Limiting commands to pickup or putdown
You can limit PowerMill to use commands only when a tool is being picked up or put down:
- Pick up — Use a prefix of
GETONLY
. - Put down — Use a prefix of
PUTONLY
.
Prefixes are followed by a colon, for example:
<tool_change_moves NUMBER="1">
MOVETO A0
# Put the tool down and pass it to the tool changer
PUTONLY: TOOL PASS "TOOLCHANGER"
# Pick the tool put and pass it to the machine
GETONLY: TOOLCHANGE
MOVETO A90
</tool_change_moves>