M-Series Operator’s Manual 4/9/15
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Detailed description of each field is as follows.
Type
This is the type of tool – either Drill or EM (end mill). Whent the Mode field is set to Auto, this field determines
the type of tool activity that will be automatically tracked and monitored for the purpose of accounting for
consumed tool life. (See the Automatic Management table above.) Note that if the tool is a Bore or a Tap, you
should select Drill.
Total Life
This field specfies the total amount of tool life. A value greater than 0 enables Tool Life management for the tool.
A value of 0 (Off) excludes the tool from Tool Life management. Such a tool is called an “Unmanaged” tool.
Unmanaged tools can be shown or hidden by pressing F1. The units of this field is specified in the Units field.
Used
This field is the amount of consumed tool life. When a new tool is first set up, you should initialize this field to 0
indicating zero usage. If the Mode field is set to Auto, this field will automatically be modified during a job run to
reflect the accumulated tool usage. The units of this field is specified in the Units field.
Remaining (non-edit)
This is the display of the remaining amount of tool life.
Units
This specifies the units (either distance or Cycles) that will be used and displayed for the Total Life, Used, and
Remaining fields. Distance is specified with mm or Inches (as set in the Control Configuration menu – see Chapter
14).
Mode
This specifies the update mode of the Used field -- either Auto or Manual. If this field is set to Auto, then tool
activity is montiored during a job run for tool usage which will be automatically accumulated in the updated Used
field. (See the Automatic Management table above.)
If this field is set to Manual, no such automatic updates will take place on the Used field. Rather, updates to the
Used field will be dependent upon user variable modifications programmed in the G-code program being run. (See
the section Tool Life Management – Using G-Code User Variables later in this chapter.)
Description
This field contains a text description of the tool. The description will appear in a prompt message on the screen
when the CNC software reaches a tool change (M6) during a job run.
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