Creating tools??? Can it be this bad???

[honk]

I am trying to create a tool library of all the tools i currently use.

we use say 12 boring bars off varying sizes both left hand and right hand.

Each of these boring bars take a variety of inserts and grades depending on if im roughing or finishing or heavy roughing etc.

Now i create the bars in the tool library all 12, then i have to assign tech assistant to them, but in tech assistant it does not hold any insert information just cutting parameters so i can not include chip breaker edge radius or any other insert information.

Thus boring bar 1 takes 3 different rad inserts and 3 different grades, this cannot be inputed into tech but has to be entered in the tool holder info not sure why this is insert info not tool holder info.

So do i have to recreate the tool holder as this has the rad info etc for each insert variable i have, then do i have to go and recreate the tech assistant info for that bar as once the insert changes thus does the speeds and feeds again tech assistant cant hold this info nor can tool holder on its own.

This being the case i have 12 tools each tool has 5 insert variables do i now have to create 60 diff tools and 60 diff tech assistants.

im starting to rant so will stop now.

[turningboy1979]

Hi Honk , Just noticed this post , i am having the same nightmare right now , there is no reply to your question so im guessing there will be no reply to mine i just put up , how did you get around this problem in the end ? I have also sent the same question to Edgecam Support so will see what they say .
Cheers