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tuffduck
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Tool touch off

Post by tuffduck »

Hello is it possible to program a tool touch off probe like this one:


to perform the "Smart Tool Touch-off" in the Legacy cnc video?



Thank you.
ShawnM
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Re: Tool touch off

Post by ShawnM »

Absolutely, my setup does exactly what you see in the video. There are lots of posts on the forum about the tool change macro.

Read this topic:

viewtopic.php?f=63&t=1493&hilit=tool+macros
tuffduck
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Re: Tool touch off

Post by tuffduck »

Thanks, I will have a look.
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