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12.2.24 Configuring Save to file
<SAVETOOLDATACONFIGURATION> tag
The entries used for configuring the functions "Save tools to file" or "Create tools from file" are
located in the <SAVETOOLDATACONFIGURATION> tag:
The following functions in the tool list are available:
1. Creating tools from file:
Figure 12-2
The data of the tool are read from a file and displayed in the "New Tool" window. Click OK
to create the tool in the NC and to initialize it with the data from the file.
2. Unloading tools into a file:
The tool is unloaded and the data of the tool are written to a file. The tool can also be deleted
using a setting (see below).
3. Deleting the tool in a file:
The tool is unloaded and the data of the tool are written to a file. The tool is then deleted
from the NC. The softkey "In File" can be hidden while the tool is deleted by means of a
setting (see below).
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