198 Programming: Tools
5.2 Tool data
Editing tool data in the selection window
In the pop-up window for tool selection you can also edit the displayed
tool data:
Use the arrow keys to select the line and then the column of the
value to be edited: The light-blue background marks the editable
field
Set the EDIT soft key to ON, enter the desired value and confirm
with the ENT key
If needed, select further columns and repeat the described
procedure
Press the ENT key to load the selected tool into the program
Search for tool names in the selection window
In the pop-up window for tool selection you can search for tool names:
Press the SEARCH soft key
Enter the desired tool name and confirm with the ENT key: The TNC
highlights the next line in which the tool name being searched for
occurs
Example: Tool call
Call tool number 5 in the tool axis Z with a spindle speed 2500 rpm and
a feed rate of 350 mm/min. The tool length and tool radius 2 are to be
programmed with an oversize of 0.2 and 0.05 mm, the tool radius with
an undersize of 1 mm.
The character D preceding L and R designates delta values.
Tool preselection with tool tables
If you are working with tool tables, use a TOOL DEF block to preselect
the next tool. Simply enter the tool number or a corresponding Q
parameter, or type the tool name in quotation marks.
20 TOOL CALL 5.2 Z S2500 F350 DL+0,2 DR-1 DR2+0,05
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