Acu-Rite CNC 3500i User Manual

7 Programming: Canned Cycles, sub-programs

Use the Tool command to define and/or use a tool in the program. On 
a machine with a fixed bin tool changer, a Tool call will always mount 
the tool, with no need for the MCode 6. On a machine with a random 
bin tool changer, the MCode 6 is required in order to mount the tool. 
On a random type system, a Tool call without the MCode 6 will define 
the tool using the specified parameters, and pre-fetch the tool by 
indexing the random bin magazine to that tool's bin, but will not mount 
the tool. Refer to chapter 4 "Tool Management" on page 59 for 
additional information regarding tools, tool diameter and length 
offsets, tool life management, tool radius compensation, and the Tool 
Table.

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Conversational format: Tool#

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G-code format: T[n]

Tool#

T

The number of the desired miscellaneous 
machine code to be activated. (Required)

MCode

M

The number of the desired M-Code to 
activate, typically MCode 6, for mounting 
the tool.

Diameter

D

The diameter measurement of the tool to 
be used, overriding the values in the Tool 
Table.

Length

L

The length measurement of the tool to be 
used, overriding the values in the Tool 
Table.

Dwear

B

The amount of wear to compensate for in 
the diameter of the tool to be used, 
overriding the values in the Tool Table.

Lwear

K

The amount of wear to compensate for in 
the length of the tool to be used, overriding 
the values in the Tool Table.

Updtable

H

Select Yes to permanently write/overwrite 
the values specified to the Tool Table.