Heidenhain tool offsets

[Johnny M]

Hello all, 

I have a machine with a Heidenhain Itnc 530

I need to use tool 32 with Height 33, how do I make this work when 

Heidenhain does not post H Values 

 

thanks in advance 

Edited December 15, 2023 by Johnny M
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[Leon82]

can you define a second edge on that control with its own height offset?

[Johnny M]

Leon, 

Heidenhain has a nice work around for adding tools that you have no pot for. 

Job went well other than I was a tool changer for 8 tools.

[AHarrison1]

1 hour ago, Johnny M said:

I was a tool changer for 8 tools.

I hope you didn't have to go through the whole process of having to identify as a tool changer

 

[cncappsjames]

23 minutes ago, AHarrison1 said:

I hope you didn't have to go through the whole process of having to identify as a tool changer

 

Could be worse... could have had to identify as a Gender Changer.

 

[Johnny M]

I can tell you when I buy my next Machine it has to have a minimum of 60 tool ATC. I'm sure when most of you older experienced 

guys started out 12 ATC was the norm.. I remember when I bought my last Vertical I was so happy that it had a 32 ATC. 

[JParis]

Heck, each HMC has 160 tools and I still find it limiting

[Colin Gilchrist]

I helped setup a couple of Yasda PX30i machines with 323 Tool Magazines, and the customer quickly learned that they should have bought the 513 tool magazines! I hear Yasda is now building these magazines in a modular way, so you can just keep adding additional blocks of tools if you want to expand beyond 513 tools.