Tool Tree

The Tool Tree is your one-stop shop for everything tool related. Once you've created your jobs in the CAM Tree, open the Tool Tree to see all your jobs, the tools in their tool crib, and which operations are assigned to each tool!

•  Access the Tool Cribs
  With all your jobs available, simply highlight part of that job and click the Tool Crib button in the quick access menu to open the Tool Crib dialog and view all the tools in the job.
•  Add Tool to the Tool CribWith all your jobs available, simply highlight part of that job and click the Add Tool to the Tool Crib button in the quick access menu to open the Tool Library dialog and choose a tool to automatically add to the current Tool Crib.
•  Access the Tool Library
  Click the Tool Library button in the quick access menu to open the Tool Library and view available tools, add tools, or edit existing tools with ease.
• Post all operations for a tool
  In some cases, you may want to post the operations which are utilizing a particular tool. This has never been easier with the Tool Tree! Simply right-click the tool, select Post this Tool's Operation(s), and all operations under that tool are posted instantly.
• Editing tools - The Edit Tool Parameters dialog
  Did something change and now you need to edit aspects of the tool being used in several operations? No problem! Simply right-click the tool and select Edit. The Edit Tool Parameters dialog opens allowing you to edit the necessary aspects of the tool being used. Depending on the values being changed computing the toolpath again may be required. Simply right-click the tool and select Compute All Toolpath. This same dialog can also be edited through the Tool Crib!
• Replacing tools
  Did something change and now you need to update the tool being used in several operations? No problem! Simply right-click the tool and select Replace. You'll then be presented with a message telling you it's in use and asks if you want to change the tool in all operations that use it. Click Yes, and the Tool Library launches, allowing you to pick your replacement. Pick the new tool, click OK and your tool is updated. Now right-click the new tool and select Compute All Toolpath.
• Compute All Toolpath
  When you update tools, operations which utilize that tool need to be recomputed. In the past this could be annoying since you would need to find the operations that use that tool and recompute them. And in previous version, no identifiers were placed on the operations in the CAM Tree to help you identify which operations needed to be recomputed for the new tool parameters. With the Tool Tree, all operations which need to be recomputed are identified with a warning icon. Plus, the operations are marked everywhere they are visible, in the CAM Tree, in the Operation Tree, and of course in the Tool Tree! Now, simply right-click the new tool and select Compute All Toolpath. All the operations under this tool are computed with the new tool parameters!
• Edit Operations
  While reviewing your operations in the Tool Tree you might notice something you'd like to update in the toolpath. With the new Tool Tree, you can simply right-click the operation and select Edit to launch the wizard! Adjust anything you need and click Compute!
• Move Operations
  In some cases you may notice an operation under the tool which should be utilizing a different tool. Right-click the operation and select Move To and the Tool Selection dialog launches to display all the tools in your Tool Crib. Select the proper tool and select OK. You can even just drag the operations to the tool you'd like it to utilize! That operation will now show under the newly selected tool with an icon showing it needs to be recomputed. Right-click, select Compute Toolpath, and you're done!

Editing Tools in the Tool Crib - The Edit Tool Parameters dialog

Updating tool values in your Tool Crib has never been easier with the new Edit Tool Parameters dialog! In the past, any edits to your tools were either done directly in the library, or in the tool page of your operations. When setting up tools in your tool crib, there was not a way to directly update their parameters. Now, with the Edit Tool Parameters dialog, just highlight the desired tool in your Tool Crib, and click Modify. The Edit Tool Parameters dialog opens, allowing you to update any of its associated values. Then, just click OK to confirm!

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