5 "Parameters" Operating Area 03.045.3 Tool management 5 Siemens AG, 2004. All rights reserved5-218 SINUMERIK 840D/840Di/810D Operator's Guide HMI Advanced (BAD) – 03.04 EditionOperating sequenceTool ma-nagementSelect softkey "Tool management".The horizontal and vertical softkey bars change.The horizontal softkey bar is expanded.ToolcatalogSelect softkey "Tool catalog".The vertical softkey bar changes again. The tool details of the toolcatalog are displayed.You can use the list fields to display the available standard tools andtools which have already been defined or to create new tools.Create tool data Proceed as follows to create the tool data: Select the desired technology in the appropriate list field (e.g.drilling tools, milling tools). Define the tool type in the second list field (e.g. twist drill).New Activate this softkey to create a new tool.You can edit the field for the tool name. Enter a tool name. In the open window "Tool details", define the tool properties (in"Tool size" you define the total number of tool half-locationsoccupied by the tool).Abort Select "Abort" to discard the settings.The tool is not created.OK Save your data with OK.The new tool is created.Display/edit tool data In addition to the tool master data already defined, you can enterdefault settings in the tool catalog for all the other tool data (e.g.cutting edge data, user data). You can change this data later.Duplo number 0 is allocated to the tool.
