Tool change position
Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 8:16 am
I am having trouble with tool change location. Meaning I do not have enough clearance on the Z-axis to insert new tools. It looks like VM has the ability to set the tool change position on Machine Setup tab -> Tool Change Position section. Is it correct to assume that X, Y, Z are set relative to where I touch off? Meaning that if I set X1, Y1, and Z4. My machine would move over 1 inch on X and Y, and up 4 inches on the Z-axis?
I have the following lines in the post for the tool change macro.
[SEQ_PRECHAR][SEQNUM][DELIMITER]G00 Z[TOOL_CHG_PT_Z]
[SEQ_PRECHAR][SEQNUM][DELIMITER]G00 X[TOOL_CHG_PT_X] Y[TOOL_CHG_PT_Y]
Please advise,
Thanks,
Randy
I have the following lines in the post for the tool change macro.
[SEQ_PRECHAR][SEQNUM][DELIMITER]G00 Z[TOOL_CHG_PT_Z]
[SEQ_PRECHAR][SEQNUM][DELIMITER]G00 X[TOOL_CHG_PT_X] Y[TOOL_CHG_PT_Y]
Please advise,
Thanks,
Randy