Operating manual.
CNC 8060
CNC 8065
AUTOMATIC MODE
4.
Tool inspection.
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4.5 Tool inspection.
When the execution is interrupted, tool inspection allows jogging the axes, start and stop the
spindle, execute blocks in MDI/MDA mode, etc. When tool inspection is done, it allows
repositioning the axes to the interruption point or to the starting point of the interrupted block
and resume program execution.
If an error occurs in tool inspection mode and it may be eliminated by pressing [ESC], it will
not affect the inspection process. If eliminating the error requires a reset, the CNC will request
confirmation because a reset cancels the inspection.
The way to operate in tool inspection may be summarized in the following steps.
1 Interrupt the execution of the program and start tool inspection.
2 Run the operations of tool inspection, such as jogging the axes, start and stop the spindle,
execute blocks in MDI/MDA mode, etc.
3 Reposition the axes and restore the spindle turning direction.
4 Resume the execution of the program.
Begin tool inspection.
Once tool inspection is completed and before resuming the execution of the program, the
spindle turning direction must be restored and the axes repositioned.
Execute blocks in MDI/MDA mode.
Any program block may be executed in MDI/MDA mode. The conditions when entering the
MDI/MDA mode will be those of the interruption point; i.e. the CNC maintains the history of
active G and M functions, feedrate, spindle speed, tool and other commands that were
programmed. However, the CNC treats the following functions and commands in a special
way.
• The CNC assumes function G1 when resuming execution after tool inspection, restores
the function that was active at the interruption point.
• The CNC activates the suspended angular transformation (#ANGAX); it restores them
when resuming execution after tool inspection.
• The CNC cancels tangential control (#TANGCTRL); it restores it when resuming
execution after tool inspection.
• The CNC assumes function G40 when resuming execution after tool inspection, restores
the function that was active at the interruption point. If either G40, G41 or G42 is
programmed in MDI, the CNC stores it without making it effective; it applies it when
resuming execution after tool inspection.
• If at the time of the interruption, there is a #TOOL ORI movement in execution or pending,
it is not made effective in blocks programmed in MDI; the movement is executed when
resuming execution after tool inspection.
• The CNC does not execute cycles or modal subroutines that are active in the interrupted
program, nor calls to other subroutines.
• If the active mirror functions are changed in MDI mode, the changes will affect the
following blocks edited in MDI; but not the movements in jog, or repositioning or the end
There are some exceptions or particular cases where this tool inspection cannot be accessed. In these
cases, the CNC enables a particular tool inspection as explained in the next section.
• The CNC is executing the program in retrace mode.
• The independent interpolator is involved in the movement of an axis (#MOVE, #FOLLOW, #CAM,
etc).
• A rigid tapping is active (the rest of the threading do not admit any type of inspection.).
Tool inspection may be accessed from the vertical softkey menu only when the execution
of the program has been interrupted ([STOP] key). Activating tool inspection makes the
following operations possible:
• Jog the axes with the JOG keys.
• Act upon the master spindle of the channel from the operator panel.
• Execute blocks in MDI/MDA mode.
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