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HEIDENHAIN | TNC 620 | Conversational Programming User's Manual | 10/2017
Tool selection in the pop-up window
If you open a pop-up window for tool selection, the control marks
all tools available in the tool magazine green.
You can search for a tool in the pop-up window:
Press the
GOTO
key
Alternative: Press the
FIND
soft key
Enter the tool name or tool number
Press the
ENT
key
The control goes to the first tool that matches
the entered search string.
The following functions can be used with a connected mouse:
You can sort the data in ascending or descending order by
clicking a column of the table head.
You can arrange the columns in any sequence you want by
clicking a column of the table head and then moving it with the
mouse key pressed down
The pop-up windows displayed for a tool number search and a tool
name search can be configured separately. The sort order and the
column widths are retained when the control is switched off.
Tool call
Call tool number 5 in the tool axis Z with a spindle speed 2500 rpm
and a feed rate of 350 mm/min. The tool length and tool radius 2
are to be programmed with an oversize of 0.2 and 0.05 mm, the
tool radius with an undersize of 1 mm.
Example
20 TOOL CALL 5.2 Z S2500 F350 DL+0.2 DR-1 DR2+0.05
The character
D
preceding
L
,
R
and
R2
designates delta values.
Preselection of tools
Refer to your machine manual.
The preselection of tools with
TOOL DEF
can vary
depending on the individual machine tool.
If you are working with tool tables, use a
TOOL DEF
block to
preselect the next tool. Simply enter the tool number or a
corresponding Q parameter, or type the tool name in quotation
marks.