This code allows you to measure the Tool offset and diameter compensation* from a tool in any turret position and save that data to a different tool number and allows you to measure diameters of very short tooling (minimum of 0.010 inches).

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This allows you to have more tools length and diameter offsets saved than there are turret positions.  This comes in handy when you have more tools than turret positions (9+1 probe) such as on our TM1P.

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This can be fully implemented in G-Code generates simply by using an M06 Tnnn call for the turrent postion, then a G43 Hnnn call for the offset saved for that tool ie for turrent postion 2 tool 30.

M06 T02  (call up the tool in turret position 2)

G43 H30 (Use the length offset from tool number 30)

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*note for this to work modification to a P9000 (enable setting 23) code must be made, or it will try to make a tool change mid process for the diameter measurement.  This is why I added a #10010=666. line.  I added a condition that if that variable equals 666 then skip the tool change, otherwise continue as normal.  I chose that number because there is no reason for me to ever use it otherwise!