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 language version (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 Help application

Open TNCguide in the Help workspace

TNCguide includes the following areas:

1

Title bar of the Help workspace

The Help workspace

2

Title bar of the integrated product aid TNCguide

TNCguide

3

Content column of TNCguide

4

Separator between the columns of TNCguide

Adjust the column width by means of the separator.

5

Navigation column of TNCguide

Icons

The Help workspace

The Help workspace within the Help application includes the following icons:

Icon

Meaning

Open or close the Search results column

Searching in TNCguide

Open Home 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.

Open Tutorials

Navigate

Navigate between the contents opened recently

Refresh

TNCguide

The integrated TNCguide product aid includes the following icons:

Icon

Meaning

Open Structure

The structure consists of the content headings.

The structure serves for main navigation within the documentation.

Open Index

The index consists of important keywords.

The index serves as an alternative navigation within the documentation.

Navigate

Display previous or next page within the documentation

Open or close

Display or hide the navigation

Copy

Copy NC examples to the clipboard

Copying NC examples to clipboard

Context-sensitive help

You can open TNCguide for the current context. Context-sensitive help means that the relevant information is displayed directly (e.g., for the selected item or the current NC function).

To call context-sensitive help, the following elements are available:

Icon or key

Meaning

Help icon

If you select the icon and then one of the items in the user interface, the control will open the associated information in TNCguide.

HELP key

If you press the HELP key while editing an NC block, the control will display the associated information in TNCguide.

If you call TNCguide in a certain context, the control opens the contents in a pop-up window. If you select the Show more button, the control will open TNCguide in the Help application.

The Help application

If the Help workspace is already open, the control displays TNCguide there and will not open a pop-up window.

The Help workspace

Searching in TNCguide

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

Use the search function as follows:

  1. Enter a string in Search
  2.  
    Tip

    The search starts automatically after you enter a character.

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

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

To use the copy function:

  1. Navigate to the desired NC example
  2. Expand Notes on using NC programs
  3. Read and follow Notes on using NC programs
  4. Notes on using NC programs

  1. Copy NC example to clipboard

  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. The Simulation workspace