Programming instructions

NC Programming 17VRS Tool Corrections
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DOK-MTC200-NC**PRO*V17-ANW1-EN-P
5.3 Tool Lists
Purpose of the Tool List
Tool lists are used exclusively to prepare and save tool data. They can be
created, modified and saved with the aid of the PC user interface while
machining is taking place. This allows the user to prepare tool storage
configurations for upcoming work.
In this way, the time to install new tools in the tool storage system can be
kept to a minimum. The operator loads the tool lists prepared in this man-
ner into the controller and equips the tool magazine to match the tool list.
As soon as machining starts, the tool list which is still present on the PC is
ignored and the tool list that is currently located in the CNC reflects the
current status of the tools in the magazine.
In addition to the basic tool data, the tool list contains the data needed for
the edges (edge number, geometry, life data and user-defined data) for all
tools which have been entered.
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Changes which relate to the current tool configuration, such as the
insertion, removal or change of a tool or changes in the tool data,
should be made directly in the active tool data.
Data in the Tool List
A tool list is comprised of all the entries for the tools which are present in
the magazine.
The available value ranges for the individual data in the tool list as well as
the units in which they may be expressed are shown in the table on the
next page.