On Wed, 2008-06-25 at 13:13 -0500, Jeff Epler wrote: > The AXIS status line displays tool information for the currently loaded > tool, which can be different from the tool length offset in effect from > G43. > > You can better observe the behavior in MDI. For instance, after each of > the following commands, information about the loaded tool is displayed; > this includes length, even though no tool length compensation is in > effect: > T1M6 > T2M6 > T3M6 > T0M6 > > If you issue the following commands you'll see "Z" change in the DRO but > the tool item in the status bar doesn't (if you do this right after the > lines above you'll have tool 0 loaded so it'll display "No tool"): > G43H1 > G43H2 > G43H3 > G43.1K1 (tool length 1 unit) > G43H0 > > Jeff
That's how I determined that I was getting what I needed, but I was expecting the tool status line to reflect the tool data with any active modifications like offset applied. Without putting allot of thought into it, it seems that TxM6 should just put a tool into the spindle or toolpost/turret and nothing else. Offsets, lengths, radii compensation should only be active when invoked, Maybe I'm missing something? -- Kirk Wallace (California, USA http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ Hardinge HNC/EMC CNC lathe, Bridgeport mill conversion, doing XY now, Zubal lathe conversion pending Craftsman AA 109 restoration Shizuoka ST-N/EMC CNC) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
