The Editor operating mode

Application

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

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 operating mode presents the following workspaces if an NC program is open:

When you open a pallet table, the control displays the Job list and Form workspaces for pallets. You cannot edit these workspaces.

The Job list workspace

The Form workspace for pallets

If the software option Batch Process Mngr. (#154 / #2-05-1) is active, then the entire functionality for executing pallet tables is available to you.

The Job list workspace

If an NC program or pallet table selected is 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

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 Contour graphics workspace

The control uses this icon to show that a pallet table is open.

Pallet machining and job lists

Execution cursor

The execution cursor shows which NC block is currently being executed or is marked for execution.

When simulating the opened NC program, the control displays the execution cursor.

Klartext editor or ISO editor

If this toggle switch is set to active, then you are using dialog-guided programming. If this toggle switch is not set to active, then you are programming in Text mode.

Possible methods for editing

Auto draw

If the toggle switch is set to active, then the control draws the contour that you are currently programming in the Contour graphics workspace.

Auto draw

Insert NC function

The control opens the Insert NC function window.

Possible methods for editing

GOTO block number

or

GOTO record

The control selects the block or row number that you defined.

GOTO block number for Program workspace only

GOTO record for Text editor workspace only

GOTO function

Q info

The control opens the Q parameter list window, where you can see and edit the current values and descriptions of the variables.

The Q parameter list window

/ Skip block Off/On

Hide NC blocks with the / character.

NC blocks hidden with a / character will be ignored during program run as soon as the Skip block toggle switch is active.

Hiding NC blocks

; 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.

Adding comments

Edit

The control opens the context menu.

Context menu

Block scan Program run

The control opens the file in the Program Run operating mode and opens the Block scan window for the currently selected NC block. This allows you to execute the NC program directly from the selected NC block.

Block scan for mid-program startup

Select in Program Run

The control opens the file in the Program Run operating mode and selects the first NC block.

Program run

Start the simulation

The control opens the Simulation workspace and starts graphic simulation.

The Simulation workspace