Tool management
12.8 Magazine
Milling
486 Operating Manual, 03/2010, 6FC5398-7CP20-1BA0
12.8 Magazine
Tools are displayed with their magazine-related data in the magazine list. Here, you can take
specific actions relating to the magazines and the magazine locations.
Individual magazine locations can be location-coded or disabled for existing tools.
Tool parameters
Column heading Meaning
Location
BS
* If activated in magazine
selection
Magazine/location number
The magazine location numbers.
The magazine number is specified first, followed by the location
number in the magazine.
If there is only one magazine, only the location number is displayed.
Load position in the load magazine
The following additional icons can also be displayed for other magazine
types (e.g. for a chain):
Spindle location as an icon.
Locations for gripper 1 and gripper 2 (applies only when a spindle
with dual gripper is used) as icons.
Type Tool type
Depending on the tool type (represented by an icon), certain tool offset
data is enabled.
Tool name The tool is identified by the name and the replacement tool number. You
can enter the name as text or number.
ST Replacement tool number (for replacement tool strategy).
D Cutting edge number.
G Disabling of the magazine location.
Mag.loctype Display of magazine location type.
Tool.loctype Display of tool location type of tool.
Ü Marking of a tool as oversized. The tool occupies two half locations left,
two half locations right, one half location top and one half location bottom
in a magazine.
P Fixed location coding.
The tool is permanently assigned to this magazine location.
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