Siemens SINUMERIK Series Operating Manual page 711

Creating a new tool from a file
The tool creation sequence can be defined differently.
Unloading a tool in a file
According to the corresponding setting, the unloaded tool is deleted from the NC memory after
it has been read out.
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1. The tool list is open.
2. Place the cursor in the tool list at the position where the new tool should
be created.
To do 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 is opened.
4. Position the cursor on the entry "Tool from file" and press the "OK" softkey.
The "Load Tool Data" window opens.
5. Navigate to the required file and press the "OK" softkey.
The tool data is read from the file, and is displayed in the "New Tool from
File" window with the tool type, tool name and possibly with certain pa‐
rameters.
6. Press the "OK" softkey.
The tool is added to the tool list with the specified name. If the cursor is
located on an empty magazine location in the tool list, then the tool is
loaded to this magazine location.
1. The tool list is open.
2. Place the cursor on the tool that you would like to unload from the mag‐
azine and press the "Unload" and "In file" softkeys.
3. Navigate to the required directory and press the "OK" softkey.
4. Enter the required file name in the "Name" field and press the "OK" soft‐
key.
The field is preassigned with tool names.
The tool is unloaded and the tool data is written to the file.
Tool management
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