Tutorial 1: Creating Union Flag
7. Adding New Tool into Database
In this step, you are going to create two new tools for generating the perforated pattern design based on the Union flag illustration. The tools you are going to define/create will use all the parameter below:
The 1st Tool is:
| Type | ROUND TOOL |
| Name | ROUND R5.5 |
| Radius | 5.5 mm |
| Colour | Blue |
| Station | 123 |
The 2nd Tool is:
| Type | RECTANGLE TOOL |
| Name | RECTANGLE (wXH) 7.5X10 |
| Height | 7.5 mm |
| Width | 10 mm |
| Colour | Red |
| Station | 321 |
To add the tool:
- Open the Round Database Tool dialog box by clicking its graphical button on Tool Database Toolbar
- In the Tool Database dialog box, click Add to create a new tool and a row for the new tool is added with its default values.
- Replace all the default values with all the parameter defined above.
- Click Apply button to save all the database into persistent medium (i.e. a database file).
- Click CLOSE to close the dialog box.
- Repeat steps 1 to 5 in order to add a new rectangle tool into the Tool Database Library.
