Instruction manual

The tool setting script can further adapted to the machine. For example, if the

tool setter is fixed at a location, i.e. machine coordinate (100, 50) and new tool

length is always used after tool setting, the script can be update as the following.

Declare Sub AutoToolSetting Lib "HyCNC_4P"(ByVal ctool As Integer)

code("G53 G0 X100 Y50")

While IsMoving()

Sleep(100)

Wend

AutoToolSetting(GetOEMDRO(824))

While IsMoving()

Sleep(100)

Wend

code("G43 ")

“G53 G0 X100 Y50” moves quickly to the center of the tool setter. When

movement is done, auto tool setting is executed. When setting process is finished,

G43 force the new tool length to be used.

If a manual tool change followed by auto tool setting is required from the GCode

file, save the following script to a mxxx.m1s file, i.e. m900.m1s, in

Mach3/Macros/Mach3Mill directory.

Declare Sub AutoToolSetting Lib "HyCNC_4P"(ByVal ctool As Integer)

code("G53 G0 Z200" )

While IsMoving()

Sleep(100)

Wend

DoSpinStop()

code("G53 G0 X500 Y500" )

MsgBox ("Press OK after tool change.", 0)

code("G53 G0 X100 Y50")

While IsMoving()

Sleep(100)