Acu-Rite CNC 3500i user manual Tool Table / Tool Management, Tool Compensation Required Data

4.1 Tool Table

4.1 Tool Table

Tool Table / Tool Management

When the CNC executes a program block that activates a tool number, the values on that row of the Tool Table are activated.

Tool Table values are automatically converted to their inch or millimeter equivalents when the 3500i mode is changed. All typed values must match the current unit mode of the 3500i.

The Tool Table is the only place where the 3500i converts values from Inch to MM, or MM to Inch. Programmed positions are not converted when the unit mode has been changed.

Define and store up to 100 tools on the tool table. Type of data stored on the tool table is information specific to each tool e.g. tool number, diameter, length offset, tool type, etc.

The Tool Table is used by all machining programs.

Tool Compensation Required Data

You usually program the coordinates of path contours as they are dimensioned in the work piece drawing. To allow the CNC to calculate the tool center path, e.g. the tool compensation, you must also enter the length and diameter of each tool you are using.

Tool data can be entered either directly in the part program with or separately in the Tool Table. In the Tool Table, you can also enter additional data for the specific tool. The CNC will consider all the data entered for the tool when running the part program.

60 4 Tool Management