Manual tool change + tool lengh touch off

Thanks, it works perfectly now. It's very cool to only have to touch off once and then have it automatic from then on.

Thanks Orangecat ! very good !

Orangecat, excellent work, thank you very much! It work's perfectly on my machine.

Hello,

a huge thanks to Orangecat for the script - I was looking forever for something like this.

I only have the problem that it doesn't behave within a .ngc-file like it does when I use it with only MDI.

Maybe someone has an idea, as I have tried everything and just can't get it right. It either mills in the air or rams into the workpiece...

So this is my procedure:
1. Insert the first tool of the job-file
2. Touch the tool of on top of the workpiece to set Z0
3. Load the job-ngc-file
4. Hit M600
5. Start the job-file
6. Within the job.file I have a M6 command so it ask to insert the tool (already inserted and touched off the workpiece)
7. The job-file M6 command triggers the touch off
8. Milling is correct
9. Next M6 command within the job-file
10. Z-height is wrong - either milling in the air or way below the original Z0

This is a file I used for example

Is there anything wrong with the .ngc-file that needs to be changed (post-processor) or is my order of touching off, etc. wrong?
Your help is truly appreciated!!!

Thanks & regards,
Hancock

Hi Hancock,
Does the next M6 command, prompt for the new tool, pause, and then do a touch-off?

Actually reading this, something isn't right. Perhaps the sequence for M600 is wrong. I always issue M600 in the MDI before loading the file and running it. At the first M6, it should not pause and prompt for a tool change. If it does, that's because M600 did not work as the first M6 after M600 should only do a touch-off without a tool change pause/prompt.