if you are running the cnc will stop automatically to change the bit (tool)

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if you are running the cnc will stop automatically to change the bit (tool)

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If you need to change tools (bits) then you should save each toolpath as an separate file. Once it completes the first toolpath it will return to your X, Y zero position and allow you to raise the bit, change to another bit and then re-zero the z-axis.

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Depending on what post processor you’re using you can also modify it, to explicitly call for a tool change.
Or you can even make it prompt you with a custom message.

For reference, I use Fusion360 and modified the post processor to produce T1 M0 (MSG, Change bit to T3) on tool changes.

        writeBlock(
            "T" + toolFormat.format(tool.number),
            conditional(getProperty("useM06"), mFormat.format(6)),
            mFormat.format(0),
            formatComment("MSG, Change tool to T" + tool.number + "," + tool.description)
        );
        /* original logic for tool change
        if (!isFirstSection()) {
            writeBlock("T" + toolFormat.format(tool.number), conditional(getProperty("useM06"), mFormat.format(6)));
        } else {
            writeComment("T" + toolFormat.format(tool.number));
        }
        */

If you follow the original logic, tool changes were not printed unless it wasn’t the first section AND the tool was different than in previous.

In my case I want explicit call for explicit tool each time.