Rockwell Automation 8520-ARM2 9/Series CNC AMP Reference Manual Documentation Set - Manual (Page 475)

Tool Offset Parameters
Chapter 22
22-3
These subsections describe the basic parameters that should be set to
properly use the tool offset feature.
Parameter: Page:
T-code Format 22-3
Tool Length Axis 22-4
Maximum Tool Offset Number 22-5
Tool Geometry Mode 22-6
Tool Wear Mode 22-8
Tool Offset Cancel 22-9
Function
Important: Use this parameter for lathe types only. The T-word format is
not configurable for mill versions.
Use this parameter to determine the format for a T-word in a program.
This parameter determines which digits of the T-word call the tool number,
tool wear number, and tool geometry number.
Refer to your programming and operation manual for more information.
This table gives the different format types.
* Format Type Wear Offset # Geometry Offset #
(1) 1 digit Geom + Wear last digit same as wear #
(2) 2 digit Geom + Wear last two digits same as wear #
(3) 3 digit Geom + Wear last three digits same as wear #
(4) 1 digit Wear last digit same as tool #
(5) 2 digit Wear last two digits same as tool #
(6) 3 digit Wear last three digits same as tool #
For the above table, any digits in the T-word that are to the left of the wear
offset number are used as the tool number. The geometry number is either
the same as the tool number or the same as the wear number.
22.1
Basic Tool Offset Setup
Parameters
22.2
T-Code Format