Basic information

Application

In the file management, the control displays drives, folders, and files. You can, for example, create or delete folders or files and can also connect drives.

The file management function encompasses the Files operating mode and the Open File window.

Description of function

Icons and buttons

The file management contains the following icons and buttons:

Icon, button, or shortcut

Meaning

renameIcon

Rename

fileInsertCopy
CTRL+C

Copy

cutIcon
CTRL+X

Cut

If you cut a file or a folder, then the control grays out the icon of the file or the folder.

deleteIcon

Delete

favAddIcon

Add a favorite

favToggleIcon

Favorite

If you add a favorite, then the control displays this symbol next to the file or the folder.

favRemoveIcon

Remove a favorite

eject

Eject USB device

locked

Activate write protection

If write protection is active, then the control displays this symbol next to the file or the folder.

unlocked

Deactivate write protection

New folder

Create new folder

New file

Create new file

 
Tip

You create a new table in the Tables operating mode.

Tables operating mode

File functions

The control opens the context menu.

Context menu

Only in the Files operating mode

Mark

CTRL+BLANK

The control marks the file and opens the action bar.

Only in the Files operating mode

undoIcon
CTRL+Z

Undo an action

redoIcon
CTRL+Y

Redo an action

Open

The control opens the file in the appropriate operating mode or application.

Select in Program Run

The control opens the file in the Program Run operating mode.

Only in the Files operating mode

Additional functions

Only in the Files operating mode

Screen elements of the file management

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Files operating mode

1

Navigation path

In the navigation path the control shows the position of the current folder in the folder structure. Use the individual elements of the navigation path to move to a higher folder level.

2

3

Information area

Information area

4

Preview area

In the preview area the control shows a preview of the selected file; for example an excerpt from an NC program.

5

Content column

In the content column the control shows all folders and files of the current drive, folder, or other source.

  • The control displays the following status for a file, if applicable:
  • M: the file is active in the Program Run operating mode
  • S: the file is active in the Simulation workspace
  • E: the file is active in the Editor operating mode

6

Navigation column

Navigation column

Full-text search in the title bar

Use the full-text search to look for any strings in the names or contents of files. The control searches through the active level and any lower levels of the selected drive or folder.

Use the selection menu to choose whether the control searches the names or contents of the files.

You can use the * character as a placeholder. This placeholder can stand for any characters or even an entire word. You can also use the placeholder to search for specific file types (e.g., *.pdf).

Sorting in the title bar

  • You can sort folders and files in ascending or descending order according to the following criteria:
  • Name
  • Type
  • Size
  • Change date

If you sort by name or type, the control lists the files alphabetically.

Filtering in the title bar

The control provides standard filters for file types. If you would like to filter for other file types, then you can search using the placeholder in the full-text search function.

Full-text search in the title bar

Information area

In the information area the control shows the path of the file or folder.

Path

  • Depending on which element is selected, the control displays the following additional information:
  • Size
  • Change date
  • Creator
  • Type
  • You can select the following functions in the information area:
  • Activate and deactivate write-protection
  • Add or remove favorites

Navigation column

  • The navigation column offers the following possibilities for navigation:
  • Search result
  • The control displays the results of the full-text search. If there was no search, or if nothing was found, then this area is empty.

  • Favorite
  • The control displays all folders and files that you have marked as favorites.

  • Last files
  • The control displays the 15 most recently opened files.

  • Recycle bin
  • The control moves deleted folders and files to the recycle bin. You can use the context menu to restore these files or empty the recycle bin.

    Context menu

  • Drives (e.g., TNC:)
  • The control displays internal and external drives (e.g., a USB device).

    The control displays the occupied and total memory space under each drive.

Permitted characters

You can use the following characters for the names of drives, folders, and files:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 _ -

Only use characters that are shown here; otherwise problems might occur (for example, during data transmission).

The following characters have specific functions, and must therefore not be used in a name:

Symbol

Function

.

Separates the file name from the file type

\

/

Separates between drive, folder, and file in the path

:

Separates the drive names

Name

When you create a file, you first define its name. The file name is followed by the file name extension, consisting of a period and the file type.

Path

The maximum permitted path length is 255 characters. The path length consists of the drive characters, the folder name, and the file name, including the file name extension.

Absolute path

An absolute path specifies the exact position of a file. The path begins with the drive and then goes through the folder structure in sequence all the way to the file (e.g., TNC:\nc_prog\$mdi.h). If the file being called has been moved, then a new absolute path must be entered.

Relative path

A relative path specifies the position of a file in relation to the file that is calling it. The path goes through the folder structure in sequence all the way to the file, starting from the file that is calling it (e.g., demo\reset.H). If a file has been moved, then a new relative path must be entered.

File types

You can use uppercase or lowercase letters to define the file type.

HEIDENHAIN-specific file types

The control can open the following HEIDENHAIN-specific file types:

File type

Application

H

NC program written in HEIDENHAIN Klartext

Contents of an NC program

I

NC program with ISO commands

HC

Contour definition in the smarT.NC format of the iTNC 530

HU

Main program in the smarT.NC format of the iTNC 530

3DTC

Table with 3D tool compensations that depend on the contact angle

3D radius compensation depending on the tool contact angle (option 92)

D

Table with workpiece datums

Datum table

DEP

Automatically generated table with data that depend on the NC program (e.g., the tool usage file)

Tool usage file

P

Table for pallet-oriented machining

Job list workspace

PNT

Table with machining positions (e.g., for the machining of irregular point patterns)

Point table

PR

Table with workpiece presets

Preset table

TAB

Freely definable table (e.g., for protocol files or as WMAT and TMAT tables for automatic calculation of cutting data)

Freely definable tables

Cutting data calculator

TCH

Table with the assignment of the tool magazine

Pocket table tool_p.tch

T

Table with tools for all technologies

Tool table tool.t

TP

Table with touch probes

Touch probe table tchprobe.tp

TRN

GRD

DRS

TNCDRW

Contour description as a 2D drawing

Graphical Programming

M3D

Format for tool carriers or collision objects (option 40), for example

Options for fixture files

TNCBCK

File for data backup and restoration

Backup and restore

EXP

Configuration file for saving and importing configurations of the control interface

Configuring the control's user interface

The control opens these file types with an internal application or with a HEROS tool.

Opening files with additional software

Standardized file types

The control can open the following standardized file types:

File type

Application

CSV

Text file for saving or exchanging simple structured data

Importing and exporting tool data

XLSX (XLS)

File type for various spreadsheet programs (e.g., Microsoft Excel)

STL

3D model created with triangular facets (e.g., fixtures)

Exporting a simulated workpiece as STL file

DXF

2D CAD files

IGS/IGES

STP/STEP

CHM

Help files in compiled or compressed format

CFG

Configuration files of the control

Options for fixture files

Machine parameters

CFT

3D data of a parameterizable tool-carrier template

Tool carrier management

CFX

3D data of a geometrically determined tool carrier

Tool carrier management

HTM/HTML

Text file with structured content of a website that can be opened in a browser (e.g., the integrated product help)

User's Manual as integrated product aid: TNCguide

XML

Text file with hierarchically-structured data

PDF

Document format that visually reproduces the original file identically, regardless of the source application

BAK

Data-backup file

Data backup

INI

Initialization file (e.g., can contain program settings)

A

Text file (e.g., for defining the screen output format with FN16)

TXT

Text file (e.g., for saving the results of measurement cycles with FN16)

SVG

Picture format for vector graphics

BMP

GIF

JPG/JPEG

PNG

Picture formats for pixel graphics

By default, the control uses the PNG format for screenshots

HEROS menu

OGG

Container file format for the OGA, OGV, and OGX media types

ZIP

Container file format that collects multiple compressed files.

The control opens some of these file types with the HEROS tools.

Opening files with additional software

Notes

  • The control has 189 GB of disk space. The maximum size of any file is limited to 2 GB.
  • The names of tables and table columns must start with a letter and must not contain an arithmetic operator (e.g., +). These characters can cause problems when inputting or reading data in conjunction with SQL commands.
  • Table access with SQL statements

  • If the cursor is within the content column, you can start inputting through the keyboard. The control opens a separate input field and automatically searches for the entered string. If it finds a file or folder with that string, then the control moves the cursor to it.
  • If you exit an NC program with the END BLK key, then the control opens the Add tab. The cursor is on the NC program that was just closed.
  • If you press the END BLK key again, the control opens the NC program again with the cursor on the last selected line. With large files, this behavior can cause a delay.

    If you press the ENT key, the control always opens an NC program with the cursor on line 0.

  • The control creates dependency files with the *.dep extension for the tool-usage file (e.g., in order to perform a tool usage test).
  • Tool usage test

    In the machine parameter dependentFiles (no. 122101) the machine manufacturer defines whether the control displays dependency files.

  • In the machine parameter createBackup (no. 105401) the machine manufacturer defines whether the control creates a backup file when saving an NC program. Please note that these backup files will take up disk space.

Hints about file functions

  • If you select a file or folder and swipe to the right, the control displays the following file functions:
  • Rename
  • Copy
  • Cut
  • Delete
  • Activate or deactivate write protection
  • Add or remove a favorite

You can also select some of these file functions with the context menu.

Context menu

Hints about copied files

  • If you copy a file and then paste it to the same folder, the control adds the suffix _Copy to the file name.
  • If you paste a file to another folder and that folder contains a file with the same name, the control opens the Insert file window. The control displays the path of the two files and offers the following options:
    • Replace existing file
    • Skip copied file
    • Add suffix to file name

    You can also apply the selected option to all such cases.