ACU-RITE MILLPWR 3 Axes - Manual (Page 184)

SETUP
MILLPWR ®
Operation Manual 7-4
To edit an existing tool:
• From Setup, highlight “Tool Library” then press ENTER .
• Highlight the tool you want to edit, then press ENTER .
• Make the necessary changes, then press USE .
• Continue with Setup or press the USE NEW SETTINGS softkey.
Using the Tool Library with Repeatable Tool Length Offsets
If you have repeatable tooling, keeping a tool library for your frequently used tools, saves
you time by not requiring you to enter the tool information every time you program the
tool.
When running G-code programming, the tool length for each tool in the program is
retrieved from the library. For example, in a G-code program, “T1 M6” will cause
MILLP-
WR to prompt the operator to load tool 1 into the spindle. The tool length offset from tool
#1 in the MILLPWR tool library is retrieved and used to adjust the Z-axis position. The
code T2 uses the length offset of tool 2, etc. This feature takes advantage of your repeat-
able tooling systems, freeing the operator from having to reset the Z-datum for each tool
change.
If your Tooling is not repeatable, you should not place any length information into
the tool library.