Shoulder length
CAM Assist ensures that End mills are never used beyond their usable length. Tool catalogs usually refer to usable length as “LU”, which is often different to both the flute length (APMX) and the overall length (OAL), even for straight shank tools.
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Check the shoulder length is correctly set to LU for all your tools. In case you don’t want to check this now, you can set the shoulder length of straight shank tools to be a small amount (1mm or 1/32in) less than the ‘Length below holder’ field. This should provide an acceptable compromise until you can confirm the shoulder lengths with your tool manufacturer.
Tool holders
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CAM Assist does not require a holder to be set on a tool. |
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However, if you prefer greater control over collision checking and tool choice, you could configure the tool holders yourself in Fusion 360.
Next step
After learning about naming your End mill cutting data and checking the tool definition, the next step is use that information to decide which End mills should be in the toolset?