RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] M6 tool change command and the BDI

Thanks to everyone who replied to this question, I now know what to do.

John Guenther

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joel Jacobs [mailto:jj@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 11:14 AM
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> Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] M6 tool change command and the BDI
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "jguenthe" <jguenther@...>
> To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 10:42 AM
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] M6 tool change command and the BDI
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> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I am running the BDI EMC on a Pentium laptop to control a Sherline 5400
> > mill. My question is this, given that I have the tool table properly
> loaded
> > with descriptions of my tools and that there is obviously no
> tool changer
> on
> > the Sherline what should happen when the following block of g-code is
> > executed?
> >
> > N10 T10 M6
> >
> > My expected behavior is to be prompted to insert the proper
> tool and press
> > run or resume. This is the behavior seen on DeskNC and others.
> What does
> > happen is nothing, it's as if EMC just ignores the tool change command.
> >
>
> Nothing happens? I bet the display will show T10 in the upper left area
> next to the length offset:-) That seems to be all the T10 M6
> command does.
> To invoke the length offset from the tool table would require a
> G43 H10. If
> you want the program to pause (M0) and prompt you for a new tool
> and invoke
> the proper offset move to your tool change position and execute:
>
> N#### T10 M6 G43 H10 M0 (MSG, insert tool 10)
>
> Hit the resume button to continue the program.
>
> Joel
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