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23 Dec 2013 05:27 #41934 by allenwg2005
High folks,

OK, be kind I'm old and learning impaired!

I have some really stupid questions I'm having trouble resolving on my own, I'm sure this is very simple to all of you.

In looking through the manual I see two things (for the moment) I can't resolve when I return to Axis to try them.

1) I get the tool table, in fact it's seems like it's really handy.
But, When I hit touch off I'm supposed to see a choice for the tool table on the list, it's not there.
What have I done wrong?

2) I read that you can turn tool compensation on and off, I can't figure out how that's done.
Where is the switch for that?

Is there a simple way to set tool compensation that I'm missing?

Thanks

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23 Dec 2013 06:37 #41935 by emcPT
Replied by emcPT on topic Tool compensation
G43 loads the tool offsets (DRO will update for the current tool selected)
G41/G42 turns on/off the tool radius compensation. G40 turns it off.

If you call:
T1M6G43 it will update the DRO for the tool 1, with the offsets present on the tool table.
If you want to touch off with tool 1, I suppose you call it, touch the material then touch off. The other tools will "also know" your touch off, if the offsets are correct among all the tools.
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24 Dec 2013 00:28 #41948 by BigJohnT
Replied by BigJohnT on topic Tool compensation
You might find some insight here

gnipsel.com/linuxcnc/g-code/index.html

JT
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