Heatmaps

On clicking the ‘Heatmaps’ option (the one on the right), they are displayed in the Display Area.

Cutting Parameters provides a set of heatmaps that use color to indicate the ideal range for the selected tool.

The heatmaps are for information purposes only, they are a visual aid to help you check the tool’s current configuration.

Layout

The following table details the features of the Heatmaps display (as annotated in the image to the right).

#	Name	Description
1	Heatmap	The heatmap uses a color scale (2) to indicate the ideal range of values for the tool. Generally, the ideal range is colored green. A white cross shows the current position of the tool in the heatmap (see Dynamic adjustments, below).
2	Color scale
3	Information parameters
4	Heatmap selection

All displayed heatmaps are dynamically updated by changes to any of the following inputs:

If the inputs are changed, all displayed heatmaps are immediately updated.

Quality Control sliders

Provides the following choices for tool control:

Coarse (1 slider) - enables you to specify a value in a range that tends to an ‘Increased tool life’ or an ‘Increased productivity’.
Fine (2 sliders) - enables you to specify an additional value in a range that tends to an ‘Increased risk of rubbing’ or an ‘Increased risk of chipping the tool’.

For details, see Quality Control Sliders