updating tool database

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Dale Yeager
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updating tool database

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If I update the parameters on a tool how do I get those new specs to apply to current toolpaths? I tried using the "recalculating" of the tool paths but it did not seem to apply. It appears that I need go through every toolpath that uses that tool, ,open it, delete the tool, then reselect it to make the new parameters apply. Did I miss something easier?

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Adrian
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Re: updating tool database

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Yes, you have to go through every toolpath, reselect the tool and calculate. The link between the database and the tool in the toolpath is "broken" when a tool is chosen. That is by design for safety reasons from what Vectric have said on posts on the subject in the past.

You can also edit the tool settings directly within the toolpath itself without changing the database by using the Edit button in the toolpath.

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