Tooling list (#93 / #2-03-1)
Application
In the Tooling list table, the control displays information about all the tools called within an NC program. Before starting the program, you can check, for example, whether all tools are contained in the magazine.
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 Tooling list table. The control displays the table in the Tooling list 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 numerical order. You cannot edit the table.
The Tooling list table provides the following parameters:
Parameter | Meaning |
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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) |
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 |
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) |
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. |