Creating A New Tool - Siemens sinumerik 840D sl Operating Manual

Tool management
13.5 Tool list
13.5.2

Creating a new tool

When creating a new tool, the "New Tool - Favorites" window offers you a number of
selected tool types, known as "favorites".
If you do not find the desired tool type in the favorites list, then select the milling, drilling,
turning or special tool via the corresponding softkeys.
Procedure
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The tool creation sequence can be defined differently.
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1. The tool list is opened.
2. Place the cursor in the tool list at the position where the new tool
should be stored.
For this, you can select an empty magazine location or the NC tool
memory outside of the magazine.
You may also position the cursor on an existing tool in the area of
the NC tool memory. Data from the displayed tool will not be
overwritten.
3. Press the "New tool" softkey.
The "New Tool - Favorites" window opens.
- OR -
If you want to create a tool that is not in the Favorites list, press the
"Cutters 100-199", "Drills 200-299", "Turning tools 500-599" or "Sp.
tools 700-900" softkey.
The "New Tool - Milling Cutters", "New Tool - Drills", "New Tool -
Turning Tools" or "New Tool - Special Tools" window opens.
4. Select the tool by placing the cursor on the corresponding tool type
and on the icon of the desired cutting edge position.
5. If more than four cutting edge positions are available, select the
desired cutting edge position with the aid of the <cursor left> and
<cursor right> keys.
6. Press the "OK" softkey.
The tool is added to the tool list with a predefined name. If the
cursor is located on an empty magazine location in the tool list, then
the tool is loaded to this magazine location.
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