GOTO function

Application

Use the GOTO function for navigating rapidly and purposefully within NC programs, text files or tables.

Description of function

The control offers the GOTO function in the following areas of the control:

The GOTO block number button allows you in the Program workspace to define an NC block selected by the control. If an NC program is open for simulation or execution, the control additionally positions the execution cursor in front of the NC block. The control then starts program run or the simulation beginning from the defined NC block without considering the preceding lines of the NC program.

The GOTO record button allows you in the Table and Text editor workspaces to define a row selected by the control.

Selecting an NC block or row with GOTO

To select an NC block or a row:

    1. Select GOTO
    2. The control opens the GOTO jump instruction window.

    1. Enter the block or row number

    1. Press OK
    2. The control selects the defined NC block or the defined row.
     
    Notice
    Danger of collision!
    If you select an NC block in program run using the GOTO function and then execute the NC program, the control ignores all previously programmed NC functions (e.g., transformations). This means that there is a risk of collision during subsequent traversing movements!
    1. Use GOTO only when programming and testing NC programs
    2. Only use Block scan when executing NC programs

    Block scan for mid-program startup

    Notes

    • You can also use the GOTO function with the CTRL + G shortcut.
    • If the control in the action bar shows an icon for selection, you can open the selection window with GOTO.
    • If, for example, the correct row number is unknown, the Program and Text editor workspaces allow you in the GOTO jump instruction window to open the Search column, using an icon.
    • Use the +, -, *, /, (, and ) keys for calculations in the numerical input fields.