Acu-Rite CNC 3500i user manual Tool Offset Modification, Temporary Format T1 D.5500 L-1.1000

11.4 Advanced Programming

Tool Offset Modification

You can modify a tool diameter or length offset in the program without using the Tool Page. This is useful when rough-milling a profile where cutter diameter compensation requires different diameter definitions for the same tool to step the width of the cut. Tool modification can be either temporary or permanent. To make it temporary, choose not to update the Tool Page. To make it permanent, choose to update the Tool Page.

Temporary Format: T1 D.5500 L-1.1000

Changes Tool 1 diameter offset to .5500 and length offset to -1.1000. Do not update the Tool Page for Tool 1.

Permanent Format: T1 D.5500 L-1.1000 H M6

Changes Tool 1 diameter offset to 0.5500 and length offset to -1.1000. Updates the Tool Page for Tool 1 to entered values.

D and L values are absolute and replace the previous offsets. They are not added to existing offsets. The H command instructs the 3500i to update the Tool Page offsets to the programmed values and must come between the M6 and the D & L addresses, if an M6 is required by the tool change of your machine.

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