Hot reload/update carousel probe basic

Hi,
I'm wondering if I'm missing something with, or if it's possible to change or add functionality to it.In previous systems using Heidenhain, I could specify which tool is in which pocket. This made it easy to swap out the entire tool carousel. I was hoping I could achieve something similar here—possibly by modifying thefile.I'm currently building a list of tools as follows:

• Tools 0–98: Standard tools
• Tool 99: Probe
• Tools 101–106: Separate pneumatic spindles

I've tried looking around for something that supports this kind of setup, but haven't found anything that matches what I'm trying to do. Any guidance or suggestions would be appreciated!

That requires you build customized M6 remap and subroutines to accommodate your desired functionality. The on screen graphics can be triggered with simple commands in the sub routines. Any specialized tools for instance that cannot be stored in the atc. such as a fixed spindle or large fly cutter for example that won't fit, you would currently have to add exceptions for those tools in the subroutines.

Okay, I've been looking into this. I've already added exceptions for all the unique tools. The main feature I want to add now is the ability to switch tools between the spindle and carousel without unloading the tool from the spindle. To make that work, I need a way to store the current tool number somewhere temporarily.

At the moment, I'm trying to find a method to manually edit the carousel positions—specifically, assigning a tool number or 0 to each slot.

I think the simplest approach might be to build a custom UI. I’m not entirely sure how to implement it yet, but I’m imagining a subroutine that lets you set a given tool number into a specific carousel slot (addresses 4001–4012).

I briefly considered removing the randomisation from tool numbers, but that doesn’t really help with the main issue. What I need is a fast way to manually update the carousel—without relying on the machine to handle the full tool change process.

What's strange is that I haven’t come across anyone else doing this, at least from what I’ve been able to find. If anyone has suggestions, I’d really appreciate them.

Maybe explain what you're trying to do exactly. You want to keep the same tool number but change tools?

Is this to use a stationary probe? Or? Could you just call the same tool number with a different g43 h# to solve your requirement?