Tool offsets
8.2 Language commands for tool management
Job planning
8-4 Programming Manual, 03/2006 Edition, 6FC5398-2BP10-1BA0
8.2 8.2 Language commands for tool management
Function
The tool management can be used to change and update the tool data. You can use
predefined functions to perform the following tasks in the NC program:
• Create and fetch tools with names.
• Create a new tool or delete an existing tool.
• Assign a required T number to a tool with known name.
• Update the unit number monitoring data.
• Read the T number of the tool preselected for the spindle.
Programming
T="DRILL" or T="123 tools with name"
or
Return parameter=NEWT("WZ", DUPLO_NR)
or
DELT("MYTOOL",DUPLO_NR)
or
Return parameter=GETT("MYTOOL", DUPLO_NO)
or
SETSPIECE(x,y)
or
GETSELT (x)
Parameters
T="MYTOOL" Select tool with name
NEWT ("WZ",DUPLO_NR) Create new tool, duplo number optional
DELT ("WZ",DUPLO_NR) Delete tool, duplo number optional
GETT ("WZ",DUPLO_NR) Determine T number
SETPIECE(x,y) Set piece number
GETSELT (x) Read preselected tool number (T No.)
"WZ" Tool identifier
DUPLO_NO Number of workpieces
x, y Spindle number, entry optional