How to Create Cut Configs

Creating unique Cut Configs for different materials and machines enables you to define the available tools, which machining roles they should be used in, and the cutting parameters for each role when analyzing a part in Toolpath.

To create a new Cut Config:

1. Go to the Cut Configs page in Toolpath
2. Select the orange Create Cut Config button in the upper right to create and open a new Cut Config:
   
   
3. Set your default machining preferences in the Summary tab:
   
   
   1. Name the Cut Config by replacing My Cut Config
   2. Set your Default Estimate Preset from the drop down menu
   3. Set your Default Stock Configuration from the drop down menu
   4. Set your Machining Preferences for:
      1. Roughing Stock to Leave (Radial and Axial)
      2. Default Tolerance & Smoothing values for roughing operations
      3. Geometry Deviation Limits. Toolpath will choose tools that result in deviations up to the Suggest Radius Deviations Up To value
      4. Enable or disable Bullnose Substitution. When enabled, Toolpath will allow bullnose endmills with a corner radius of up to the Max Radius value for roughing and finishing operations
      5. Set the machines Tooling Capacity. Maximum Tools per Setup is a soft limit to ensure Toolpath does not use more tools than are available unless required. We recommend starting with your machines tool changer capacity
4. Select and prioritize the tool libraries you have available in your shop in the Tool Libraries page:
   
   
   1. Add tool libraries to the Cut Config by clicking on the left hand side
   2. Prioritize use of tool libraries by clicking the kebab icon to the right of their names:
      1. Preferred Tool Libraries will be prioritized and should be the tools you have in your machine - your most commonly used tools.
      2. Standard Tool Libraries are tools you have around the shop, but are not loaded in a machine or in a holder
      3. Backup tool libraries will only be used by Toolpath if no tool in a Preferred or Standard library can access a specific part feature
5. Select tool libraries for tools you could order (tool recommendations) in the Recommendations page by clicking on their names. Tool libraries selected in the Recommendations page will be used only when Toolpath cannot machine a feature with your tool libraries. Learn more about the Tool Recommendation Engine here!
6. Match your tool library presets to their intended cutting roles/types of operations in the Cutting Roles page. If a preset is included in the list for a cutting role (the grey boxes below), tools with that preset will be allowed to perform that type of operation
   
   
   
   1. Toolpath will autofill presets created with Magic Presets or Pretool. This can be turned on/off with the Autofill Presets radio button in the bottom left
   2. The list of all available presets in the tool libraries and recommendations selected in the Cut Config. Presets that are not applied to a cutting role will be shown with the grey Unassigned tag. To add these presets, click and drag them into the appropriate cutting role
   3. The Special role should include any chamfering, t-slotting, key seat, tapping, and thread milling presets
   4. Preset ordering within Cutting Roles is a second layer of tool prioritization. For example, in the screenshot above, Toolpath will use a preferred roughing tool with the Favorite_Rougher preset over a tool with the  AluWrought_Adaptive_Rough preset whenever possible
7. The newly created Cut Config can be Set as Default in the upper right hand corner. Your default Cut Config will be the first report generated by Toolpath when you upload a new part
8. Save the Cut Config with the orange Save button in the upper right hand corner

After creating your Cut Configs, select them in a Toolpath Machinability Report through the Cut Config drop down in the Overview page: