Status overview on the control bar

Application

On the control bar the control shows a status overview with the machining status, the current technology values, and the axis positions.

Description of function

General information

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  • When you are machining an NC program or individual NC blocks, the control provides the following information on the control bar:
  • Control-in-operation: current machining status
  • Definition

  • Symbol of the application used for machining
  • Program run time
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    Tip

    The control displays the same value for the program run time as on the PGM tab of the Status workspace.

    Display of the program run time

  • Active tool
  • Active feed rate
  • Current spindle speed
  • Active workpiece preset

Position display

If you select the status overview area, the control opens or closes the position display with the current axis positions. The control uses the same position display mode as in the Positions workspace, for example Actual pos. (ACT).

Positions workspace

If you select an axis line, the control copies the current value of this line to the clipboard.

Press the actual-position-capture key to open the position display. The control prompts you to select the value to be copied to the clipboard.

Definition

Control-in-operation:
The control uses the Control-in-operation symbol to show the machining status of the NC program or NC block:

  • White: no movement command
  • Green: active machining, axes are moving
  • Orange: NC program interrupted
  • Red: NC program stopped

Interrupting, stopping or canceling program run

When the control bar is expanded, the control shows additional information about the current status, such as Active, feed rate at zero.