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Tools | Tool data
Switching the tool table view
The control displays the tool table in combination with the position
display or in full-screen mode.
Not in combination with Extended Tool Management
(option 93).
To switch the view of the tool table:
Press the TOOL TABLE soft key
Press the MORE FUNCTIONS soft key
Set the POS. DISP. soft key to EIN
The control shows the position display.
Indexed tool
Step drills, T-slot milling cutters, side milling cutters and, in general,
all tools that require the input of multiple length and radius data
cannot be fully defined in a single line of the tool table. Each line of
the table permits the definition of only one length and one radius.
In order to assign multiple compensation data to a tool (multiple
tool table lines), add an indexed tool number (such as T 5.1) to
an existing tool definition (T 5). Each additional line of the table
thus comprises the original tool number, a period and an index (in
ascending order from 1 to 9). The original tool table line contains
the maximum tool length; the tool lengths in the subsequent table
lines are given in descending order of their distance to the tool holder
point.
To create an indexed tool number (table line):
Open the tool table
Press the INSERT LINE soft key
The control opens the Insert line pop-up window
In the Number of new lines = input field, enter
the number of lines to add
Enter the original tool number including the index
into the Tool number input field
Confirm with OK
The control adds the additional line to the tool
table.
If you are using the Extended Tool Management
(option 93), you can insert an indexed tool by means of
the INSERT INDEX soft key. The control generates the
index continuously and adopts all values of the original
tool.
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