Acu-Rite CNC 3500i user manual Tool Definition and Activation

7.1 Explaining Basic Cycles

Tool Definition and Activation

Use the Tool command to define and/or use a tool in the program. On a machine with a fixed bin tool changer, a Tool call will always mount the tool, with no need for the MCode 6. On a machine with a random bin tool changer, the MCode 6 is required in order to mount the tool. On a random type system, a Tool call without the MCode 6 will define the tool using the specified parameters, and pre-fetch the tool by indexing the random bin magazine to that tool's bin, but will not mount the tool. Refer to chapter 4 "Tool Management" on page 59 for additional information regarding tools, tool diameter and length offsets, tool life management, tool radius compensation, and the Tool Table.

Conversational format: Tool#

G-code format: T[n]

Field	Code	Description
Tool#	T	The number of the desired miscellaneous
		machine code to be activated. (Required)
MCode	M	The number of the desired M-Code to
		activate, typically MCode 6, for mounting
		the tool.
Diameter	D	The diameter measurement of the tool to
		be used, overriding the values in the Tool
		Table.
Length	L	The length measurement of the tool to be
		used, overriding the values in the Tool
		Table.
Dwear	B	The amount of wear to compensate for in
		the diameter of the tool to be used,
		overriding the values in the Tool Table.
Lwear	K	The amount of wear to compensate for in
		the length of the tool to be used, overriding
		the values in the Tool Table.
Updtable	H	Select Yes to permanently write/overwrite
		the values specified to the Tool Table.

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