Refer to your machine manual!
If you want to measure the tool radius, program the touch probe cycle 32 or 482 (Differences between Cycles 30 to 33 and Cycles 480 to 483). Input parameters allow you to select which of the two following methods will be used to measure the tool radius:
- Measuring the tool while it is rotating
- Measuring the tool while it is rotating and subsequently measuring the individual teeth
The control pre-positions the tool to be measured to a position at the side of the touch probe head. The distance from the face of the milling tool to the upper edge of the touch probe head is defined in offsetToolAxis (no. 122707). The control probes the tool radially while it is rotating. If you have programmed a subsequent measurement of individual teeth, the control will measure the radius of each tooth with the aid of oriented spindle stops.