The Control points tab of the Tool dialog defines the locations of the program and gauge points of the tool relative to the insert tip radius centre.
To display a Tool dialog:
- Click Home tab > Tool panel > Create Tool; or
- From the Tools context menu, select Create Tool.
Program point — Select this option to manually specify the point position of the insert that is programmed. If this option is deselected the program point is calculated automatically from the tool geometry.
Insert tip-radius centre.
Program point X-component.
Program point Z-component.
Program point.
X — Enter the X component of the program point.
Z — Enter the Z component of the program point.
Gauge point — Select this option to manually specify the position where the tool holder attaches to the machine tool with respect to the insert tip radius centre. If this option is deselected, the gauge point is calculated automatically from the tool geometry.
Gauge point
Gauge point X-component.
Gauge point Z-component.
X — Enter the X component of the gauge point.
Z — Enter the Z component of the gauge point.