Phoenix,
On VMC's, and really all machines for that matter, there are 2 basic ways of setting tool lengths. It is either a distance from home to Z0, or your fixed measuring point which is what you guys are discussing, or it is the actual length of the tool. I use the actual tool length method for a couple of different reasons. First being that in a high production shop, your tool lengths can be measured and set offline.
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