HEIDENHAIN TNC 360 User Manual - Manual (Page 72)

4-7 TNC 360
4 Programming
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4.2 Tools
Entering tool data into the program
The following data can be entered for each tool in the part program:
• Tool number
• Tool length compensation value L
• Tool radius R
To enter tool data in the program block:
TOOL NUMBER?
Designate the tool with a number, for example 5.
TOOL LENGTH L?
Enter the compensation value for the tool length, for example
L = 10 mm.
TOOL RADIUS R?
Enter the tool radius, e.g. R = 5 mm.
Resulting NC block: TOOL DEF 5 L+10 R+5
You can enter the tool length L directly in the tool definition by using the “actual position capture” function
(see page 4-19).
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