Refer to your machine manual!
If you want to measure the tool length, program the touch probe cycle 31 or 482 (Differences between Cycles 30 to 33 and Cycles 480 to 483). Input parameters allow you to select which of the three following methods will be used to measure the tool length:
- If the tool diameter is larger than the diameter of the measuring surface of the TT, you measure the tool while it is rotating.
- If the tool diameter is smaller than the diameter of the measuring surface of the TT, or if you are measuring the length of a drill or spherical cutter, you measure the tool while it is stationary.
- If the tool diameter is larger than the diameter of the measuring surface of the TT, you measure the individual teeth of the tool while it is stationary.