Siemens controls use tool edges to control offsets for each tool. Every tool starts with edge 1
T1 D1 is tool 1 data 1 T="end mill" D1 T3 D1 Etc You can have like 10 offsets per tool On a lathe there are two ways you can have your offsets. T0101 as an example could either be station 1 / offset 1, wear 1 or T0101 could be station 1, offset 1 / wear 1 Another example would be T0210 Station 2 Offset 10 Wear 10 Or Station 2 Offset 2 Wear 10 Depends on parameter setting. On a Mitsubishi, i think it's 1098. I forget what it is on fanuc. I'd have to look. Phil T. The Feral Engineer Check out my LinuxCNC tutorials, machine builds and other antics at www.youtube.com/c/theferalengineer Help support my channel efforts and coffee addiction: www.patreon.com/theferalengineer Order one of the coolest label makers on the market at http://labelworks.epson.com, use coupon code "theferalengineer" and receive 20% off of your order 🙂 On Thu, Jun 23, 2022, 9:46 PM Chris Morley <chrisinnana...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Different edges of the same tool is done by having different offsets, not > tool number. > t11 = tool pocket 1 offset 1 > t12 = tool pocket 1 offset 2 > > There is also > T111 = tool 1 offset 1 wear offsets 1 > > To pick a particular tool for a pocket in Gcode is not standard on a lathe. > I'm quoting Okuma, I believe Fanuc is similar but I'm sure there are > exceptions of course. > > Anyways the problem of the GUI knowing what offset/wear offset is > currently set is still the same. > > Chris > ________________________________ > From: andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> > Sent: June 23, 2022 7:29 PM > To: EMC developers <emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: Re: [Emc-developers] tool database in python > > On Thu, 23 Jun 2022 at 06:42, Chris Morley <chrisinnana...@hotmail.com> > wrote: > > > for instance, you can use multiple tool offsets (one at a time) on a > single tool position. > > Indeed, which is why a database needs to allow several tools to be > simultaneously in the same pocket. > (To store different edges of the same tool as different T-numbers > using different offsets) > > -- > atp > "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is > designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and > lunatics." > — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1912 > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-developers mailing list > Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-developers mailing list > Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers > _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
