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When configuring the tool geometry, you can also configure tool holder
dimensions. This provides you with a visual representation of the tool
holder when you review a toolpath. Tool holder dimensions are also used
for automatic gouge avoidance in trajectory, straight cut surface milling,
isolines surface milling, roughing, re-roughing, finishing, and corner-
machining NC sequences.
Settings – You can specify a number of items relating to the tool table, in-
cluding:
Tool Number – This corresponds to the number field in a tool table,
which specifies the tool’s pocket number.
Offset Number – This corresponds to the offset field in a tool table, which
supplies a value for the gauge length register.
Gauge X Length and Gauge Z Length – Optional parameters used to cre-
ate length qualifiers in the LOADTL or TURRET statements.
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Tool Tables – Provide you with tool information which appears in the Tool
Setup dialog box.
You can use tool tables to pass tool loading information into CL data
files. For example, you can output LOADTL and OSETNO commands
from a tool table.
When you create or retrieve tools in a workcell, the tool_id (tool name) is
checked and if the tool does not already exist in the tool table then it is
appended at the end of the table.
As tools are added to the tool table, the tool position (tool number) auto-
matically increments by one with respect to the last tool in the table. You
can manually edit the tool number to change its position in the tool table,
if required.
Saving Tools
You can save tool parameter information as files and reuse the tools in differ-
ent NC sequences and in different manufacturing models.
Saving a tool creates an XML format file. For example, tool_name.xml.
Note old format tool parameter files are also recognized. These are:
.tpm for Pro/ENGINEER release 12 to Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0.
.tprm for pre-Pro/ENGINEER release 12.
Tool Parameter Libraries
You can create your own tool library, where all the tool parameter files are
stored.
This enables you to access a standard set of tools for retrieval into manu-
facturing processes, for modifying, or for setting up new tools.
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2.7.2 Creating Standard Milling Tools
You can use standard tools when no special tool representation is required or Solid
Tools are not available. These tools are configured within the Tool Setup dialog box.
Task 2.7.2 Create standard tool, Face mill 50mm.
Click Cutting Tools from the Machine Tool Setup group, to open the Tool Setup di-
alog box.
Create the Face Mill tool (you have to define End Mill type of tool for the face mill-
ing). Click File > New in the Tool Setup dialog box. Select END MILL from the
Type drop-down list.
Type TURBO_50_STD in the Name text box. Type CARBIDE in the Material text
box. Type 5 in the Number of Flutes text box. Edit the geometry parameters, as
shown above. Click the Apply button. Notice the tool is added to the tool table.
Select the Settings tab. Notice that the tool number is already configured automati-
cally as 1. Type 1 in the Offset Number text box. Click the Apply button to update
the tool information. Click Yes to change the tool description.