Practice
CNC Program Skipped a Tool Change: Why, and Where to Look
A skipped tool change has five usual doors: block delete active, a T without M06, staging conventions misread, a restart that jumped it, or magazine logic.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Guides
How to Read G-Code to Find the Next Tool Change
Finding the next tool change is a search skill: look for the T word and M06, read the preamble that re-establishes the tool, and use it as a safe restart point.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Code reference
M06 Tool Change in G-Code, Explained for Beginners
M06 executes a tool change while the T word selects the tool. Here is how T6 M06 works, the safe sequence around it, and why G43 always follows.
Lawrence Arya··4 min