Starting the tool redressing cycle performs tool redressing.

Button

	Tool redressing cycle Provides access to the Tool Redressing panel.

Tool redressing from the parameters page

Opening the Parametrix parameters section displays the following window:

Clicking the icon highlighted in red in the previous image opens a window similar to the one shown below:

The following parameters for tool redressing can be set from this window.

Parameters

	Plunge Increment Indicates the plunge amount for each pass.
	Step passes Indicates the number of passes.
	Plunge Speed Determines the speed during the tool penetration phase into the material.
	Forward Speed Indicates the desired speed for the forward cutting phase.
	Restart cycle Clicking this button restarts the cycle.
	Width Width of the material used for redressing.
	height Height of the material used for redressing.
	Thickness Thickness of the material used for redressing.

Tool redressing from the manual commands panel

Tool redressing can be performed from the manual commands panel.

Clicking the icon highlighted in red in the figure below displays a dialog box that allows the procedure to be started or cancelled.

Tool redressing in Cut Management window

Opening this window displays a screen similar to the one shown below:

To add tool redressing before a cut, select the desired cut from the list and click the button highlighted in red in the previous image.

As shown in the following image, a tool redressing operation has been configured to be performed before the first cut.