- In the Editor operating mode you can do the following:
- Create, edit and simulate NC programs
- Create and edit contours
- Create and edit pallet tables
Application
Description of function
With Add you can create a new file or open an existing one. The control displays up to ten tabs.
- The Editor presents the following workspaces if an NC program is open:
- Help
- Contour
- Program
- Simulation
- Simulation status
- Keyboard
If you open a pallet table, the control displays the workspaces Job list and Form for pallets. You cannot edit these workspaces.
If option 154 is active, Batch Process Manager lets you use the complete scope of functions when executing pallet tables.
If an NC program or pallet table is selected in the Program Run operating mode, the controls shows the M status on the tab of the NC program. If the Simulation workspace for this NC program is open, the controls shows the Control-in-operation icon on the tab of the NC program.
Icons and buttons
The Editor operating mode contains the following icons and buttons:
Icon or button | Meaning |
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The control uses this icon to show that an NC program is open. | |
The control uses this icon to show that a contour is open. | |
The control uses this icon to show that a pallet table is open. | |
Klartext programming | If this toggle switch is active, then you are using dialog-guided programming. If this toggle switch is not active, then you are programming in the text editor. |
Insert NC function | The control opens the Insert NC function window. |
GOTO block number | The control selects the block number that you defined. |
Q info | The control opens the Q parameter list window, where you can see and edit the current values and descriptions of the variables. |
/ Skip block off/on | Hide NC blocks with a / character. NC blocks hidden with a / character will be ignored during program run as soon as the Skip block toggle switch is active. |
; Comment Off/On | Insert or remove a ; character in front of an NC block. If an NC block begins with a ; character, then the block is a comment. |
Edit | The control opens the context menu. |
Select in Program Run | |
Start the simulation | The control opens the Simulation workspace and starts graphic simulation. |