MecSoft Corporation is excited to announce the release of The 2018 Cutting Tools Workbook, a FREE 100-page guide to working with cutting tools in its 2018 line-up of Milling Module CAM plugins including VisualCAD/CAM, RhinoCAM, VisualCAM for SOLIDWORKS and AlibreCAM.
Many of you have asked for more comprehensive information on working with Cutting Tools in our CAM module plugins. This updated workbook delivers with the following in-depth information.
Creating Tools
This updated workbook walks you through the process of creating tools and using the predefined tool libraries installed with the software as well as creating your own custom tool libraries. Also included is in-depth information on the Tools tab and the Create/Select Tools dialog including the Feeds & Speeds Calculator.
The Create/Select Tools Dialog
Tool Related Answers
This updated workbook also includes answers to many of the questions that users ask most, including how to define a custom tool, print your tool list, define tool related preferences and tool related optimization such as machining time estimates and more.
Advanced Topics
This updated workbook also answers more advanced questions such as how to include tool comments, define a tool change point and enable cutter compensation in your posted g-code. How to customize the Feeds & Speeds Calculator with your own custom materials is also explained.
Worksheets
You may be asking yourself why is this guide called a workbook? That’s because it includes worksheets on every tool type supported by the MILL module. You can print these worksheets and use them to help document your existing and new tool inventory for creating tools and setting up your tool library in the MecSoft CAM MILL module of your choice! A sample worksheet is shown below.
Sample worksheet from The Cutting Tools Workbook
Data Sheets
In addition to the worksheets mentioned above, the Reference section also includes the parameter values of every INCH and METRIC tool that comes installed in the predefined tool libraries so that you know exactly which parameter to adjust to make them YOUR custom tool library!
What’s Inside
The 2018 Cutting Tools Workbook is packed full of information that will help you become more proficient with your MecSoft CAM software. Here is the complete list of topics included in this must-have companion guide.
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About this Guide Getting Ready Creating Tools |
Tool Related Answers More Advanced Answers Reference |
How to Download this Guide
The 2018 Cutting Tools Workbook is available as a FREE download to ALL MecSoft users! To download this 100 page guide, just select one of the links below:
- The VisualMILL 2018 Cutting Tools Workbook
- The RhinoCAM-MILL 2018 2018 Cutting Tools Workbook
- The VisualCAM for SOLIDWORKS-MILL 2018 Cutting Tools Workbook
- The AlibreCAM-MILL 2018 Cutting Tools Workbook
More Information
For more information about each of these Mill Module products, including data sheets, videos and other resources we invite you to visit the following product pages: