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The tool magazine currently installed has 24 tool positions (“stations”). (You can change this in the configuration settings). Use the mouse pointer to select the tool magazine position. The tool in this position is shown in the centre of the screen. Press for additional information on the tool. To remove a tool from the tool magazine, press or click on <Delete tool>.

You will have to mount the tools on the tool magazine to comply with your production sheet. T01 SLOT MILLING TOOL MS-12.0/0573L 030 ISO 1641

Select position T01 and then open the tool library. Use the cursor to select the tooltype <Slot milling tool> and click left (2x) on use the tools bar button .

Select the tool type selection

Select the tool type <Slot milling tool>

Use the tools bar button Use the mouse <MS-12.0/057L 030 ISO 1641 to locate the tool called >. Select it and confirm by pressing . This tool is now mounted on tool magazine position T01.

In the two preceding steps, you have replaced a tool in the tool magazine. To locate this tool, you have searched through a tool type for a tool with a specific name.

We will now show you an alternative method, using the tool set-up for position T02 as an example. We need a slot milling tool with diameter 20 mm and with a length of minimum 75 mm.

Thus, the first step is to search for all tools with a diameter of 20 mm.

Select position T02. With double click to open tool list or use the tools bar button

With we select the diameter of the tool. The tool will be then arranged after the diameter

All slot milling tools of diameter 20 mm are grouped

together in the list field. The tool length is indicated in row . We select the right tool length and confirm by pressing . This tool is now mounted on tool magazine position T02.

The selected tool <MS-20.0/075L 030 ISO 1641> on

tool magazine position T02 will be displayed. You can remove unnecessary tools from the tool magazine. Select the tool position with and open the context menu with .The context menu contains several functions like change tool, delete tool and also how to enter the tool management system.

or use the tools bar button

We have now shown you two different ways of selecting tools and mounting them on the tool magazine. You can now mount the other tools of your setup sheet on your own.

Tool table synopsis

T01 SLOT MILLING TOOL MS-12.0/053L 030 ISO 1641 T02 SLOT MILLING TOOL MS-20.0/075L 030 ISO 1641 T03 SLOT MILLING TOOL MS-16.0/067L 030 ISO 1641 T04

T05 STEP DRILL DS-08.0/04.3-090 030 ISO 3439

T06 REAMER RE-D28.0/H7 HSS ISO 521

T09 T-SLOT MILL ST-12.5/06.0 076 ISO 3337

T10 T-SLOT MILL ST-22.0/10.0 030 ISO 3337

T11 SHELL END MILL MW-063/040 030 ISO 2586

T12 CORNER TOOL TYPE B CB-25/06.3/45 HSS ISO 3859

The tool for position T04, a slot milling tool of type <MS-08.6/065L 030 ISO 1641> is currently not available in the library. By activating the tool management we create a new tool with the respective tool data.

The tool management enables you to create new tool data in the individual tooltypes as well as to edit or delete existing tool data.

Select position T04 and open the tool management

menu and select administration. Click to open the tool type list. Select with the Slot milling tool type.

Since a large amount of data is required, it is helpful to select an existing, similar tool to use as a template. With mark the selected tool

< MS-08.0 047L HSS ISO 1641>

Open with right mouse click a context menu. Select <Edit> to modify the selected tool data.

A new tool name is entered:

Write <MS-08.6 065L 030 ISO 1641 in the marked field.

The new tool records can be changed in the corresponding parameters.

Select the input field.

Give the following values:

After all records are entered you can generate the tool. Comfirm with . The new tool is registered in the tool management under tool type “slot milling tool”. You come back to the list overview of the tool type.

Leave tool management .

The new tool can now be mounted on tool magazine position 04.

Assign the tool to the tool magazine position.

After all selected tools are assigned leave the tool management with .

In the main menu, press to call up the setup form menu.

Press to generate a new setup sheet. Enter a program name, e.g. <%30>, click on windows „Save“ to quit.

Confirm the query by pressing or , then press to come back to the main menu. The setup sheet has been created as header of the program <%30>.

Call up the NC editor and open the new NC program.

Press if you wish to exit the NC editor.

The newly created setup sheet includes as comments of the NC program all setting up data entered before as header of an empty NC program consisting only of block M30.

The next chapter will outline one of the methods for creating NC programs.