User's Manual TNC 360 (from 259 900-11) - heidenhain

4 Programming
4.2 Tools
Entering tool data into the program
TNC 360
The following data can be entered for each tool in the part program:
• Tool number
• Tool length compensation value L
• Tool radius R
To enter tool data in the program block:
TOOL
DEF
TOOL NUMBER?
e.g.
e.g.
e.g.
5
1 0
ENT
TOOL LENGTH L?
5 ENT
ENT
TOOL RADIUS R?
Resulting NC block: TOOL DEF 5 L+10 R+5
Designate the tool with a number, for example 5.
Enter the compensation value for the tool length, for example
L = 10 mm.
Enter the tool radius, e.g. R = 5 mm.
You can enter the tool length L directly in the tool definition by using the “actual position capture” function
(see page 4-19).
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