Dressing tool table tooldress.drs (option 156)

Application

The dressing tool table tooldress.drs contains the data specific to dressing tools.

Requirements

  • Jig grinding (software option 156)
  • Dressing tool is defined in TYP column of tool management
  • Tool types

Description of function

The file name of the dressing tool table is tooldress.drs and this table must be stored in the folder TNC:\table.

The tooldress.drs dressing tool table provides the following parameters:

Parameter

Meaning

T

Row number in the dressing tool table

The tool number allows identifying each tool unambiguously (e.g., for calling a tool).

Tool call by TOOL CALL

You can define an index after the period.

Indexed tool

The row number must match the tool number in the tool.t tool table.

Input: 0.0...32767.9

NAME

Name of dressing tool

The tool name identifies a tool, for example when calling it.

Tool call by TOOL CALL

You can define an index after the period.

Indexed tool

Input: Text width 32

ZL

ZLDress

Tool length 1

Length of the tool in the Z direction, with respect to the tool carrier preset

Tool carrier reference point

Input: –99999.9999...+99999.9999

XL

XLDress

Tool length 2

Length of the tool in the X direction, with respect to the tool carrier preset

Tool carrier reference point

Input: –99999.9999...+99999.9999

YL

YLDress

Tool length 3

Length of the tool in the Y direction, with respect to the tool carrier preset

Tool carrier reference point

Input: –99999.9999...+99999.9999

DZL

DZLDress

Tool length oversize 1

Delta value of tool length 1 for tool compensation

Is added to the parameter ZL

Input: –99999.9999...+99999.9999

DXL

DXLDress

Tool length oversize 2

Delta value of tool length 2 for tool compensation

Is added to the parameter XL

Input: –99999.9999...+99999.9999

DYL

DYLDress

Tool length oversize 3

Delta value of tool length 3 for tool compensation

Is added to the parameter YL

Input: –99999.9999...+99999.9999

RS

RSDress

Tool tip radius

Input: 0.0000...99999.9999

DRS

DRSDress

Cutter radius oversize

Delta value of the cutter radius for tool compensation

Is added to the parameter RS

Input: –999.9999...+999.9999

TO

TODress

Tool orientation

The control uses the tool orientation to determine the position of the tool's cutting edge.

Input: 1...9

CUTWIDTH

Width of tool (plate, roll)

Tool width of the tool types dressing plate and dressing roll

Input: 0.0000...99999.9999

TYPE

TypeDress

Type of dressing tool

Depending on the selected dressing tool type, the control displays the suitable tool parameters in the Form workspace of tool management.

Types within the dressing tools

Tool management

Selection by means of a selection window

Input: DRESS_FIX_RADIUS, HORNED, DRESS_ROT_RADIUS, DRESS_FIX_FLAT and DRESS_ROT_FLAT

N-DRESS

Speed of the tool (dressing spindle)

Shaft speed of a dressing spindle or dressing roll

Input: 0.0000...99999.9999

Notes

  • The dressing tool will not be mounted to the spindle. You need to mount the dressing tool manually to a pocket defined by the machine manufacturer. Additionally, you must define the tool in the pocket table.
  • When dressing a grinding tool, the tool must not be assigned a tool carrier kinematic model.
  • Pocket table tool_p.tch

  • Geometry values from the tool table tool.t, such as length or radius, are not effective with dressing tools.
  • Assign unique tool names!
  • If you define identical tool names for multiple tools, the control looks for the tool in the following sequence:

    • Tool that is in the spindle
    • Tool that is in the magazine
    •  
      Tip

      Refer to your machine manual.

      If there are multiple magazines, the machine manufacturer can specify the search sequence of the tools in the magazines.

    • Tool that is defined in the tool table but is currently not in the magazine

    If the control, for example, finds multiple available tools in the tool magazine, it inserts the tool with least remaining tool life.

  • If you want to archive tool tables, save them with different file names and the corresponding file extension.
  • Use the machine parameter unitOfMeasure (no. 101101) to define inches as the unit of measure. This does not automatically change the unit of measure in the tool table!
  • Creating a tool table in inches