> > What happens if you have more than 99 tools?
> >
> > --
> > atp
>
>
> Andy - not allowed, according to the Fanuc folks. It is a lathe after all.
>
> To summarize what I think people want with this patch (and to keep it
> separate from Michael/Andy's discussion of Ideal Tool Table):
>
> 1. Features Mask in RS274NGC section of INI should be changed to a FANUC
> TOOL CHANGE = 1 flag.
> 2. Current G7/G8 mode should determine whether the wear offset value
> entered was a diameter or radius value
I don't believe we want the tool table to act like this. The tool table code
should always use one style of entry (say radius).
The tool editor could display the information based on G7/G8 or anything else.
I see no good reason to complicate the code with radius/diameter option but can
see reason not to.
If we have more then one program that can change the tool information - having
one that chooses radius and one that chooses diameter
would cause trouble. Who knows what kinda machine/screen a user wants to build
no reason to limit them.
> 3. Tooledit.tcl should display both wear and geometery offsets for tools
> 1-99, not display wear offsets as if they were the geometry offsets for tools
> 1-99 and geometry offsets as if they were geometry offsets for tools
> 10,000 - 10,099.
>
I don't understand the need for the geometry offsets to have 10,00 added to
them.
I realize this is how Fanuc has it's tool table but there is no good reason (I
can see) to follow that.
It doesn't affect whether the Gcode runs or not.
> I will take care of 1 & 2, but I think we'd need/want JEpler or another TCL
> guru (or someone with time on their hands) for 3. It's not as simple as just
> adding the extra values and subtracting 10,000 at the appropriate times - you
> also have to handle the "Add Tool to Table" business. I'm not sure it makes
> much sense to move this to master until the tooledit thing is sorted - it
> would be one more thing that would clog up the forums with questions.
>
Some of this email I sent to Daniel directly and not the list- sorry
Chris M
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