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#1 2014-08-10 21:07:13
- mcam
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- Registered: 2007-06-10
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Variable to flag tool type?
I'm configuring an Okuma U100L lathe control, and I need to macro to know wether the active tool is a turning (grooving) tool or a drill.
With the Okuma control, G74 can be used for a grooving cycle, or a chip break drilling cycle. The parameters for this cycle are the same for both grooving and drilling (so I can't set conditions based on codes present on the cycle line).
Is there a way that Vericut knows if the tool is a drill or a turning tool? Can I extract this as a variable of some type?
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#2 2014-08-11 08:44:54
- Tony
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Re: Variable to flag tool type?
You can add SetDynamicVars to Start of Processing with an override text of CurToolType 9999.
Where the 9999 is a variable that will store the tool type.
It will return a value :-
1 = milling tools
2 = turning tools
3 = probe
4 = tap tools
5 = waterjet tools
6 = knife tools
7 = polish tools
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#3 2014-09-24 21:07:52
- mcam
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Re: Variable to flag tool type?
Thanks Tony, that was a great help 
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