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hato54
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Tool offsets

hato54
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Can someone please explain how these offsets works?

Offsets.png

 

/Håkan

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Tool offsets

Can someone please explain how these offsets works?

Offsets.png

 

/Håkan

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Anonymous
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The values are to correspond with where the maching control will pick up the length and radius offsets if you are using them.

 

Normal convention is that Tool #1 with use the length Offset #1 and the Dia/Rad Offset #1

 

I'm not in the vicinity of my machine to take a picture of the machine controls screen where those are kept.

 

Some times you may want to use a differnt offset number if you are trying to hit multiple sizes with a single tool. so for one operation you may want to use D1 for tool #1 and on another you are using the same tool, but the tolerance is different, so you want to use a second D comp value, and you can assign it D41 as an example.

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The values are to correspond with where the maching control will pick up the length and radius offsets if you are using them.

 

Normal convention is that Tool #1 with use the length Offset #1 and the Dia/Rad Offset #1

 

I'm not in the vicinity of my machine to take a picture of the machine controls screen where those are kept.

 

Some times you may want to use a differnt offset number if you are trying to hit multiple sizes with a single tool. so for one operation you may want to use D1 for tool #1 and on another you are using the same tool, but the tolerance is different, so you want to use a second D comp value, and you can assign it D41 as an example.

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hato54
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Thank You for the explanation Big_Mak

 

/Håkan

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Thank You for the explanation Big_Mak

 

/Håkan

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Anonymous
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I am trying to use different height offsets for the same tool.  in the tool library i can reset the value for a tool height in one operation, but then it writes that value in for all the other setups.

 

I would like to have it be t1 h1 for fixture one and then t1 h21 for fixture 2 and t1 h31 for fixture three.

 

any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

thanks

 

tom

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I am trying to use different height offsets for the same tool.  in the tool library i can reset the value for a tool height in one operation, but then it writes that value in for all the other setups.

 

I would like to have it be t1 h1 for fixture one and then t1 h21 for fixture 2 and t1 h31 for fixture three.

 

any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

thanks

 

tom

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Anonymous
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You will have to create 3 identical tools and in the post tab type in the offsets you desire.
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You will have to create 3 identical tools and in the post tab type in the offsets you desire.
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Anonymous
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Will the the three identical tools have the same tool number?

 

I haven't done much with this program yet, sorry about what may seem to be obvious questions,

 

thanks so much for your rapid response,

 

tom

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Will the the three identical tools have the same tool number?

 

I haven't done much with this program yet, sorry about what may seem to be obvious questions,

 

thanks so much for your rapid response,

 

tom

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Anonymous
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is there a copy individual tool button?   I see a copy tool library button...

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is there a copy individual tool button?   I see a copy tool library button...

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Anonymous
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I think I got it.  Thanks so much for your help.

 

I did not see a copy tool button, but I was able to just create another tool the same way.

 

Have a great day!

 

 

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I think I got it.  Thanks so much for your help.

 

I did not see a copy tool button, but I was able to just create another tool the same way.

 

Have a great day!

 

 

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Anonymous
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Hello Big_Mak,

 

is there a way to copy one tool at a time?

 

thanks

 

tom

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Hello Big_Mak,

 

is there a way to copy one tool at a time?

 

thanks

 

tom

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Steinwerks
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If you right-click on a tool in the library it should allow you to duplicate the tool selected.
Neal Stein



New to Fusion 360 CAM? Click here for an introduction to 2D Milling, here for 2D Turning.

Find me on:
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If you right-click on a tool in the library it should allow you to duplicate the tool selected.
Neal Stein



New to Fusion 360 CAM? Click here for an introduction to 2D Milling, here for 2D Turning.

Find me on:
Instagram and YouTube

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