Tool change...who does what?

[neilferreri (Neil Ferreri Ω)]

I need to update the thread with my current method, but I do something like what I posted here.

"Automatic" Tool Length Offset

I do everything I can to avoid tool changes in a job. Even when I probe for Z height, I run into the occasional issue. I’ve been messing around with macros in CNCjs and wanted to share something that I think is pretty cool. In a job with a M6 tool change command, my macro will: Go to a designated tool length offset (TLO) probe location in machine coordinates. Wait for confirmation. Probe the Z axis & store the information. Go to a tool change location and wait for tool change & confi…