Manual Tool Changer
With the manual tool changer you change tools by hand, and Auto Tool Zero measures each new tool and compensates for its length.
1 Select the manual tool changer
On the F1-Setup screen, open the Tool Changer window and select Manual Tool Change.
INFORMATION
Tool Setter Air Blast Time (ms) sets how long an air blast cleans dust and chips off the tool setter after the tool is changed and before it is measured. It is not used during the change itself. If no air blast is fitted, leave its output unassigned.2 Set the tool change position (optional)
On large machines it helps to send the spindle somewhere convenient, such as the front of the machine. Double-click Manual Tool Change and enter the axis positions for the tool change.
Tool change sequence
- The spindle turns off and MASSO waits for the Spin Down Delay.
- If the requested tool is already in the spindle, the tool change is skipped.
- Z moves to its homing position, then X and Y move to the tool change position.
- MASSO waits for you to change the tool and press Cycle Start.
- The tool setter air blast runs for the set time.
- With Auto Tool Zero on, MASSO moves to the tool setter, measures the tool and applies the length compensation. With it off, MASSO uses the Z offset from the F4 tool table.
- X and Y return to where they were, and the tool change is complete.
