Tool setter setup with waste board as the Z 0
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So here’s a question maybe somebody’s already done this. I have a tool length switch or probe setup on my waste board.
Right now I use an aluminum touch block to touch off the material and then send the job.
Could I and what might the macro look like if instead I setup my job with Z 0 being the spoilboard and instead of using the aluminum probe the machine just goes over to the switch checks the tool length and sets the Z height.
I am sure it’s possible just just not so sure how to set that up in firmware. -
I think, but I'm not completely sure, if it's not the same thing. You just need to make sure the design file shows the correct starting point, i.e. the surface of the material or the baseboard, and the correct corner or centre of the stock.
I think...
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@Nightowl thank you for the reply.
What I want todo is basically set a macro that will take the bit over to the tool length probe location and measure the tool length and set the offset so that Z0 is the top of the spoilboard.
Currently when I probe using the tool length probe it sets an offset between the current Z and the probed.
I am not sure how or where to tell it how far the probe switch is from the top of the spoilboard and I think that’s my issue.
The job setup and stock settings are fine.
