Virtual keyboard of the control bar
Application
You can use the virtual keyboard for entering NC functions, letters, and numbers, and for navigation.
The virtual keyboard offers the following modes:
- NC input
- Text input
- Formula entry
Description of function
The control opens NC input mode by default after the start procedure.
You can move the keyboard on the screen. The keyboard remains active, even when the operating mode is switched, until the keyboard is closed.
The control remembers the position and mode of the virtual keyboard until it is shut down.
The Keyboard workspace provides the same functions as the virtual keyboard.
The +, -, *, /, ( and ) keys permit calculations concerning numerical values in input fields and table rows.
NC input areas
- Virtual keyboard in NC input mode
NC input mode contains the following areas:
1 | File functions
|
2 | Switch to text input |
3 | Axis keys and numerical input |
4 | Q parameters |
5 | Navigation and dialog keys |
6 | NC functions |
If you press the Q button in the NC functions area repeatedly, the control cycles through the syntax in the following sequence:
- Q
- QL
- QR
Text input areas
- Virtual keyboard in text input mode
Text input mode contains the following areas:
1 | Switch to formula input |
2 | Copying and pasting |
3 | Navigation and dialog keys |
4 | Input |
Formula input areas
- Virtual keyboard in formula input mode
Formula input mode contains the following areas:
1 | Switch to NC input |
2 | Copying and pasting |
3 | Q parameters |
4 | Navigation and dialog keys |
5 | Input |
Opening and closing the virtual keyboard
To open the virtual keyboard: | ||
|
To close the virtual keyboard: | ||
| ||
|