You can apply coolant several different places. PowerMill turns the coolant off at the end of a toolpath. Double - When selected, enables two coolant codes.Through - When selected, turns the coolant to through spindle.Air - When selected, turns the coolant to air blast.Tap - When selected, turns the coolant to tap.Mist - When selected, turns the coolant to mist.Flood - When selected, turns the coolant to flood.Standard - When selected, turns the coolant on.None - When selected, there is no coolant output.It is possible to have two different tools with two different Names, but the same Tool ID.Ĭoolant - Select a coolant option from the list: By default the Tool ID is the same as the Name, but you can edit it so it is different. If you export a tool to a tool database you export the Tool ID and not the Name (on the Tip tab). Click on to accept the new name, or to cancel. The Enter the new family name dialog is displayed.Įnter a name (which cannot contain any spaces). If no tools in the project or in the tool database share the same Tool Family and Stock Material, the Cutting Data remains unchanged. If you change the Tool Family, the Cutting Data from other tools with the same Tool Family and Stock Material is applied to this tool. They are not shared for tools with blank Family Name, and the same Stock Material and Cutting Data records. If you have a blank Stock Material, then the cutting data is synchronised and shared for all tools with the same Family Name, blank Stock Material and Cutting Data records. The Cutting Data records are synchronised and shared for all tools with the same Family Name and Stock Material. For example, you can enter the tool material name as the Tool Family, then all tools with the same Tool Family and Stock Material share cutting data. This provides a way to group tools together so they can share cutting data in the Tool Database. Tool Family - Select a tool family from the list. From the Tools context menu, select Create Tool.
Click Home tab > Tool panel > Create Tool or.Adding cutting data is useful if want to reuse the tool in the future. Use the Cutting data tab to specify the parameter values that the tool uses when completing different operations like slot machining, turning or plunge milling.