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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Drilling Tool</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">When you set Type to Drilling Tool, select the Subtype of the tool you want to create. These tools are intended for use with the Point to Point module. The Point to Point module only recognizes a drilling tool. Therefore, the spotdrill, boring bar, reamer, counterbore, countersink, and tap are all seen by the system as the standard drill. These subtypes are available to help you separate and organize your tools. </p>
      <p class="para_topic">For example, when you select Tap as your subtype and select OK, the system displays the drilling tool dialog. Enter the parameters for a tap and select OK. The system displays this tap in the Machine Tool View of the Operation Navigator as a Tap. To you it is a tap, to the system it is a drilling tool. </p>
      <p class="para_topic">You can also use Holemaking tools for point to point operations. However, the processor does not recognize all the Holemaking tool parameters. </p>
      <div class="title_division">Drilling Tool Dialog Parameters</div>
      <p class="para_division">Choose or define the following when creating a drill:</p>
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               <p class="para_td">(D) Diameter</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Diameter is the diameter of the drill.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">(CR) Corner Radius</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Corner Radius is the lower corner radius at the corner of the profile of the drill.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">(L) Length</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Length is the length of the drill.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">(PA) Point Angle</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Point Angle is the angle of the point of the drill.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">(FL) Flute Length</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Flute Length is the height of the cutting area along the profile of the cutter. See previous diagram.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Number Flutes</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Number Flutes is the number of flutes in the drill.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Direction</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Direction is the spindle direction of the tool. Choose either CLW or CCLW.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">XOFF</p>
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               <p class="para_td">XOFF is a value used by the controller to position the tool with respect to a reference point. XOFF represents the distance from turret reference point to tool tip, parallel to the centerline.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Y/ZOFF</p>
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               <p class="para_td">YOFF or ZOFF is a value used by the controller to position the tool with respect to a reference point. ZOFF and YOFF are measured along the turning axis of either the spindle or the lathe. ZOFF is used for drilling machines and YOFF is used for lathes which have no Z axis.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">ADJUST Register</p>
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               <p class="para_td">ADJUST Register allows you to correct the positioning of the tool due to variations in the milling machine. This option is similar for all tool types.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">CUTCOM Register</p>
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               <p class="para_td">CUTCOM Register allows you to correct the positioning of the tool due to the variations in tool diameter caused by wear. This option is similar for all tool types.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Tool/Face Number</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Tool/Face Number provides a way to reference the tool or the turret location for the LOAD/TOOl command in the CLSF. This option is similar to the Tool Number option for milling tools and the Turret Face Number option for lathe tools.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Catalog Number</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Catalog Number provides a method to track the tool. This option is similar for all tool types.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Display Tool</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Display Tool allows you to display a profile of the tool in the graphics window. This option is similar for all tool types. </p>
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               <p class="para_td">Coolant Through</p>
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               <p class="para_td">This sets the appropriate MOM variable during postprocessing, so that the postprocessor can turn on the correct coolant code for this tool.</p>
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