Have been thinking about it myself, Really great!
In the CAD program FreeCAD I have a tool database there each tool is
identified by a number. Should be rather simple to write a small
application to get the tool numbers from this into Linuxcnc and add
storage of other information such as tool time usage.
I read "Upon a successful acknowledgement, LinuxCNC issues a /g/ (*get*)
command to request all tools.". There could be a lot of tools in the
tool database whereof only a few is needed for each G-code problem, it
do request all available tools in database? If I got it correct this
replace the ordinary tool table?
Then a new g-code file is loaded I think it would make sense to check if
all tool are available in tool database and agree with what is currently
loaded into tool changer. Assuming this database replace tool table it
is then up to the database program/application to implement some method
to read out what tools is needed for a g-code program and keep track of
what tool is currently in tool changer?
Nicklas Karlsson
Den 2023-10-02 kl. 08:41, skrev andrew beck:
hey guys
i see there is a new tool table in linuxcnc now. looks like it has great
potential
https://linuxcnc.org/docs/devel/html/tooldatabase/tooldatabase.html
i have a big mazak fh680 horizontal cnc mill 22tons and 80 tools
linuxcnc used to have a max of 50 tools in tool table. with the new table
can that be changed now? and has anyone built anything with it ready to be
used yet? i am interested in having a play now
I am starting to think about retrofitting my cnc mill now and
obviously want to be able to use all 80 tools. its all bt50 tooling and i
have about 90 holders ready to go that came with the machine
regards
Andrew
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