Manual tool change confusion
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						09 Dec 2021 16:37		 -  09 Dec 2021 16:38		#228713
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				Manual tool change confusion was created by _big_			
			
				If I touch off tool 1 and then tool 2, I see the compensations in the tool table.   And after touching off tool 2, TLO Z: appears to be what I expect.
If I then T1 G6, and confirm the tool change, the correct offset for tool 1 shows up at the bottom of the Axis window, but TLO Z: does not update with the offset for T1. If I utter G43 in the command window, TL0 Z: updates with tool 1 offset.
During this whole period G43 is showing the modal window.
To my way of thinking, when G43 is active, a tool change should automatically update the TLO Z:.
I could probably convince the CAM program to issues a G43 after every tool change, but that doesn't seem right to me.
Thanks for any clues.
					If I then T1 G6, and confirm the tool change, the correct offset for tool 1 shows up at the bottom of the Axis window, but TLO Z: does not update with the offset for T1. If I utter G43 in the command window, TL0 Z: updates with tool 1 offset.
During this whole period G43 is showing the modal window.
To my way of thinking, when G43 is active, a tool change should automatically update the TLO Z:.
I could probably convince the CAM program to issues a G43 after every tool change, but that doesn't seem right to me.
Thanks for any clues.
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						09 Dec 2021 17:06				#228717
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				Replied by Todd Zuercher on topic Manual tool change confusion			
			
				I have not used Linuxcnc on a tool changing machine, but it is normal on other machine controls I've used to require reissuing the G43 command to for a new tool offset to be applied.			
					
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