Interactive Klartext course · Lesson 2 / 15

TOOL CALL, spindle speed and feed

Prepare the first machining operation by calling a defined tool and setting the values that control spindle speed and feed.

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What you will learn

Call a tool by number and select its working spindle axis.
Set spindle speed with S and feed rate with F.
Use M3 for clockwise spindle rotation and M8 for flood coolant in the simulator.

How it works

A tool must already exist in TOOL DEF or the Tool Table before it is called. In TOOL CALL 1 Z S10000 F2000, 1 is the tool number, Z is the working axis, S is spindle speed and F is feed rate.

TOOL CALL prepares tool data, while M functions control machine states. TNC Sim models the supported spindle and coolant functions in the program simulation.

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Try the essential blocks

This compact example introduces the lesson topic. Use the guided practice for the complete checked exercise.

TOOL CALL 1 Z S10000 F2000
M3 ; spindle clockwise
M8 ; flood coolant

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