Tool data 5.2 – HEIDENHAIN TNC 640 (34059x-05) ISO programming User Manual

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Tool data

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Importing tool data

Using this function you can simply import tool data that you have

measured externally on a presetting device, for example. The file

to be imported must have the CSV format (Comma Separated

Values). The

CSV

file format describes the structure of a text file

for exchanging simply structured data. Accordingly, the import file

must have the following structure:

Row 1

: In the first line you define the column names in which

the data defined in the subsequent lines is to be placed. The

column names are separated from each other by commas.

Other lines

: All the other lines contain the data that you wish

to import into the tool table. The order of the data must match

the order of the column names in Line 1. The data is separated

by commas, decimal numbers are to be defined with a decimal

point.

Follow the steps outlined below for importing:

Copy the tool table to be imported to the hard disk of the TNC in
the

TNC:\systems\tooltab directory

Start expanded tool management
Select the

IMPORT TOOL soft key in the Tool Management: The

TNC shows a pop-up window with the CSV files stored in the

TNC:\systems\tooltab directory
Use the arrow keys or mouse to select the file to be imported
and confirm with the

ENT key: The TNC shows the content of

the CSV file in a pop-up window
Start import procedure with

START soft key

The CSV file to be imported must be stored in the

TNC:\system\tooltab directory.
If you import the tool data of tools whose

numbers are in the pocket table, the TNC issues

an error message. You can then decide whether

you want to skip this data record or insert a new

tool. The TNC inserts a new tool into the first

empty line of the tool table.
Make sure that the column designations are

table", page 172.
You can import any tool data, the associated data

record does not have to contain all the columns

(or data) of the tool table.
The column names can be in any order, the data

must be defined in the corresponding order.