2000 Series - Tool Setters and Offsets

Creating a Tool Setter

Open the Calibrate Tool Setters window. Found on the Tools tab.

Creating a Manual Tool Setter

To create a new manual tool setter, press 'Add New'. All tool setters must have a unique name. After naming the tool setter, select it from the list, and the settings for that tool setter will be shown on the right-hand side.
Select the setter type to be manual.
Measure the height of your setter, and enter it into the Tool Setter Height field.
The Z position for the tool setter should be the machine coordinate for the surface the tool setter is sitting on.
- If the tool setter is permanently mounted and the Z position does not change, the Z position wizard can be used to determine this number. Once it is set correctly, it will not need to be changed. Set a GoTo position so that the spindle will always go to the setter before touching off. If the setter is mounted outside of soft limits, toggle 'Disable Softlimits'.
- If the tool setter is used in random locations, or the table height changes, then set the Z position to 0.0 and leave the GoTo positions blank.
Click Save

To use a randomly placed tool setter:

Remove all tools from the spindle, and touch off the manual setter or gauge blocks.
Click the Set Position button. This will use the position of the tip of your spindle and the height of your setter to set the Z position.
Insert and measure each of the tools you need for this job.

Creating an Auto Tool Setter

Select the setter type to be auto and select which probe input the setter is wired to. There is an indicator bar that will show the current state of the selected probe signal. It will be green if the probe signal is currently active.

If the tool setter height is known, its height should be entered. If the tool setter height is not known, launch the height wizard and follow the instructions for measuring. This will require the tool setter to be wired to the control.

The Z position for the tool setter should be the machine coordinate for the surface the tool setter is sitting on. The Z position wizard can be used to determine this number if it is not known. If the tool setter is random position, not fixed, then this value will be managed later.

Optionally, select a go-to position to be associated with this tool setter. Selecting a position will cause the machine to go to that position before touching off on this setter. Otherwise, the control will not move before interacting with the tool setter. If the position is outside of soft limits, turning on 'disable softlimits' will be needed to reach the position.

Creating a Tool Setter Go-To Position

Potential tool setter go-to positions are created in the go-to positions configuration. Any position can be used as a tool setter position. A go-to position can be set as the default tool setter position by checking the "Use as Tool Setter Position (P2)" check box in the go-to position configuration. Only one position can be checked in this manner.

Align Tool Edge to Center of Tool Setter

This feature will position the edge of the tool to the center of the tool setter. To begin using this feature set the parameter Tool Setter Align Tool Edge To Setter to Yes. Next configure the parameter "Tool Setter Align Tool Edge Offset" and choose between using "Tool Radius" or "Tool Setter Offset" as the source for the offset needed to align the tool edge to the center of the setter. Lastly choose which direction to offset when aligning the tool edge to the center.

Configure the following Parameters:

Parameter Name	Value	Optional Values	Default Values
Tool Setter Align Tool Edge To Setter	Yes		No
Tool Setter Align Tool Edge Offset	Tool Setter Offset	Tool Radius, Tool Setter Offset	Tool Radius
Tool Setter Align (X or Y) Axis To Setter	X Positive	X Positive, X Negative, Y Positive, Y Negative	X Positive

Parameter "Tool Setter Align Tool Edge Offset" must be set to "Tool Setter Offset" before the Tool Setter Offset column will show up in the tool table.

View and Edit the tool table directly

In the upper left corner of the Tools tab is the Tool Table button