Tool types
Application
The control uses the tool types to filter the parameters that you can edit in tool management.
Related topics
- Editing parameters in tool management
- Tool tables
Description of function
A number is additionally assigned to each tool type.
The following tool types can be selected using the TYP parameter of the tool management:
Icon | Tool type | Number |
---|---|---|
Milling cutter (MILL) | 0 | |
Rough cutter (MILL_R) | 9 | |
Finishing cutter (MILL_F) | 10 | |
Face mill (MILL_FACE) | 14 | |
Ball-nose cutter (BALL) | 22 | |
Toroid cutter (TORUS) | 23 | |
Chamfer mill (MILL_CHAMFER) | 24 | |
Side milling cutter (MILL_SIDE) | 25 | |
Drill (DRILL) | 1 | |
Tap (TAP) | 2 | |
NC center drill (CENT) | 4 | |
Touch probe (TCHP) (#17 / #1-05-1) | 21 | |
Reamer (REAM) | 3 | |
Countersink (CSINK) | 5 | |
Piloted counterbore (TSINK) | 6 | |
Boring tool (BOR) | 7 | |
Back boring tool (BCKBOR) | 8 | |
Thread miller (GF) | 15 | |
Thread miller with chamfer (GSF) | 16 | |
Thread mill with single thread (EP) | 17 | |
Thread mill with indexable insert (WSP) | 18 | |
Thread drilling/milling cutter (BGF) | 19 | |
Circular thread mill (ZBGF) | 20 |