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Programming: Tools
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TIME1
Maximum tool life in minutes. This function can vary depending 
on the individual machine tool. Your machine manual provides 
more information
Maximum tool age?
TIME2
Maximum tool age in minutes during TOOL CALL: If the current tool 
age reaches or exceeds this value, the TNC changes the tool 
during the next TOOL CALL (see also CUR_TIME).
Maximum tool age for TOOL CALL?
CUR_TIME
Current age of the tool in minutes: The TNC automatically counts 
the current tool life (CUR_TIME). A starting value can be entered 
for used tools
Current tool age?
TYPE
Tool type: Press the SELECT TYPE (3rd soft-key row); the TNC 
superimposes a window where you can select the type of tool 
you want. You can assign tool types to specify the display filter 
settings such that only the selected type is visible in the table
Tool type?
DOC
Comment on tool (up to 16 characters)
Tool comment?
PLC
Information on this tool that is to be sent to the PLC
PLC status?
PTYP
Tool type for evaluation in the pocket table
Tool type for pocket table?
LIFTOFF
Definition of whether the TNC should retract the tool in the 
direction of the positive tool axis at an NC stop in order to avoid 
leaving dwell marks on the contour. If Y is defined, the TNC 
retracts the tool from the contour, provided that this function was 
activated in the NC program with M148 (see "Automatically 
retract tool from the contour at an NC stop: M148" on page 306).
Retract tool Y/N ?
TP_NO
Reference to the number of the touch probe in the touch-probe 
table
Number of the touch probe
T_ANGLE
Point angle of the tool. Is used by the Centering cycle (Cycle 240) 
in order to calculate the centering depth from the diameter entry
Point angle?
LAST_USE
Date and time that the tool was last inserted via TOOL CALL
Input range: Max. 16 characters, format specified internally: Date 
= yyyy.mm.dd, time = hh.mm
LAST_USE
Abbr.
Inputs
Dialog
