Good evening
How would I set up a post to call the next tool right after a tool change?
Something like:
T3 (initial tool needed)
M7 (tool change)
T100 (next tool)
G0X20 (start to use T3)
I would be interested in that as well.
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TP
I’m afraid there isn’t any way to do that at the moment. The post does not know what tool will be needed next.
Les, I have also wished for forward looking ‘next’ tool change. Add me to the list also.
I have been thinking about pre selecting tools. Currently SheetCam only tries to figure out the tool number at the start of an operation but I should be able to make some changes so it looks ahead to figure out what the next tool will be. What should happen on the last tool change? I guess you just don’t output the pre-select tool number.
While asking about handling tools, is it possible to have specific instructions per tool?
One of my machines has a drill bank so each drill has a specific M code and offset.