Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] EMC and M6 word (toolchange)

On Monday 20 May 2002 12:32 pm, you wrote:

> Any idea how EMC handles M6?
>
> I tried just typing it in MDI mode, and it acknowledges the tool change
> (the tool number on the display changes). But I haven't run an M6 code
> through it as part of a program, so I'm not sure what it actually does.
>
> What I'd LIKE for it to do is to run over to a toolchange position, wait
> for me to change tools, then run back and keep going. I don't have an
> automatic tool changer. I'm it.

M6 doesn't really do anything. If you want to do manual tool changes, see the
file skeleton.txt in the programs directory for an example of how to code it.

Matt