Programming A Tool (T) - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Operating Manual

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Programming a tool (T)

Calling a tool

Operating Manual, 03/2013, 6FC5398-8CP40-3BA1

You are in a part program

Press the "Select tool" softkey.

The "Tool selection" window is opened.

Position the cursor on the desired tool and press the "To program"

The selected tool is loaded into the G code editor. Text such as the

following is displayed at the current cursor position in the G code editor:

T="ROUGHINGTOOL100"

Press the "Tool list" and "New tool" softkeys.

Then select the required tool using the softkeys on the vertical softkey

bar, parameterize it and then press the softkey "To program".

The selected tool is loaded into the G code editor.

Then program the tool change (M6), the spindle direction (M3/M4), the

spindle speed (S...), the feedrate (F), the feedrate type (G94, G95,...),

the coolant (M7/M8) and, if required, further tool-specific functions.

Creating a G code program

6.4 Fundamentals

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