Tool Setter HOW TO!

Sounds like This

I don’t know what video you’re referring to, and it’s not on me to dispel what they’re saying but the workflow is like this.

With “only when manually requested” NOT enabled:
Power on
Home
Tool setter touchoff automatically
Current offset saved
You can either zero xyz with current bit or txm6 to a bit you can zero xyz with.
If you txm6 and hit cycle start, it’ll go to the tool setter
Zero xyz if not done before
When you load your file and hit start
It’ll look at the first commanded tool and if it is the same tool number, proceed to the carve. If not it’ll prompt to change the bit
Change bit
Cycle start
Proceed to the tool setter
Proceed to carve.
Finish with that tool number
Go to your tool change location
Prompt to change bit
Cycle start
Tool setter touch off
Proceed to carve

Rinse and repeat the last few until complete

If you have only when manually requested enabled (only good for like atc where offsets are not subject to change)
Power on
Home
F4
With current tool loaded select that tool, and hit auto tool zero
Txm6
Change(s) tool
F4
Select that one auto tool zero
Do that for all your tools available

Then proceed to a file, load it and start, and it skips the tool setter portion listed above in the first option with each bit change.

It doesn’t have to be atc either, you could use depth stops for example.

If you ever “lose” the current offset, you will need to trigger a tool setter function and z zero which can be done with the first option above by rehoming it but you do not need to rehome it as often as your saying they said.

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