T usage order (#93 / #2-03-1)
Application
In the T usage order table, the control displays the tool call sequence in an NC program. Before starting the program, you can see, for example, when a manual tool change will take place.
Requirements
- Ext. Tool Management (#93 / #2-03-1) software option
- Tool-usage file has been created
Description of function
When you select an NC program in the Program Run operating mode, the control will automatically create the T usage order table. The control displays the table in the T usage order application in Tables operating mode. The control lists all the tools called within the active NC program and all the tools called within called NC programs in chronological order. You cannot edit the table.
The T usage order table provides the following parameters:
Parameter | Meaning |
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NR | Sequential number of the table rows |
T | Number of the tool used, including an index as needed May differ from the programmed tool (e.g., when a replacement tool is used) |
NAME | Name of the tool used, including an index as needed May differ from the programmed tool (e.g., when a replacement tool is used) |
TOOL INFO | The control displays the following tool information:
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T PROG | Number or name of the programmed tool, including an index as needed |
USAGE | Total tool usage time from the WTIME column of the tool usage file (in seconds) Total time between the tool changes, during which the tool is cutting a workpiece |
TOOL TIME | Estimated time of tool change |
M3/M4 TIME | Tool usage time from the TIME column of the tool usage file (in seconds) Time during which the tool is cutting a workpiece (excluding rapid traverse movements) |
MIN OVRD | Minimum value of the feed-rate potentiometer during program run (in percent) |
MAX OVRD | Maximum value of the feed-rate potentiometer during program run (in percent) |
NC PGM | Path of the NC program in which the tool is programmed |
MAGAZINE | In this column, the control writes whether the tool is currently in the magazine or in the spindle. This column remains empty if the tool is a zero tool or not defined in the pocket table. |