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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: jporter on October 18, 2006, 04:37:55 AM

Title: New to Mach3 question
Post by: jporter on October 18, 2006, 04:37:55 AM

Sorry about asking an elementary question.
I am tring to set up an end mill as tool in tooltable.  Which icon do I use for this? The one that looks like a rectangle?

Title: Re: New to Mach3 question
Post by: Hood on October 18, 2006, 02:23:38 PM

Looking through the tooltable I would say it is certainly the only one that would resemble an endmill but really does it matter what icon you use? I could see it being handy for lathe tools as it would give a quick visual identification but for endmills I dont see this being a problem.
Hood

Title: Re: New to Mach3 question
Post by: jporter on October 18, 2006, 03:07:46 PM

Thanks Hood.  You answerd my question.  I was not sure if the icon had any significance or not.  I am also not sure how the diameter wear and height wear parameters are used.   The wear is function of time and material used.