Tool Touch Off

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30 Mar 2018 17:27 #108114 by Wirewrap
Tool Touch Off was created by Wirewrap
There is a new button in AXIS that I have not seen before, "Tool Touch Off" below tha familiar "Touch Off" button.
What does it do?

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30 Mar 2018 18:46 #108116 by Todd Zuercher
Replied by Todd Zuercher on topic Tool Touch Off
In older versions of Linuxcnc there was only one touch off button. Then you had to choose the work coordinate system or tool from the sub menu. The newer versions separated the tool part to its own separate button, otherwise functionality is the same.

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30 Mar 2018 20:18 #108131 by andypugh
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it was to save people like me from making the mistake of touching off the coordinate system rather than the tool because we forgot to operate the drop-down selector.
I did it so often that I actually asked for the new button.

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30 Mar 2018 20:45 #108137 by Wirewrap
Replied by Wirewrap on topic Tool Touch Off
Obviously I am missing in basic understanding here.
What variable is changing when I do "Tool Touch off" vs doing "Plain Touch off"?

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30 Mar 2018 21:12 #108144 by andypugh
Replied by andypugh on topic Tool Touch Off
"plain" touch off changes the axis offsets.
Tool touch-off changes the tool table offsets.
The following user(s) said Thank You: Wirewrap

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30 Mar 2018 21:15 #108145 by Todd Zuercher
Replied by Todd Zuercher on topic Tool Touch Off
One changes the work coordinates (G54,G55...), the other changes the tool offsets in the tool table (G43Hn, G41Dn...).

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