From any product:
- Select .
A PPR context with an empty Machining Cell is created. An empty Activities Process Tree opens automatically.
- Create a generic machine or assign a machine from the database.
As soon as a machine is assigned to the Machining Cell, a Part Operation and a Manufacturing Program are created in the Activities Process Tree.
- Alternatively, open an existing Machining Process or PPR context .
By default,
the
Activities Process Tree opens
automatically.
If the Tool Builder toolbar is not visible, select
The Tool Builder toolbar is displayed. The icons used to create a lathe tool are found in the Lathe Tools sub-toolbar:

See Multi-slide Lathe Machining: Managing Machining Resources for more information.
Click the icon corresponding to the lathe tool you want to create.
The Lathe Tool Creation dialog box is displayed. It contains:
- a tab to define the Insert Holder:

- a tab to define the Insert:

Select Sub Assembly Name check box to create a lathe sub-assembly with a new insert holder and insert.
If check box is selected, you can create a lathe tool assembly with
this sub-assembly without holder. See Create a Lathe Tool Assembly
A default name is proposed for the sub-assembly. Edit it, if necessary.
In the Insert Holder tab:
- A default name is proposed. You can edit it.
- Enter a comment, if required.
- Double-click any value in the icon representing the geometry of the Insert Holder to edit it in the dialog box that appears.

The representation icon is updated with the new values.
An alternative is to click More>>
A Geometry, a Technology, and a Gauge Insert tab are displayed.
Note:
The Gauge Insert tab is disabled.
The Compensation tab appears when you are editing a Tool Change.
Go to the Geometry

or the Technology tab

and edit the parameters as requested.
The representation icon is updated with the new values.
Go to the Compensation tab and enter the desired values for the tool compensation parameters.
- Use the contextual menu to add, edit or delete an existing compensation site.

See Specifying the Tool Compensation
Go to the Insert tab.
- Click an icon corresponding to the shape of the insert required.
The dialog box is updated with the information related to this insert.

- A default name is proposed. You can edit it.
- If necessary, add a comment.
- Select a Description code.

An alternative is to click More>>.
A Geometry tab, a Technology Tab and a Feeds & Speeds tab are displayed.
Go to the Geometry

or the Technology tab

and edit the parameters as requested.
The representation icon is updated with the new values.
Go to the Feeds & Speeds tab to define those parameters.

Click OK to create the lathe tool and exit the dialog box.
It is added to the Machining Cell as Sub Assembly_xxx with new insert holder T0 External Insert-Holder_xxx and an insert Round Insert r5_xxx.

Note:
Lathe operations take into account tool assemblies only: