Tool Parameters

This tab contains controls for:

This page discusses:

Tool Parameters

Assembly: Shows the assembly name. You can also click:

Icon Description

Creates or edits a tool assembly.

Visible if Tool Assembly Authoring is checked in Me > Preferences > App Preferences > Simulation > Machining Resources.
... Selects any tool assembly from the current manufacturing cell
Searches a tool assembly from a reference tools file or a catalog
Searches a tool assembly from database

Tool: Shows the tool. You can also click:

Icon Description
... Selects any tool assembly from the current manufacturing cell
Searches a tool assembly from a reference tools file or a catalog
Searches a tool assembly from database
Note: Search results are based on the type of the operation.

Additional feeds and speeds configuration filtering is available. This filter is based on the feeds & speeds configuration specified for the part operation during setup. Tools with at least one feeds & speeds configuration that correspond to the values specified during setup will be displayed in the search results.

Local Tool Gage: Specifies the value of the tool gage. You can also click Enable/disable edit of local tool gage. When you enable this option, you can edit the values for the local tool gage.

  • If you enable the Display tool at option, the tool assembly is displayed based on the local tool gage value that you specified.
  • The behavior for modification of the local tool gage value is as follows:
    • If the Enable/disable edit of local tool gage option is disabled, then no local gage value is considered and the gage value is obtained from the main resource.
    • If the option is enabled, then, the upper limit for gage value is the Overall length of the tool. If you specify a local tool gage value higher than the overall length of the tool, then value is reset to the overall length.
    • If you specify the local tool gage value lower than the lower limit (overall length - maximum gage of holder), then value is reset to the overall length.
  • Note: This option is only available in the Tool Parameters tab of milling operations panels.

Display tool at:

  • Default position - this displays at the Default position,
  • User-defined position - selecting this, you can set your defined position using the ... button.

Assembly, Tool, Insert

The External and Internal with round inserts may be used:

See also Assigning a Tool Element to a Machining Operation, Creating and Editing Milling, Drilling, and Probing Tools