User's Manual as integrated product aid: TNCguide

Application

Requirement

In the factory default setting, the control offers the integrated product aid TNCguide in German and English language versions.

If the control cannot find a TNCguide language version matching the selected dialog language, it opens TNCguide in English.

If the control cannot find a TNCguide language version, it opens an information page with instructions. With the link available there and the steps provided, you can supplement the files missing in the control.

 
Tip

You can also open the information page manually by selecting the index.html file (for example, at TNC:\tncguide\en\readme). The path depends on the desired languageversion (e.g., en for English).

With the steps provided you can also update the TNCguide version. Updating may be required (e.g., after a software update).

Description of function

The integrated product aid TNCguide can be selected within the Help application or in the Help workspace.

Help application

Help workspace

Operation of TNCguide is identical in both cases.

Symbols

Help application

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Help application with open TNCguide

Symbols

Symbols in the Help application

Symbol

Function

HomeMainIcon

Show start page

The start page displays all available documentation. Select the desired documentation using navigation tiles (e.g., TNCguide).

If only one piece of documentation is available, the control opens the content directly.

When a documentation is open, you can use the search function.

GettingStarted

Display tutorials

breadcrumbBack
ArrowRightMainIcon

Navigate between the last opened contents

HelpStructureIcon

Display or hide search results

Search in TNCguide

Symbols in the integrated product aid TNCguide

Symbol

Function

content

Display documentation structure

The structure consists of the content headings.

The structure serves for main navigation within the documentation.

index

Display documentation index

The index consists of important keywords.

The index serves as an alternative navigation within the documentation.

back
forward

Display previous or next page within the documentation

closeSidebar
openSidebar

Display or hide the navigation

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Copy NC examples to clipboard

Copying NC examples to clipboard

Search in TNCguide

Using the search function, you can search for the entered search terms within the open documentation.

  1. Use the search function as follows:
  2. Enter a character string
  3.  
    Tip

    The entry field is located in the title bar, to the left of the Home symbol that you use for navigating to the start page.

    The search starts automatically after you have entered e.g. a letter.

    If you wish to delete the entry, use the X symbol within the entry field.

  4. The control opens the column containing the search results.
  5. The control marks references also within open content pages.
  6. Select the reference
  7. The control opens the selected content.
  8. The control continues displaying the results of the last search.
  9. Select an alternative reference if necessary
  10. Enter a new character string if required

Copying NC examples to clipboard

Use the copy function to copy NC examples from the documentation to the NC editor.

  1. To use the copy function:
  2. Navigate to the desired NC example
  3. Expand Notes on using NC programs
  4. Read and follow Notes on using NC programs
  5. Notes on using NC programs

ButtonCopyIconInactive

  1. Copy NC example to clipboard
ButtonCopyIconActive

  1. The button switches colors while copying.
  2. The clipboard contains the entire content of the copied NC example.
  3. Insert the NC example into the NC program
  4. Adapt the inserted content according to the Notes on using NC programs
  5. Use the Simulation mode to test the NC program
  6. Simulation Workspace