Guidelines for creating tools

Use Resource Manager to build NC cutting tools that can be used in NX CAM.

In Active Workspace, you can use Create NX Tool Assembly to create or update an NX tool assembly part file, or to set the following features for use in NX CAM:

• Identify cutting and non-cutting geometry—Identifies the CUTTING or NON_CUTTING groups in an NX tool component part file. These are displayed in the machine tool builder and saved in the assembly part file in NX. For more information, see Identify cutting and non-cutting geometry.

• Generate the spinning geometry—Generates a spinning geometry. The information for this geometry comes from the CUT and NOCUT information of the tool components that are used in the tool assembly. For more information, see Generate the spinning geometry.

• Set the tool junctions—Adds the tooltip and tool mount junctions to the assembly part file. For more information, see Set the tool junctions.

• Write NX part attributes—Adds specified tool mount and tooltip junctions into the part properties in the assembly part file. Also sets the CAM_TOOL_ATT_X, CAM_TOOL_ATT_Y, and CAM_TOOL_ATT_Z properties. For more information, see Write NX part attributes.