of operations
Tool
managem.
Press the "Tool management" softkey.
The horizontal and vertical softkey bars change.
The horizontal softkey bar is expanded.
Tool
catalog
Press the "Tool catalog" softkey.
The vertical softkey bar changes again. The tool details of the tool
catalog are displayed.
You can use the list fields to display the available standard tools and
tools which have already been defined or to
create new tools.
Create tool data
Proceed as follows to create the tool data:
• Select the desired technology in the appropriate list field (e.g.,
drilling tools, milling tools).
• Define the tool type in the second list field
(e.g., twist drill).
New
• Activate this softkey to create a new tool.
You can edit the field for the tool name.
• Enter a tool name.
• In the open window, "Tool details", define the tool properties (in
"Tool size" you define the total number of tool half locations
occupied by the tool).
Abort
• Select "Abort" to discard the settings.
The tool is not created.
OK
• Save your data with OK.
The new tool is created.
Display /edit tool data
In addition to the tool master data already defined, you can enter
default settings in the tool catalog for all the other tool data (e.g.,
cutting edge data, user data). You can edit this data later.
Duplo number 0 is allocated to the tool.
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