Using the TDM Tool Manager

TDM copies the cutter information to a specified folder defined in Cimatron Preferences (see Setting Preferences for importing TDM cutters above). The cutter information is saved as CSV files and compressed to a single ZIP file. 

1. OpenOpen (for more, click Access at the top of this Help topic) the Cutters and Holders dialog.

2. Click the Import from TDM icon . The TDM Tool Manager is displayed.

3. Select the tool type. There are three options:

   Milling	Drilling	Probing

4. Select a cutter type to display the cutter data. The table can be sorted alphabetically by clicking the table headers.

   

5. The available cutters can be filtered by a range of properties including diameter, number of threads, corner radius, and so on. Set your required parameters and click Search to filter.

   

6. Select one or more cutters then click Import Tool. The cutter assemblies information is downloaded over your internet connection and imported into Cimatron using same mechanism regularly used for import.

7. Download status is displayed in a results dialog.

   

   Click OK to import the data into Cimatron.

Note: A cutter may have more than one cutting condition set attached to it, depending on the related material. Both Cimatron and TDM require this material to be defined in a Material Table. If a cutter has a material defined by a cutting condition, the material must be defined in Cimatron before the cutter can be imported from TDM to Cimatron.