It is important to accurately reflect the dimensions of the tombstone because these dimensions are used for simulating toolpaths and to calculate the required retract distances.
The tombstone dimension dialog box comes up automatically the first time you open a tombstone part. It is assumed that you will not have to change these dimensions again. If you need to alter the dimensions, click the Tombstone step in the Steps toolbox.
To set the dimensions of the tombstone:
Select the tombstone axis of rotation. For horizontal machining centers, this is normally the Y-axis. For vertical machining centers, this is normally the X-axis.
Specify the number of faces of the tombstone.
Specify the Axis Length. This is the dimension of the tombstone parallel with the tombstone axis.
Specify the Width of a Face. This is the dimension that is perpendicular to the Axis Length.
Specify the final dimension, the Tombstone Thickness. For a tombstone with an even number of faces, this is the distance between parallel faces. For a tombstone with an odd number of faces it is the perpendicular distance from a face to the joint of faces on the opposite side of the tombstone.
Click OK when finished.
See also Handling multiple tombstones.