Tool Sheet Extra Parameters dialog box


This dialog box enables you to define and manage the content of the documentation file.

Images

In this section, you can specify the logo and part image files in the PNG format that will be attached to your tool sheet. To attach a logo and/or a part image, click and choose a file from the standard Windows-style Browse dialog box.

The attached logo appears in the upper right corner in the document header. The attached images appear in the separate Images page.

Parameters

This section contains the table that enables you to define your own variables and values to be inserted into the tool sheet. In the Label column, you specify the name of the parameter you want to appear in the tool sheet; in the Value column, you can enter its value. In the Location column, you can specify where this parameter is supposed to appear in the documentation file, either in the main page or in the header.

The buttons enable you to manage the table rows:

  •  adds new rows to the table.

  •  removes the selected row from the table.

  •  move the selected rows in the table, changing their order.

Part notes

This section enables you to add comments and notes related to your part. The note will appear under the part image, in the main page of the tool sheet document.

Style

This section enables you to define the style of the output document.

This section enables you to choose the template that will be used for generation of the output document.

The available templates are located in the following folder:

<SolidCAM install directory>\SolidCAM\_XmlDoc\Files\

Sections

This group enables you to define which elements of the information sheet will appear in the output, by selecting the corresponding check boxes.

  • The Main page check box defines whether the main page will be included in the tool sheet.

  • The Images check box defines whether the Images page will be included in the tool sheet. The button displays the location of the part captured images in the Windows Explorer.

  • The Tool table check box defines whether the Tool table pages will be included in the tool sheet. displays the dialog box that enables you to specify the required tool data to appear in the Tool table summary by selecting check boxes.

  • The Operations summary check box defines whether the Operation summary page will be included in the tool sheet.

  • The Fixtures check box defines whether the Fixture page will be included in the tool sheet.