
C. INPUT/OUTPUT FORMAT
OF TOOL FILE DATA
B–63284EN/03
APPENDIX
774
Data type
number
(P****)
Output formatData description
0002 Tool data directory (No. 1)
(Type E)
Fields 1 to 40
1)Tool type
1: Outer surface machining 2: Inner surface machining
3: End facing 4: External threading 5: Internal threading
7 Inner bottom facing 8: Outer surface grooving
9: Inner surface grooving 10: End face grooving
11: Drilling 12: Tapping 13: Center drilling 14: End milling
15: Side cutting 16: Chamfering 17: Reaming 18: Boring
19: Throwaway
2)Tool direction
1: Outer or inner surface machining: Right–hand
2: Outer or inner surface machining: Left–hand
3: End facing: + direction
4: End facing: – direction
5: Outer or inner surface grooving: Left–based
6: Outer or inner surface grooving: Right–based
7: End face grooving: Bottom–based
8: End face grooving: Top–based
9: Drilling, tapping, center drilling, end milling, or chamfering:
End face
10: Drilling, tapping, center drilling, end milling, or chamfering:
Side face
11: Outer or inner surface machining or end facing: Button tool
3)Spindle rotation direction
1: Normal 2: Reverse
4)Tool material
1: Carbide steel 2: High–speed steel 3: Special steel
5)Rough/finish machining or milling/turning
0: Common 1: Rough or Milling 2: Finish or turning
6)Tool post selection
0 or 1: Tool post 1 (Always set to this value for a one–path
system)
2: Tool post 2
7)Spindle type (When parameter No.9764#6(CPX)=1)
1: Spindle 1 2: Spindle 2
0003 to
0015
Internal data G10 L40 P0003 F**** ;
0016 Cutting conditions
General–purpose high–speed
steel cutting tool
(Rough machining)
(Type E)
Workpiece materials 1 to 8
G10 L40 P0016 F**** S**** C**** ; Workpiece material 1
G10 L40 P0000 F**** S**** C**** ; Workpiece material 2
:
G10 L40 P0000 F**** S**** C**** ; Workpiece material 8
G10 L40 P9999 ;
F : Feed amount
S : Cutting speed
C : Depth of cut
0017 Cutting conditions
General–purpose high–speed
steel cutting tool
(Finish machining)
(Type E)
G10 L40 P0017 F**** S**** ; Workpiece material 1
G10 L40 P0000 F**** S**** ; Workpiece material 2
:
G10 L40 P0000 F**** S**** ; Workpiece material 8
G10 L40 P9999 ;
F : Feed amount
S : Cutting speed