Importing contours for graphical programming

Application

In the Contour graphics workspace, you can not only create new contours, but also import contours from existing NC programs and, if necessary, edit them graphically.

Requirements

  • Max. 200 NC blocks
  • No cycles
  • No approach and retraction movements
  • No straight lines LN (#9 / #4-01-1)
  • No technology data (e.g., feed rates or additional functions)
  • No axis motions that are outside the specified plane (e.g., XY plane)

If you try to import a prohibited NC block into the Contour graphics workspace, the control will output an error message.

Description of function

Contour to be imported from the NC program

In the Contour graphics workspace, all contours exclusively consist of linear or circular elements with absolute Cartesian coordinates.

The control converts the following path functions when importing the contour to the Contour graphics workspace:

Importing contours

Imported contour

To import contours from NC programs:

    1. Select the Editor operating mode

    1. Open an existing NC program with a contour included
    2. Search for the contour in the NC program

    1. Long press or right-click the first NC block of the contour
    2. The control opens the context menu.

    1. Select Mark
    2. The control shows two marker arrows.

    1. Select the desired area with the marker arrows

    1. Select Edit contour
    2. The control opens the marked contour area in the Sketch plane of the Contour graphics workspace.
     
    Tip

    You can also import contours by dragging the selected NC blocks into the open Contour graphics workspace. For this purpose, the control shows a green icon at the right margin of the first highlighted NC block.

    Notes

    • You can also use the Contour starting point and Contour end point functions to use parts of the drawn elements and generate a contour from them.
    • You can save drawn contours with the file type *.tncdrw to the control.
    • When you export an imported or auto-drawn contour, the export does not include any technology data such as feed rates