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Tooling Settings
Anaheim Automation’s LC software provides for a tool library of up to 100 tools. Each tool has an associated tool number, description and length offset. The length offset is used when tool length compensation (G43 or G44) is used in a G- Code program.
4To Set Up the Tool Library
1.Choose Tooling from the Setup menu. The Tooling Setup dialog box will appear.
2.Enter the tool description for each tool next to the appropriate tool number. The program will use this description when referring to a given tool.
3.Enter the length of the tool relative to a common reference point. For example, if there is a locating feature on an endmill holder that can be used to maintain a repeatable location between the endmill holder and the spindle, use the axial distance between the tip of the tool and the locating feature of the end mill holder as the tool length offset. Note that this method assumes each tool has its own end mill holder.
4.Repeat the above for each tool in your library.
