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Programming: Tools

5.2 T

ool data

Editing tool data in the selection window

In the pop-up window for tool selection you can also edit the displayed
tool data:

Use the arrow keys to select the line and then the column of the
value to be edited: The light-blue background marks the editable
field

Set the EDIT soft key to ON, enter the desired value and confirm
with the ENT key

If needed, select further columns and repeat the described
procedure

Press the ENT key to load the selected tool into the program

Search for tool names in the selection window

In the pop-up window for tool selection you can search for tool names:

Press the FIND soft key

Enter the desired tool name and confirm with the ENT key: The TNC
highlights the next line in which the tool name being searched for
occurs

Example: Tool call

Call tool number 5 in the tool axis Z with a spindle speed of 2500 rpm
and a feed rate of 350 mm/min. The tool length is to be programmed
with an oversize of 0.2 mm, the tool radius 2 with an oversize of 0.05
mm, and the tool radius with an undersize of 1 mm.

The character D preceding L and R designates a delta value.

Tool preselection with tool tables

If you are working with tool tables, use TOOL DEF to preselect the next
tool. Simply enter the tool number or a corresponding Q parameter, or
type the tool name in quotation marks.

20 TOOL CALL 5.2 Z S2500 F350 DL+0.2 DR-1 DR2+0.05