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Using Tool Keywords
Item Pattern Example Notes
type
drill, centerdrill, tap, ball,
chamfer, spot, at, taper,
bullnose, lollypop, ycut,
shearhog, drag, saw,
indexable
• Drill
• Ball
• Flycut
• Drag
“Drag” indicates that the tool is
a drag tool, and has no (0) RPM
associated with it.
utes
A number followed by
“FL” or “FLUTE”
• 4FL
• 12FL
• 2ute
No utes is specied the same as
two utes.
length of cut (or
ute length)
“loc” followed by a colon,
followed by a decimal
number
• loc:0.875
If no length of cut is specied, a
length is assumed based on cuer
diameter.
tool coang
TiN, AlTiN, TiAlN, CNB,
ZrN, TiB2, TiB, TiCN, DLC,
uncoated, nACo
• TiN
• ZrN
• TiB2
No coang is specied same as
“uncoated.”
tool diameter
“diameter” or “dia”
followed by a colon,
followed by a decimal
number
• Diameter:.0341
• dia:.750
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tool material
carbide, HSS, CoHSS, CRB,
carb, diamond, DMND
• HSS
• CoHSS
• crb
No tool material is specied the
same as HSS (high-speed steel).
tool radius
“R” or “radius” followed
by a colon, followed by a
decimal number
• R:.02
• radius:0.02
No radius is specied the same as a
zero radius.