I frequently run CNC jobs for a client that involve making largely similar parts, with changes to hole sizes from job to job. Sometimes we omit an unnecessary part or add back a part that is needed for replacement on an existing device the client has sold.
Over time we've developed CAM operations specific to each material they have machined by us. Depending on a specific job's hole sizing and part requirements, we add new operations to the most recent job file and suppress operations from previous jobs that are not necessary for that one. For example, an 1/8th drill may be suppressed for a new iteration of a part and replaced with a cutter for boring a larger hole, or a cutout tool may be replaced by a smaller sized verison to account for decreased spacing between parts.
As new jobs come in we copy all previous CAM operations over to speed up the process, moving them into the new file and once again re-suppressing and unsuppressing operations as needed.
This all works fine workflow-wise. However, once the CAM is complete and we want to check which tools are in use for a particular job, the tool library displays every tool used in every operation within the file including those operations which have been suppressed and we don't need to include the tool for.
It would be great to have tools used in suppressed operations separate from tools used in active operations. A strikethrough could also be used as they are in the CAM tree when suppressing an operation, however I think that a separate section would be more clear. This would give machine operators an easier look at what tools to load up, as well as a sort of "on deck" area of tools to prep for the next job if needed.
Simple mockup below:
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