Stock Material

[camtd]

<DIV>Hi</DIV>
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<DIV>I have material specified in my model. But when I assign a tool in manufacturing the material box shows unspecified and does not toggle to any options. </DIV>
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<DIV>How do I get this to link together correctly?</DIV>
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<DIV>Thank You</DIV>

 

[leow_john]

Could you pls explain a bit more

 

[indigo2]

I think the option you are looking for is answered by creating / slelcting a material for the workpiece in the Operation definition dialog box. Look near the bottom of the dialog box that is used to create the Operation specifics. You should find a location (drop down list box) to select the workpiece material.

This drop down list actually points to a location specified bt a config.pro option:
Pro_mf_tprm_dir <directory_you_choose>
This location contains a directory structure, usually with a folder called 'materials' at the top, and then a folder belwo that for each individual material. Something like this:

..\material
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Steel
Aluminum
<etc>

The tool files, which are simply ASCII text files, will be stored in the top level folder, material. Then the cutting conditions files will be stored in the corresponding folder underneath the materials folder.
Note that the files for the tool definition and cuttin condition will be named the same, but contain different information.

ALso note that this style / method had changed with WF3, in that an XML file will be used to contain the same information.

hope that answers the question you asked. If not, sorry for the long winded (and worthless) piece of info.

regards-
-tsl