July 2013 8.15 Tool changer 1599
Structure of the
tool-usage file
The columns of the tool-usage file have the following meanings:
Example of a tool-usage file:
Column Description
NR Line number
T Tool number and index combined.
(e.g. '14.4' for tool 14 with index 4).
TOKEN Designation for line type:
TOOL: Usage time per TOOL CALL; the entries are listed in
chronological order
TTOTAL: Total usage time of a tool
STOTAL: Call of a subprogram (including cycles). The entries are
listed in chronological order.
TIMETOTAL: Sum of all entries in the TIME and WTIME columns. In
the other columns this line contains the value 0.
TOOLFILE: The PATH column contains the tool table that was
active when the tool-usage file was created.
TNR Tool number (–1: no tool inserted yet)
IDX Tool index
NAME Tool name
TIME Tool-usage time in seconds
Time duration that the tool was used to machine a workpiece
(spindle on and not at rapid traverse!)
WTIME Tool-selection time in seconds
Time duration that a tool was selected during the program. It
also includes the times where the tool was moved without M3/
M4, as well as times where it was moved at FMAX.
RAD Tool radius R + Oversize for tool radius DR; Data from the
tool table in 1/10 µm
BLOCK Line number with TOOL CALL
PATH Token = TOOL: Active program or sub program
Token = STOTAL: File name of the subprogram or cycle
NR TOKEN TNR IDX NAME TIME RAD BLOCK PATH
0 TOOL +2 +0 MILLER2 +144 +60000 +4 TNC:\Stefan\Test\TOOLING.H
1 TOOL +3 +0 DRILLER1 +7 +30000 +9 TNC:\Stefan\Test\TOOLING.H
2 TOOL +4 +0 DRILLER2 +100 +40000 +11 TNC:\Stefan\Test\TOOLING.H
3 TOOL +2 +0 MILLER2 +1588 +60000 +14 TNC:\Stefan\Test\TOOLING.H
4 TTOTAL +3 +0 DRILLER1 +7 +30000 +0
5 TTOTAL +4 +0 DRILLER2 +100 +40000 +0
6 TTOTAL +2 +0 MILLER2 +1732 +60000 +0
7 STOTAL +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 SYS:\JHCYC\NC\252.CYC
8 STOTAL +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 SYS:\JHCYC\NC\INIT25X.CYC
9 STOTAL +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 SYS:\JHCYC\NC\PSRD25X.CYC
10 STOTAL +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 SYS:\JHCYC\NC\MILL25X.CYC
11 STOTAL +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 TNC:\Stefan\Test\DRILL.H
12 STOTAL +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 SYS:\JHCYC\NC\200.CYC
13 STOTAL +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 TNC:\Stefan\Test\DRILL2.H
14 STOTAL +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 SYS:\JHCYC\NC\205.CYC
15 STOTAL +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 SYS:\JHCYC\NC\251.CYC
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