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

7.4.3

Programming a tool (T)

Calling a tool
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1. You are in a part program
2. Press the "Select tool" softkey.
The "Tool selection" window is opened.
3. Position the cursor on the desired tool and press the "To program" soft-
key.
The selected tool is loaded into the G code editor. Text such as the fol-
lowing is displayed at the current cursor position in the G code editor:
T="ROUGHINGTOOL100"
- OR -
4. Press the "Tool list" and "New tool" softkeys.
5. 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.
6. 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
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