
Manual Guide M Details of Menu
GE Fanuc Automation S.A. - 13 -
GFKE-0046-EN/01
2. 2 Tool Setting
Before any operation, a tool has to be defined. Any
kind of tool can be used.
After pushing this soft-key "TOOL",
the following pop-up window is displayed:
Tool No.: Input the used Tool No.
Cutter Offset No.: Input the used Radius Offset
No. (D-Code), only in case of
End Mill -or Face Mill Tools.
Length Offset No.: Input the used Length Offset
No. (H-Code), necessary for all
Tools.
Animate Tool Radius: Input the Tool Radius for
Graphic Animation.
By pushing "DETAIL" soft-key
Following pop-up window is displayed:
Next Tool: If the machine is equipped with
a tool magazine, which allows
to pre-select the next tool to a
standby position, this next tool
can be defined in this field.
After all data input, push "INSERT" key. Then the
pop-up window is closed and the entered data are
displayed in the Program Window.
Data Input Pop-Up Menu
Note
If no Length Offset No. is defined, no Tool length
offset is activated in Tool Change Macro. In this case
the Menu "COMPENSATION" must be used, to call
Tool Length Offset separately.
Detail Set Pop-Up Menu
G301 T_ D_ H_ R_ (N_); Setting of Tool Data
(Tool Change Motion)
Note:
The G301 code generates automatically a Tool
Change sequence, which can be different for each
machine. Please refer to the Manual, prepared by the
Machine Tool Builder.
Example:
Tool Change Macro
O9001; Macro No.
G91 G28 Z0; Reference return in Z
G28 X0 Z0; Reference return in X/Y
T_ M6; T-Code,
Tool change command
D_; Radius offset No.
T_; Call next tool
G10 L91 R_; Graphic setting
M99; Macro end