
Home Position - Specify the coordinates ( Xh, Yh, Zh) of the gang slide at home position.
Positive - Select if tool numbers increase going along the positive Y-axis. Negative - Select if tool numbers increase going along the negative Y-axis. User Defined - Select if you want to specify the location, then click the Tool Post Layout button to enter the data in the Tool Post Layout dialog. Automatically Calculated - Select if you want PartMaker to calculate the location using the data specified in the Dimensions, Slide Orientation and Tool Numbering Direction fields. Tool Locations - Use these options to choose how the location of the holder on the gang is specified: This button is available only in PartMaker/SwissCAM for gang tool posts that can rotate around the B-axis, as specified on the Machine Data dialog. Rotary Attachment - Click to display the Rotary Attachment dialog, where you can specify details of a rotary attachment for this gang. Components - Click to display the Components dialog, where you can specify which components of the gang are displayed during Full Machine Simulation. Model Data - Click to display the Model Data dialog, where you can select the model you want to use.
Solid Model - Select to use a solid model to represent the gang. Parametric - Select to create a parametric representation of the gang from the data contained in the Dimensions fields. To display this dialog, click the Properties button alongside a Gang 1 or Gang 2 tool post on the Machine Data dialog.ĭefinition - Specify how you want to define the gang slide tool post for the machine: Use the Tool Post Properties, Gang dialog to view, or change, details of a gang tool post.