You are way more advanced than I am. I have never adjusted a tool Offset during a program. I always reset the tool heights and the add or remove the distance I need by adjusting the tool height up or down. What you are suggesting sounds like a good method. however, I may need to learn a bit...
Yes, for some reason the machine would not reset the tool heights with the same program that had been loaded in it. I ended up shutting the machine off and reloading the program and then it acted normal and accepted the new tool offsets. I have no idea why it would not take the tool offsets that...
In the past I would go to the UT page and select Tool Setting. I would touch off the top of the parts Z axis and then hit the Manual button and exit out of the UT page. At that time my tool offset would be set and the machine knew the top of the part was my ZERO. I am having an issue with that...