Tormach 1500MX - Create Tool Descriptions; Enable Feeds and Speeds Suggestions in Conversational Routines; Manually Enter Tool Descriptions

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Cutting Speed Information Cutting speed is the speed
that a given tooth (flute) on the cutter will be moving
when it cuts through the material. All materials have a
documented cutting speed.
In imperial units, cutting speed is measured as surface
feet per minute (SFM).
In metric units, cutting speed is measured as surface
meters per minute (SMM).
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Material Removal Information The material removal
rate (MRR) indicates how much material is removed by
the tool per minute while cutting.
In imperial units, cutting speed is measured as cubic
inches per minute.
In metric units, cutting speed is measured as cubic
centimeters per minute.
Enable Feeds and Speeds Suggestions in
Conversational Routines
You can use PathPilot to automatically calculate feeds and
speeds. For more information, see "Use Feeds and Speeds
Suggestions" (page152).
From the Settings tab, select Conversational Feeds and
Speeds.
Figure 7-92: Settings tab.
Create Tool Descriptions
If desired, you can create tool descriptions in PathPilot.
Detailed tool descriptions allow you to receive feeds and
speeds suggestions in conversational programming. For
information, see "Use Feeds and Speeds Suggestions"
(page152).
Manually Enter Tool Descriptions
PathPilot uses keywords and patterns in the tool description to
recognize tooling features. For information, see"Tool Keywords
Reference" (on the next page).
To manually enter tool descriptions:
1. From the PathPilot interface, on the Offsets tab, identify
the Tool Table window.
2. Select a blank line.
3. Type a description for the tool. Descriptions are not case
sensitive.
If a pattern or word in the description is recognized,
PathPilot uses syntax highlighting to indicate a valid
description.
Figure 7-93: A manually-entered tool description.
Examples
To get accurate machining information, all tooling must be
described with detail: the more detail, the better the results.
E X A M P L E
Dia:.3125 4FL R:03 AlTiN CRB variable loc:.75
This description provides the following to PathPilot to calculate
machining information:
l 0.3125 tool diameter
l Four flutes
l 0.03 radius, or "bullnose"
l Aluminum-titanium nitrade coating
l Carbide
l Variable helix
l 0.75 length of cut (loc)
Using a personal description likely won’t contain meaningful
information for PathPilot.
E X A M P L E
Gold colored end mill from middle drawer
This description provides very little information, and PathPilot
defaults to basic cutter features:
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