Tool management
12.14 Settings for tool lists
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In the "Settings" window you have the following options to set the view in the tool lists:
● Display only one magazine in "Magazine sort"
– You can limit the display to one magazine. The magazine is displayed with the
assigned buffer magazine locations and the tools not loaded.
– You may set via a configuration if you want to jump to the next magazine by clicking
softkey "Magazine selection" or if the dialog "Magazine selection" is switched over to
any magazine.
● Display only spindle in buffer.
In order to display only the spindle location during operation, the remaining locations of
the buffer are hidden.
● Permitting tool in/out file
– When creating a new tool, the tool data can be loaded from a file.
– When deleting or unloading a tool, the tool data can be backed up to a file.
● Switch on adapter-transformed view
– Geometry lengths and the application offsets are displayed in a transformed manner in
the tool list.
– In the tool wear list, the wear length and the sum offsets are displayed in a
transformed manner.
Please refer to the machine manufacturer's specifications.
For further information about configuring the settings, please refer to the following
references:
SINUMERIK Operate (IM9) / SINUMERIK 840D sl Commissioning Manual