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Hi all,

Anyone know how to index the SubTurret in program on a 1995 era BND T series? Manual index works, B axis programs works, but I can not figure out how to get it to go to the tool that I just called the offset for. It does call the correct offset, but nothing I have tried in program or in sub program will change the tool to the tool I want.

Reading the manual it tells me to call T71 to call the offset, but that does not change to tool 1. I have read that section at least 8 times. Nor does T101 or M61, M171, T7171.

I am able to run the G100 sub programs both while pausing the main program and concurrently and it DOES successfully load the commanded tool offset, but it does not change to that tool that was called. I can manually index and run a program, but I really would like to be able to use more than one subturret position per program.

This code works great except it just does it with whatever tool is currently in the sub turret instead of calling tool 2 (T72)

B Axis section:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/sajn034d4d...0axis.pdf?dl=0

Full Operator AND Programming at the bottom:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/m5qfgbedp6..._2465.pdf?dl=0

I do have to leave the main power on or it loses the main turret position requiring me to do the re-teach process. I can't help but wonder if there is a program for the sub... but since the operator manual makes no mention of "changing tool" or "calling tool" only "calling offset" so I think I may just not be calling it correctly.

%
O0010 (TEST B AXIS)
G28 U0 W0
-
- (NORMAL PROGRAM)
-
M3 S1000
G101 (START SUB PROGRAM)
T72 (CALLS SUB T2 TOOL OFFSET)(tried: T101, M71, M151, M161)
G1 B4. F.02
B3.
B4.
B2.5
T70 (CANCELS TOOL OFFSET)
G28 
M190 (SENDS PROCEED COMMAND)
G100 (END SUB PROGRAM)
M140 (CALLS SUB PRORAM)
M190 (WAIT FOR SUB FINISH)
-
- (NORMAL PROGRAM)
-
M5
M30
%

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SOLVED: had to add M61 to the line before T71. Both are required and if either is missing it seems to have issues.

Interesting fact... The Miyano manual skips from M52 to M76... thanks Miyano.