Tool not shown correctly
I can't get the tool to display correctly in axis. I added tools to the tool table.
In my program I do a
T1 M6
to select tool 1. That tool has a 6mm diameter. The tool in axis however changes from a cone to... nothing. It just disappears.
The manual says the tool should reflect the correct diameter of the tool selected, what am I doing wrong ? Is there anything I should be looking at ? (config files, etc.)
All help welcome, thanks !
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T1 M6
to select tool 1. That tool has a 6mm diameter. The tool in axis however changes from a cone to... nothing. It just disappears.
Is it vanishingly thin, or not there at all?
Do you have any XYZ offsets in the tool table? (not that that should matter without the G43).
You _might_ need a G43 to see the tool shape. I just always use M6 T1 G43.
Are you working on a real machine? In a sim you might not notice the tool flying off to the tool-change position. In a real machine, of course, you would.
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John
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G41
G43
T1 M6
I guess I should instead do
T1 M6 G43 G41
and issue G43 G41 after each tool change ?
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I'll have to test that out tomorrow. I do have a G43, but before the tool change. I thought that was something to activate and stays activated for the whole session, so I had
G41
G43
G43 is needed any time you change tool. I don't know why you would want to change a tool and not load the relevant offsets, but that is the way it is.
G41, however, is "sticky" and will follow the radius loaded by the G43.
Bear in mind you often will not want G41, I almost never use it. Most CAM pre-processors don't either.
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So, using G41 and G43 in the correct order, I see the trajectory view changed in the axis preview, it now reflects the correct offsets. Tol did not change however, I guess I'll see that when I run the program for real.
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T1 M6 G43
G0 X0 Y0 (preposition move)
G41
G0 X1 (lead in move)
... (cut the part
G40
G0 ... (lead out move
John
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