ISO/TS 13399-3:2007

TECHNICAL ISO/TS
SPECIFICATION 13399-3
First edition
2007-01-15

Cutting tool data representation
and exchange —
Part 3:
Reference dictionary for tool items
Représentation et échange des données relatives aux outils
coupants —
Partie 3: Dictionnaire de référence pour les éléments relatifs aux outils




Reference number
ISO/TS 13399-3:2007(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword. iv
Introduction . v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 2
3 Terms and definitions. 2
4 Abbreviated terms . 6
5 Representation of the ontological concepts as dictionary entries . 6
5.1 tool_item_feature. 7
5.1.1 chip_management . 7
5.1.2 drill_point. 7
5.1.3 guide_pilot_feature. 7
5.1.4 pilot_drill_feature. 7
5.1.5 tool_hub. 7
5.2 tool_item_type. 7
5.2.1 broach . 8
5.2.2 burr_tool . 8
5.2.3 cartridge. 9
5.2.4 drill. 9
5.2.5 mill. 10
5.2.6 ream. 11
5.2.7 rotating_borer . 12
5.2.8 threading_die . 12
5.2.9 threading_tap . 12
5.2.10 turn . 13
6 Properties for tool item features and tool item types . 13
Annex A (normative) Information object registration. 17
Annex B (informative) Classification structure . 18
Annex C (informative) Class definitions . 21
Annex D (informative) Tool item property definitions . 57
Annex E (informative) Illustration of properties. 146
Bibliography . 160

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Foreword
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ISO/TS 13399-3 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 29, Small tools.
ISO 13399 consists of the following parts, under the general title Cutting tool data representation and
exchange:
⎯ Part 1: Overview, fundamental principles and general information model
⎯ Part 2: Reference dictionary for the cutting items [Technical Specification]
⎯ Part 3: Reference dictionary for tool items [Technical Specification]
⎯ Part 4: Reference dictionary for adaptive items [Technical Specification]
⎯ Part 5: Reference dictionary for assembly items [Technical Specification]
⎯ Part 50: Reference dictionary for reference systems and common concepts [Technical Specification]
⎯ Part 60: Reference dictionary for connection systems [Technical Specification]
⎯ Part 100: Definitions, principles and methods for reference dictionaries [Technical Specification]
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Introduction
ISO 13399 provides the means to achieve an electronic representation of cutting tool data by providing the
information structure needed to describe various data about cutting tools and cutting tool assemblies. It is
intended to facilitate the use, manipulation and exchange of cutting tool data within and between
manufacturing, distribution and usage.
This part of ISO 13399 defines the terms, properties and definitions for those portions of a cutting tool that
support one or more cutting items with defined cutting edges. Tool items include, but are not limited to, turning
tools, milling tools, drilling tools, and threading tools. The purpose of this part ISO 13399 is to provide a
reference dictionary to support the use of the general information model defined in ISO 13399-1.
A cutting tool with defined cutting edges is used on a machine tool to remove workpiece material through a
shearing action at the cutting edge(s) of the tool. Cutting tool data are characteristics of the cutting tool and its
use that must be known and evaluated in order to make manufacturing decisions and to perform
manufacturing operations.
ISO 13399 includes the data representation of everything between the workpiece and the machine tool.
Information about inserts (e.g. regular and irregular shaped replaceable cutting items), solid tools (e.g. solid
drill and solid endmill), assembled tools (e.g. boring bars, indexable drills and indexable milling cutters),
adaptors (e.g. milling arbor and chucks), components (e.g. shims, screws and clamps) or any combination of
the above can be exchanged.
Possible assemblies of the components of a cutting tool are illustrated in Figure 1.
The cutting tool data described include, but are not limited to, geometrical and dimensional data, identification
and designation data, miscellaneous and spare part data, cutting material data, and component connectivity.
The use of the tool information model established by ISO 13399 will provide increased productivity for the user
in the same way as do the tools. The effective management of tool information will improve the management
of the tools themselves. Use of the tool information model will enable the identification of the “right” tool in
every operation — from tool purchase, through planning, set-up in machine-tools, maintenance and reuse of
the tools — with short lead times and with high reliability and product quality. Tool users will benefit from
improved support from the tool vendors who will be able to provide a standard information product to
accompany the tool products. Computer interfaces for information exchange will be more efficient.
The objective of ISO 13399 is to provide the means to represent the information that describes cutting tools in
a computer-sensible form that is independent of any particular computer system. Such a representation will
facilitate the processing and exchange of cutting tool data within and between different software systems and
computer platforms and support the application of this data in manufacturing planning, cutting operations and
the supply of tools. The nature of this description makes it suitable not only for neutral file exchange, but also
as a basis for implementing and sharing product databases and for archiving. The methods that are used for
these representations are those developed by ISO TC 184, Industrial automation systems and integration,
SC 4, Industrial data, for the representation of product data by using standardized information models and
reference dictionaries.
An information model is a formal specification of types of ideas, facts and processes which together describe
a portion of interest of the real world and which provides an explicit set of interpretation rules. Information is
knowledge of ideas, facts and/or processes. Data are symbols or functions that represent information for
processing purposes. Data are interpreted to extract information by using rules for how that should be done
and a dictionary to define the terms that identify the data. Everyone in a communication process must use the
same information model, the same set of explicit rules and the same dictionary in order to avoid
misunderstanding. If an information model and its dictionary are written in a computer-sensible language then
there is the additional benefit that they can be computer-processable.
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An engineering information model is therefore a specification for data that establishes the meaning of that
data in a particular engineering context. A model has to be developed by formal methods to ensure that it
meets the needs of the situation that it represents. An engineering information model defines: the information
objects that represent the concepts in an engineering application, the attributes of the objects and their
relationships and the constraints that add further meaning. An information model is an abstract concept that
can be used repeatedly for any example of the real-world situation that it represents. An instance of the model
is produced when it is populated with the data items and their values that are applicable to a particular
example of that situation.
This part of ISO 13399 uses the following resources developed by ISO TC 184/SC 4:
a) the EXPRESS language according to ISO 10303-11 for defining the information model;
b) the file format for data exchange derived from the model and defined in ISO 10303-21;
c) the data dictionary defined in ISO 13584.
ISO 13399 is intended for use by manufacturers, tool vendors or producers, and developers of manufacturing
software, among others. It provides a common structure for exchanging data about cutting tools (see Figure 1),
and is intended to allow or improve several capabilities, including
⎯ provision of a common set of definitions for use in describing cutting tools and cutting tool assemblies,
⎯ the integration and sharing of cutting tool and assembly data between software applications,
⎯ direct import of vendor cutting tool data into customer databases or applications, and
⎯ a reduction in the level of effort required for manufacturers to maintain accurate and current cutting tool
information from multiple sources and for multiple applications.
Different companies use different business models to determine their need for the communication of
information about their products. For example, one cutting tool manufacturer could regrind its customers’ tools
while another could allow its customers to do the regrinding and provide the information to enable them to do
so. Therefore, the two cutting tool manufacturers could have a different set of cutting tool properties to
communicate using the information model and dictionaries provided by ISO 13399.
ISO 13399 defines only that information which could be communicated; it does not specify what information
must be communicated.
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Figure 1 — Examples of different types of assemblies of items

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ISO/TS 13399-3:2007(E)

Cutting tool data representation and exchange —
Part 3:
Reference dictionary for tool items
1 Scope
This part of ISO 13399 specifies a reference dictionary for tool items, together with their descriptive properties
and domains of values.
This part of ISO 13399 specifies a reference dictionary that contains
a) definitions and identifications of the classes of tool items and their features, with an associated
classification scheme,
b) definitions and identifications of the data element types that represent the properties of tool items and
their features,
c) definitions and identifications of domains of values for describing the above data element types.
Each class, property or domain of values of this application domain constitutes an entry of the reference
dictionary defined in this part of ISO 13399. It is associated with a computer-sensible and human-readable
definition, and with a computer-sensible identification. Identification of a dictionary entry allows unambiguous
1)
reference to it from any application that implements the information model defined in ISO 13399-1.
The following is within the scope of this part of ISO 13399:
⎯ standard data that represent the various classes of tool items and tool item features;
⎯ standard data that represent the various properties of tool items and tool item features;
⎯ standard data that represent domains of values used for properties of tool items and tool item features;
⎯ a single implementation method by which the standard data defined in this part ISO 13399 can be
exchanged (see ISO 10303-21).
The following is not within its scope:
⎯ specialized or expert knowledge on the design and use of cutting tools;
⎯ rules used to determine the information that should be communicated;
⎯ applications where these standard data may be stored or referenced;

1) Definitions and identifications of dictionary entries are defined by means of standard data that consist of instances of
the EXPRESS entity data types defined in the common dictionary schema, resulting from a joint effort between
ISO TC 184/SC 4 and IEC SC 3D, and in its extensions according to ISO 13584-24 and ISO 13584-25.
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⎯ implementation methods other that the one defined in this part of ISO 13399 by which the standard data
can be exchanged and referenced;
⎯ information models for cutting tools;
⎯ definitions of classes and properties for cutting items, adaptive items, assembly items, reference systems
and common concepts, or for connection systems, these being covered by other parts of ISO 13399.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO/TS 13399-100, Cutting tool data representation and exchange — Part 100: Definitions, principles and
methods for reference dictionaries
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO/TS 13399-100 and the following
apply.
3.1
applicable property
property that is defined for some family of items and that applies to any member of this family
[ISO 13584-24]
3.2
basic semantic unit
entity that provides an absolute and universal identification of classes and data element types in an
application domain
[ISO 13584-42]
3.3
chip
material removed from a workpiece by a cutting process
[ISO/TS 13399-2]
3.4
coordinate axis system
right-handed rectangular Cartesian coordinate system in three-dimensional space with three principal axes
labelled X, Y and Z
[ISO/TS 13399-50]
3.5
cutting tool
device or assembly of items for removing material from a workpiece through a shearing action at the defined
cutting edge or edges of the device
NOTE A cutting tool could be the assembly of one or more adaptive items, a tool item and several cutting items on a
tool item. See Figure 1.
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[ISO 13399-1]
3.6
data
representation of facts concepts or instructions in a formal manner suitable for communication, interpretation
or processing by human beings or computers
[ISO 10303-1]
3.7
data element type
unit of data for which the identification, description and value representation have been specified
[ISO 13584-42]
3.8
data exchange
storing, accessing, transferring and archiving of data
[ISO 10303-1]
3.9
data type
domain of values
[ISO 10303-11]
3.10
dictionary
structured set of entries with one and only one meaning corresponding to each entry and one and only one
entry identifying a single meaning
[ISO 13584-511]
NOTE In ISO 13399, a dictionary is a formal and computer-sensible representation of an ontology.
3.11
entity
class of information defined by its attributes that establishes a domain of values defined by common attributes
and constraints.
NOTE Adapted from ISO 10303-11.
3.12
entity data type
representation of an entity
[ISO 10303-11]
3.13
entity instance
named unit of data that represents a unit of information within the class defined by an entity
NOTE It is a member of the domain established by an entity data type.
[ISO 10303-11]
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3.14
family of items
simple or generic family of items
[ISO 13584-42]
3.15
generic family of items
grouping of simple or generic families of items for the purpose of classification or for associating common
information
[ISO 13584-42]
3.16
implementation method
means for computers to process or exchange data
[ISO 10303-1]
3.17
information
facts, concepts or instructions
[ISO 10303-1]
3.18
information model
formal description of a bounded set of information to meet a specific requirement
[ISO 10303-1]
3.19
machine side
identification of a direction pointing towards the machine
3.20
machined surface
surface produced by the action of a cutting tool
[ISO 3002-1]
3.21
mirror plane
xz plane in the coordinate axis system
[ISO/TS 13399-50]
3.22
ontology
explicit and consensual specification of concepts of an application domain independent of any use of these
concepts
[ISO 13584-511]
NOTE In ISO 13399 a dictionary is the formal and computer-sensible representation of an ontology.
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3.23
property
characteristic of a product or process that may be represented by a data element type
NOTE Adapted from ISO 13584-42.
3.24
simple family of items
set of items in which each item may be described by the same group of properties
[ISO 13584-42]
3.25
transient surface
part of the surface which is formed on the workpiece by the cutting operation and is removed during the
following cutting action either during the following revolution of the tool or the workpiece or by the following
cutting edge
[ISO 3002-1]
3.26
visible property
property that is defined for some family of items that may or may not be applicable to the different members of
the family
[ISO 13584-42]
3.27
workpiece
object on which a cutting action is performed
[ISO/TS 13399-2]
3.28
workpiece side
identification of a direction pointing towards the workpiece
[ISO/TS 13399-2]
3.29
work surface
surface that is to be removed on the workpiece
[ISO 3002-1]
3.30
xy plane
plane in the coordinate axis system that contains the X and Y axes with the normal of the plane in the positive
Z direction
[ISO/TS 13399-50]
3.31
xyw plane
plane in the coordinate axis system related to the xy plane by the rotation angle PHI about the X axis in a
counter clockwise direction and located at a distance XYWD from the origin of the coordinate axis system
[ISO/TS 13399-50]
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3.32
xz plane
plane in the coordinate axis system that contains the X and Z axes with the normal of the plane in the positive
Y direction
[ISO/TS 13399-50]
3.33
xzw plane
plane in the coordinate axis system related to the xz plane by the rotation angle KAPPA about the Z axis in a
counter clockwise direction and located at a distance XZWD from the origin of the coordinate axis system
[ISO/TS 13399-50]
3.34
yz plane
plane in the coordinate axis system that contains the Y and Z axes with the normal of the plane in the positive
X direction
[ISO/TS 13399-50]
3.35
yzw plane
plane in the coordinate axis system related to the yz plane by the rotation angle RHO about the Y axis in a
counter clockwise direction and located at a distance YZWD from the origin of the coordinate axis system
[ISO/TS 13399-50]
NOTE The xzw plane, the xyw plane and the yzw plane are mutually perpendicular.
4 Abbreviated terms
BSU basic semantic unit
DET data element type
5 Representation of the ontological concepts as dictionary entries
In the following subclauses, a concept in the ontology is identified by a name in lower-case characters. The
name of a class that represents the concept in the dictionary is identified by bold, lower-case characters with
multiple words joined by an underscore character.
EXAMPLE “tool item type” is the name of a concept in the ontology: tool_item_type is the identifier of the class in
the dictionary that represents the concept.
Data for tool items are grouped into two main classes: tool_item_feature and tool_item_type. The items in
the classification of tool_item_type are identified by a label that is derived from the main application of a tool.
However, it should be recognised that a tool may be used for more than one type of cutting operation. A
tool_item_feature is an aspect of a tool_item_type that could not exist in isolation from the tool_item_type.
Some of the definitions of properties that are applicable to tool items are defined in terms of a coordinate axis
system. The coordinate system is the same for adaptive items, cutting items and tool items and is defined in
ISO/TS 13399-50. The applications of this coordinate system to tool items are described in this part of. All
functional dimensions of a tool item that uses replaceable cutting items are defined on the assembly of the
tool item and the master insert. The convention followed is “the tool in hand”.
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Each entry in the dictionary, whether a class or a property, is identified with a numerical code (BSU) that is
generated at random when the dictionary is compiled. A BSU can be made unique by the addition of a code
that is a reference to the supplier of the dictionary. Each classified item in the following subclauses is
associated with its definition from the dictionary.
The structure of the classification is summarized in Annex B. The complete definitions of the tool item classes
are provided in Annex C. The properties applicable to tool item classes are defined in Annex D.
5.1 tool_item_feature
tool_item_feature is a generic family of characteristics of a tool item that cannot exist independently of the
tool item. tool_item_feature has the following subclasses:
⎯ chip_management;
⎯ drill_point;
⎯ guide_pilot_feature;
⎯ pilot_drill_feature;
⎯ tool_hub;
5.1.1 chip_management
chip_management is a generic class of features of the tool body or assembly to control the direction of
motion of the chip.
5.1.2 drill_point
A drill_point is the part of a drill that first makes contact with the workpiece.
5.1.3 guide_pilot_feature
A guide_pilot_feature is a portion of a cylindrical tool in front of the cutting portion that acts to limit the
sideways movement of the tool in operation.
5.1.4 pilot_drill_feature
A pilot_drill_feature is part of a larger drill for guiding the main cutting operation.
5.1.5 tool_hub
A tool_hub is the central part of a disk-shaped tool item with increased thickness.
5.2 tool_item_type
A tool_item_type is a g
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