Detailed Description   
2.5 Toolholder with orientation capability 
  Tool Compensation (W1) 
2-82  Function Manual, 08/2005 Edition, 6FC5397-0BP10-0BA0 
Orientation in Z direction 
The G function TOFRAME defines a frame such that the Z direction in this frame is the same 
as the current tool orientation. 
 
If  Then 
No toolholder is active  
Toolholder without orientation change is active 
The Z direction in the new frame is 
•  The same as the old Z direction with G17 
•  The same as the old Y direction with G18 
•  The same as the old X direction with G19 
 
TCOABS for active frame 
The absolute toolholder orientation is set using: 
TCOABS (Tool Carrier Orientation ABSolute) 
The orientation taken into account for the tool length compensation is independent of the 
orientation of the active frame. 
Only one of the instructions TCOABS or TCOFR can be valid. 
Frame change  
The user can change the frame following selection of the tool. This does not have any effect 
on the tool length compensation components. 
Angles in the toolholder data: 
The programmed angles of rotation stored in the toolholder data are not affected by the 
angle of rotation defined by the frames. When changing from TCOFR to TCOABS, the original 
(programmed) angles of rotation in the toolholder data are reactivated. 
Tool compensation types 
TRC takes account of the current tool orientation when CUT2D or CUT3DFS is active. 
All other tool compensation types 
These are all the compensation types of G-code group 22, with the exception of CUT3DC and 
CUT3DF. The response remains the same with respect to the plane used for compensation. 
This is determined independent of the tool orientation from the active frame. 
For CUT2DF and CUT3DFF, the compensation plane used for TRC is determined from the 
frame independently of the current tool orientation. The active plane (G17/G18/G19) is 
considered.