Tool Use Tab

The Tool Use tab contains the following sections:

• General - a collapsible/expandable section that enables you to do the following:

  • Specify the machining environment ('Tool library' and ‘Stock material’).

  • Edit the properties of the chosen ‘Machine'.

  • Control the way that CAM Assist determines and uses the feeds and speeds associated with the selected ‘Tool library’.

• Tool Use Table

  • Check the suitability of the selected ‘Tool library’ for use with CAM Assist.

  • Control how CAM Assist uses individual tools in the selected ‘Tool library’.

For more details, see the General and Tool Use Table pages.

Tooltips

Tooltips contain useful information on the purpose and use of features within the ‘Tool use' tab. To see a tooltip, just hover over a feature.