Can it be looked at to add the Tool Defaults to the nest tab of the processing station? How I see this working would take a couple of steps. First this would be a check box to enable alternate tool defaults from what would be set as default in the toolfile as this wouldn't be necessary for every customer. When enabled each tool default would have a combo box that allowed the selection of a tool from the associated tool file with the toolfile settings loading as default. This selection would essentially be used during nesting in lieu of what is set in the toolfile if a change has made in the processing station.

What this would do is allow a more centralized or singular toolfile that has all of the tooling and setup. I am not sure how it works for others but I currently have a number of copies of our default toolfile in separate processing stations that have different tool defaults based on what the station is set up for. Perhaps there is a better way to manage this and we just need to be more educated.

For example we use a different tool for common line cutting on melamine, nesting of plastic laminate, Plexi-glass cutting, thick materials, etc. What has ended up happening is the default tool file gets updated with tools regularly but the copies get left until something is needed that isn't in the toolfile on those nests. This doesn't take away the multiple processing stations but it does allow for more flexibility to the users running workorders. It would allow the toolfiles themselves to have a bit more user profile security if that was of value.

Another benefit that I could see with this is a dynamic space between parts could be incorporated into the processing station using the tool defaults from itself. Ideally you turn on this feature with a check box that would activate a locked field for the amount to add to a tool diameter. This could make the space between parts field unable to be edited and auto formulated with the value of the default processing station tool diameter plus your input value for the amount added to the bit diameter.