Part Tool Table parameters
SolidCAM's ToolKit enables you to customize the Part Tool Table. You can select the Tool parameters that you wish be displayed in the Part Tool Table.
Tool Number
The Tool Number is a numerical identifier for the tool. Its value must be an integer. The Tool Number is used in the GCode when the tool changes, values for tool compensation are read from the machine controller.
Tool Path Color
The Tool path color enables you to define the color of the tool path for the Cutter shown during the simulation.
Tool Type
This field contains the name of the Tool Type and user defined Tool Type.
Diameter
This field contains the Milling cutter diameter for cutting point (2xR).
Description
This field enables you to add a cutter description text for the chosen tool. The description will be displayed when you load the tool.
Tool ID
This parameter enables you to define the catalog number of the tool to facilitate its identification.
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All the above parameters are default parameters displayed in the Part Tool Table.
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Optional parameters
The optional Tool parameters are listed below:
| Device | This parameter represents the device name (Turret name plus magazine name). |
| Tool Offset | This parameter represents the combination of Tool offset number and Tool offset index. |
| Station | This parameter represents the Station number. |
| Operation Type | This parameter represents the type of operation i.e. MILLING or TURNING, the tool could use. |
| R | This parameter represents the corner radius for Milling and touch point radius for Turning Inserts and Solid turning tools (Ra). |
| X, Y, Z | These parameters represent the distance from Tool cutting point to Station in Station CS. |
| Tool | This parameter represents the Tool Item name. |
| H Length | This parameter defines the distance from the tool end to the CNC-Machine spindle. |
| CL | Cutting Length |
| OHL | Outside Holder Length |
| AD | Arbor Diameter |
| SD | Shoulder Diameter |
| SA | Shoulder Angle |
| TD | Tip Diameter |
| TL | Total Length |
| TipL | Tip Length |
| Angle | Angle (A) from Milling tools |
| Pitch | for the Tap and Thread & Taper mill for Solid threading and threading Insert (p) |
| Thickness | from Solid turning and Inserts |
| A | From Solid turning or from Insert Groove parameter ‘A’ |
| B | From Solid turning |
| C | From Solid turning |
| D | From Solid turning or from Insert parameter IC diameter and Insert Round Groove parameter ‘D’ |
| E | From Solid turning |
| F | From Solid turning |
| G | From Solid turning |
| H | From Solid turning or from Insert Groove parameter ‘H’ and from Insert Thread parameter ‘H’ |
| K | From Solid turning |
| W | From Solid turning or from Insert Groove parameter ‘W’ |
| a° | From Solid turning or from Insert Thread parameter ‘a’ |
| b° | From Solid turning |
| D1 | From Solid turning |
| D2 | From Solid turning |
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