5.
In manual feed mode move to the center of the sensor measuring surface. Note XY coordi-
nates.
6.
In stepper mode slowly lower the Z axis until the signal from the sensor appears and note
the Z coordinate.
7.
Go with Z-axis up to the level you consider as safe. A small explanation here - as written
above, while measurement there is rapid slide down to some level by G0 command first.
You have to assess to what Z-axis level it can slide down quickly. It depends on maximum
length of tools that will be measured. You can also enter "0" as a safe Z and then
measurement starts from the top position.
8.
Move the XY axes to place yourself somewhere above the worktable.
9.
Using the stepper mode, slowly slide the tool down to the worktable surface and note the Z
coordinate.
10.
Turn off the absolute coordinates mode by clicking
icon.
When you have noted all necessary data, open the downloaded toollenght.m1s file in any text editor
(e.g. notepad). Then select all using mouse or by pressing "CTRL + A" and copy to clipboard - "CTRL +
C".
In Mach standard graphical interface, on the main screen there is an "Auto Tool Zero" button. This
button is defined by default as calling a macro, so there is no need to add a new button in the graph-
ical editor.
To connect the mentioned above button to our macro, se-
lect in the menu: "The operator / Edit Button Script". The
"Auto Tool Zero" button and several others should start to
blink. Click on it and open Mach3 text editor.
Sometimes there is a single text line, if so - you must delete
it, and then press CTRL + V to paste our macro.
Now just enter a few parameters based on the coordinates,
which we noted earlier. All configuration data can be found
under "Configuration parameters" line.
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