Spindles and Tool Holders dialog

Use the Spindles and Tool Holders dialog to view, edit, and create new spindles and tool holders.

To display the Spindles and Tool Holders dialog, select Features & Manufacturing tab > Tools panel > Spindles & Holders.

Note: These options are the same as on the Holder tab for a specific tool.

The Spindles and Tool Holders dialog displays the current spindle and the holders that are defined for it. To change the current spindle, select the spindle from the Current Spindle list. Select a tool holder to display the spindle and tool holder combination in the preview area.

Click the tool preview image to pan and zoom it. The orientation of the preview is determined by the settings on the Options > View > Machine page. Right-click the image to access a context menu.

The spindle buttons are:

Create new spindle — Displays the Spindle Properties dialog. The dimensions of the current spindle are used as initial dimensions.

Edit spindle definition — Displays the Spindle Properties dialog where you can view and edit the dimensions of the current spindle.

Delete spindle definition — Deletes the current spindle and its tool holders.

The tool holder buttons are:

Create new tool holder — Displays the Tool Holder Properties dialog. Creates a new tool holder for the current spindle. The dimensions of the current tool holder are used as initial dimensions.

Edit tool holder definition — Displays the Tool Holder Properties dialog where you can view and edit the properties of the current tool holder.

Delete tool holder definition — Deletes the current tool holder.