Tidy up the toolbox?

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Davek0974
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Tidy up the toolbox?

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I am using sheetcam on a small plasma table and already have 20+ tools in the default box.

Is there a way we could have maybe a tabbed toolbox that we can easily add tabs at will, give them a name and drop tools into??

That way we could group tools by metal thickness or torch tip type etc.
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Les Newell
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Post by Les Newell »

That is an interesting idea. I'll look into it.
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Post by Davek0974 »

Brilliant, I think it would be a worthwhile addition.


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Post by SeanP »

Mine is't as tidy as it could be but I found it does help if you get the tool numbering spaced out more, ie: say I want to add another tool for 6mm I would number it 61 and that adds it in the right order.
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Post by aeviaanah »

Sean P. How do you create a tool list like this?

Do you create a bunch of tools and save as a template? Load that template prior to starting a job?
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Post by SeanP »

aeviaanah wrote:Sean P. How do you create a tool list like this?

Do you create a bunch of tools and save as a template? Load that template prior to starting a job?
It's only a screenshot from the tools table editor.
It's just made up from adding tools using that numbering order.

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aeviaanah wrote:Sean P. How do you create a tool list like this?

Do you create a bunch of tools and save as a template? Load that template prior to starting a job?
You can save tool sets for later use using 'File->save toolset as'.
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Post by Vmax549 »

I have been playing with Plugins and created a master tool set function. You can also sort by tool Number OR Diameter.
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Post by ChrisAttebery »

Vmax,

That sounds interesting. Care to share it with us?

Thanks,


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Post by Vmax549 »

Not a problem BUT I need to wait for Les to fix a couple of things first in Scam. Hopefully next update.

(;-) TP
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