HEIDENHAIN POSITIP 880 User Manual page 87

TOOL TYPE
If you want to set the type, press TOOL TYPES soft
key. Select from list and press ENT.
Press USE soft key twice, then the USE NEW SETTINGS
soft key once.
The tool table may be protected to prevent changes from
being made to the tool information. Refer to II-2
Installation Setup.
Tool axis setting
A tool axis is selected to define the machining plane. Tool radius
compensation is applied to the axes forming the machining plane. Tool
length compensation is applied along the tool axis.
For example, a horizontal boring machine may have machining
features such as hole patterns located in the YZ plane. The boring
operations are performed in the X-axis. For this configuration, the tool
axis would be set to the X-axis.
Press the TOOL AXIS soft key.
Select the axis by pressing one of the soft keys.
Press USE, then USE NEW SETTINGS soft key.
Tool selection and tool axis selection take effect
immediately. Pressing the CANCEL CHANGES soft key does
not restore the previous settings.
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