Troubleshooting guide

SETUP

MILLPWR

Operation Manual

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o edit an existing tool:

• From Setup, highlight “Tool Library” then press ENTER.

• Highlight the tool you want to edit, then press

ENTER.

• Make the necessary changes, then press

USE.

• Continue with Setup or press the

USE NEW SETTINGS softkey.

Using the Tool Library with Repeatable Tool Length Offsets

If you have repeatable tooling, keeping a tool library for your frequently used tools, saves

you time by not requiring you to enter the tool information every time you program the

tool.

When running G-code programming, the tool length for each tool in the program is

retrieved from the library. For example, in a G-code program, “T1 M6” will cause

MILLP-

to prompt the operator to load tool 1 into the spindle. The tool length offset from tool

#1 in the

MILLPWR tool library is retrieved and used to adjust the Z-axis position. The

code T2 uses the length offset of tool 2, etc. This feature takes advantage of your repeat-

able tooling systems, freeing the operator from having to reset the Z-datum for each tool

change.

If your Tooling is not repeatable, you should not place any length information into

the tool library.