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Machine Data, Modes and Traversing Programs IP 266
You are now acquainted with the various options for tool offsets, i. e. the tool
offset initiated with mode 15, which can be used as absolute tool offset, and the
tool offset initiated via the G functions, which is an additive tool offset.
The diagram below shows the interplay between modes 15 and 16 and
G functions G40, G43 and G44.
Figure 5-30. Overview of Tool Offsets
Machine
data
TO
Traversing program
G43 Positive TO
G44 Negative TO
G40 Reset TO
STEP 5 program or COM 266
Mode 15
Start TO
Mode 16
Reset TO
Add to
additive tool
offset value
Total TO=additive TO+absolute TO
Absolute TO
Reset absolute
TO
Write absolute
TO
Reset additive
TO
Additive TO
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