Setting Up Tools; Creating A New Tool - Siemens SINUMERIK 808D ADVANCED Programming And Operating Manual

The figure below shows an example of the workpiece clamped on the machine.
Current workpiece coordinate system
The programmed work offset TRANS (Page 56) can be used to generate an offset with reference to the workpiece
coordinate system, resulting in the current workpiece coordinate system.
4.2

Setting up tools

4.2.1

Creating a new tool

Note
The control system supports a maximum of 64 tools or 128 cutting edges.
Operating sequence
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Select the desired operating area.
Open the tool list window.
Open the lower-level menu for tool type selection.
Select a desired tool type with the corresponding softkey.
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