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4 tool carrier management (dcm software option), Fundamentals, Tool-carrier templates – HEIDENHAIN iTNC 530 (60642x-03) User Manual

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11.4 Tool carrier management

(DCM software option)

Fundamentals

Just as fixture monitoring, you can also integrate tool carriers in the
collision monitoring.

Several work steps are required to enable tool carriers for collision
monitoring:

Model the tool carrier
On its Web site, HEIDENHAIN provides tool carrier templates that
were created with a PC software (KinematicsDesign). Your machine
tool builder can model additional tool carrier templates and provide
you with them. The tool carrier templates have the extension cft

Set the tool carrier parameters: ToolHolderWizard
With the ToolHolderWizard you define the exact dimensions of the
tool carrier by entering parameter values in the tool carrier template.
Call the ToolHolderWizard from the tool table if you wish to assign
tool carrier kinematics to a tool. Tool carrier templates with
parameters have the extension cfx

Activate the tool carrier
In the tool table TOOL.T, assign the selected tool carrier to a tool in
the KINEMATIC column (see "Assigning the tool-carrier kinematics" on
page 188).

Tool-carrier templates

HEIDENHAIN provides various tool carrier templates. If you need any
of them, please contact HEIDENHAIN (e-mail address service.nc-
[email protected]

) or your machine tool builder.

Your machine tool builder must have prepared the TNC for
this function, refer to your machine manual.